Acrylic and Oil   “While I may paint ordinary scenes and objects, I often like to infuse them with outlandish color and texture.  I am repeatedly drawn to paint objects or landscapes that evoke a sense of solitude or isolation.  Perhaps I will leave the viewer with some questions about where and why I painted a subject.  I am an avid believer in the value of art as a window to the soul.”       Day Dreams

Joanne was born in Washington, DC and spent most of her youth on the shores of the East Coast.  Though primarily self-taught, Joanne has studied with such acclaimed artists as Jeanne Dobie and Wolf Kahn. Joanne is a dedicated, full-time artist working out of her studio in a northern suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.  Joanne frequently travels to national and international locations where she gathers visual information for future paintings. Joanne has received favorable reviews in local shows including Best of Show in her first invitational exhibit in Kennesaw, Georgia in 1993.  In 1995 Joanne was invited to mount a solo exhibition at the Georgia World Congress Center.  For the past five years Joanne has received honors at the Annual Purple Isles Art Show in the Florida Keys including the “Best Florida Keys Representation” award and the prestigious “Hammon Award” which is awarded for “innovative work that departs from the strictly traditional”.   Joanne is honored to be represented by the Raiford Gallery in Roswell, Georgia,  The Villager Gallery in Auburn, Alabama, NorDys Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama, Gallery Street on the internet (Atlanta based), and West End Gallery