The Joanal

Take time today to concider a 12-sec moment of silence in memory of my BFF shih tzu puppy (Squirt), who passed away today taking the light of my life with him.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12. . .
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Re-did my site using flash. Check it out and tell me what you think. Would love help on how I might make improvements as this is my first time using the flash method. Thanks everybody!

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Sharon Pahalan Hi Joan! You don’t know me, but you know my mom, Kathryn. She put me onto your website and I think you’re a great artist, I’m definately a fan! I just started following your blog. I would be honored for you to check out mine. Keep up the great work!

The last of, but by no means least of the restaurant series of paintings is now completed. The Lignum Vitae, I must admit, was not as much fun for me to paint as the other 5 paintings in the series. I really struggled to achieve accuracy in hues for this one. Blending varying values of violet, blues and purple was a bit tricky for me working in acrylic which, dries rather quickly.

Choosing to do these paintings in acrylic was definitely a challenge, however, it only confirmed what I already knew in my heart. . .I really do prefer to work with oils. It’s a much more forgiving medium to work with. I did learn a lot working with acrylics though.

I’ve placed the last brush stroke and signed the Jamaican Sunset painting. It’s finished whether it wants to be finished or not. I think I’m content with the end results of this one as well. The size format was a bit ackward to work with but if you’d like to see the end results it’s in the studio section. Now on to completing the Lignum Vitae.

Today I completed the second in the restaurant series paintings. I’m really happy with the results considering working in acrylics is not my forté. Enter the studio to see the end results.

I’ll spend the next few days working on the sunset and later, the Lignum. I’m looking forward to getting this lot of paintings done. I’ve spent many hours on them so far.

The first in the lot of paintings I’ve been working on for my aunt’s restaurant is now complete and sitting ‘in the studio’ for you to see. Feedback welcome.

Take a peek at the acrylic pieces I’m currently working on for my Aunt’s restaurant. Just go to, ‘in the studio’. I would love to get your feedback.

Check out my friend Uchay’s Article regarding some of his recent work. Uchay’s work has taken on a new face lately. His work has become, in his own words, “much more conceptual”.

Art for Things Fall Apart at 50

I reached a milestone today. I was able to add the tribute I made to my son on my blog. I decided to get away from all the black layout I had deemed appropriate for the layout and the topic in previous years. I don’t see so much blackness now. I think I’m finally starting to see some light in that black hole I’ve been in since his death.