By Joanne Shank
On Display: September 1st – 28th
Taking Flight: Combines two of Joanne’s styles of painting – her love of painting birds and her fascination of creating imaginary landscapes.
Artist Statement: “Nature has always been my source of inspiration, whether it is with the colors in abstracts or watercolor paintings of local birds and vegetation.
My watercolors are influenced by classes taken with several Chinese artists. I continue to explore the fluidity of watercolor and strive to capture the energy of nature’s ever changing imagery.
I use acrylic paint as a medium for my abstracts and refer to color combinations in nature.
With careful manipulation, sometimes only using my hands, I allow the paint to pool and flow creating the natural abstractions. Some of the most exciting areas can be rather small, so sometimes I photograph and enlarge certain areas creating imaginary landscapes.”