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am a full time artist living on the beautiful Jersey Shore. I
work in pastels primarily painting seascape, landscapes and
pet portraits.
WHO AM I?
I have always been an artist in some form or another. I spent
most of my life working in the commercial art field, not
turning to fine art till later in life (what was I waiting
for???). I must have a touch of gypsy in me since i have a
wandering soul. Over the last 2 decade I have lived in every
time zone in the continental US. I lived in North Carolina,
California, Kansas, Georgia and Arizona, before moving back to
the Jersey Shore (there is no place like home!)
MY ART
I began my career in fine arts the traditional route, with oil
painting and studied under William
F. Martin of Glendale, Arizona. After a couple years I saw
some beautiful work in pastels and decided to try them, so I
purchased a set of Rembrandts and I was hooked!
For a while I went back and forth between oils and pastels but
over the last year and a half I have only worked primarily in
Pastel. I love the bright colors, the way the pastel glistens
on the paper, the soft creamy feel of the pastel and the
immediacy of pastels.
I have since added many different pastels to my collection,,
including Ludwigs, Senneliers, Art Spectrum, Great Americans
and NuPastels. My favorite papers include Wallis, Colourfix,
Uart and matboard.
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oils, paintings, prints, seascapes, landscapes, pets, dogs,
cats, wildlife, new jersey, jersey shore, beach, ocean, joni,
pet portraits, dogs, cat, oil painting, horses, commission,
artist, dunes, sand, canvas, joan, swanson |
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