Joanne in Violets Photograph

I was born near the birthplace of Georgia O'Keefe, in Sun Prairie,Wisconsin. She was an early influence and role model. I've lived and worked in Madison, Wisconsin, Chicago, Key West, and now work out of my home studio in Orlando, Florida. I love dogs and have five of them, all rescued. They are my family. A photography background is evident in my paintings, which are often based upon my my photographic images. I studied photography (black and white, film) at the University of Wisconsin. While my photographs are now primarily digital, I prefer film images and love to print photographs.. My painter's palette is influenced by the Impressionists and the German Expressionists, particularly the Fauves, or "Wild Beasts". I use color to create a mood or evoke a particular feeling. Landscape images are composed to draw the viewer into and throughout the painting. Figure, portrait and landscape images are idealized and exaggerated both in the way they are drawn and the colors used, to create a unique beauty. I strive to create windows to the world as I see it. I believes that our society is deprived of the visual stimulation and excitement created by the vibrant hues we loved as children. I have been told that my art enhances the lives of my patrons. COLORS THAT SATE THE SENSES CREATE BRILLIANT MULTI-HUED DREAMS EMBODIED BY PERSONAL SYMBOLS,GLOWING LANDSCAPES,AND IDEALIZED MYTHIC BEINGS. MULTI-LAYERED PERSPECTIVES DRAW YOU INTO A SCENE AS YOUR EYES EXPLORE IMAGINARY VISTAS.SEE THE WORLD THROUGH HER EYES.