Joanne Beaubien
JOANNE IS A DEDICATED ARTIST WHO HAS DEVELOPED HER
SKILLS OVER A LIFETIME. SHE
IS QUICKLY EARNING PUBLIC ACCLAIM AND NOW REGULARLY EXHIBITS AT OTTAWA AREA SHOWS SUCH AS MANOTICK COLOUR
EXPLOSION, NAVAN FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS, ART EAST.
JOANNE HAS PERMANENT EXHIBITS IN THE BYWARD MARKET, PRESSE CAFÉ,
AND PREVIOUSLY AT BROCKVILLE’S
SHERIDAN MEWS GALLERY. HER
WORKS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED IN
CANADA
AND THE USA.
INTERNAL PEACE, SPACE
AND ENERGY ARE OFTEN DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE IN TODAY’S HECTIC WORLD.
JOANNE BELIEVES THE FOCUS
OF THE ARTIST ‘S WORK
HELPS RESTORE THE WHOLE PERSON TO A CENTRE WITHIN ONE’S SELF.
CAPTURING THE ESSENCE
OF THE MOMENT IS CENTRAL TO JOANNE’S APPROACH TO PAINTING.
THE JOYFULLNESS OF COLOUR IS CLEAR AS WELL.
STRONG AND SENSITIVE DRAWING SKILLS PROVIDE A SOUND BASE FOR
HAVING FUN WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTER.
JOANNE’S BACKGROUND
INCLUDES MUCH TRAVEL AND STUDY.
SHE HAS LIVED AND PAINTED INFRANCE, IRAN,
THE CONGO
AND THE USA.
AS A CHILD WILDFLOWERS, TOADSTOOLS, THE DELICATE COLOUR AND FORM OF
APPLE BLOSSOMS, AND THE FACES OF
CANADA’S EXPLORERS FILLED HER
NOTEBOOKS.
WORKSHOPS AT YORK
UNIVERSITY,THE SORBONNE, THE
KINSHASA
ART UNION, THE OTTAWA SCHOOL
OF ART, AND THE ST. LAWRENCE
COLLEGE OF THE ARTS GIVE JOANNE’S ART PROFFESSIONAL STRENGTH.
STUDY WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS INCLUDE ARNE
WESTERMAN, CARLA O’CONNOR, FRANK WEBB, NINA FRITZ AND JEAN CARBONETTI.
THE AMERICAN MASTER
WATERCOLOURIST, PAUL JACKSON, HAS BEEN A TRUE INSPIRATION. IN HER
PAINTINGS, JOANNE STRIVES FOR THE GLOW OF LIGHT AND THE SPARK THAT JUMPS
THE GAP OF RECOGNITION TO THE INNER SELF.
See examples of artist's
work
Contact Information
Phone:
(613) 749-8424
E-mail: Joanne Beaubien
