Great News!

Don't you just love my new hat?!

I am so excited to announce that four of my oil paintings will soon be hanging in The Gallery at Clarke's in Tropic, Utah:  "The Dock in Winter," "Red Barns in Winter," "Waiting for Spring," and "Birdbath in Snow."   This lovely lady is Irene Schack von Brockdorff,  gallery director.  Formerly an art teacher in Tropic, Irene is an artist in her own right.  Here's a link to The Gallery at Clarke's  where you can see examples of works by other artists represented.

Hello Again!

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It has been so long since I've used my blog that I'm not sure I remember what to do. So much seems to have changed in two years (as one would expect, I suppose).

I have set my oils aside for Christmas and look forward to getting back to them. I only finished one painting in December, so I'm feeling less than productive.

One of my small watercolors, "Autumn Sky," was sold at the Essex Art Association's "Chili Cheap & Chilly" sale December 12th.

I'm pleased that one of my pointsettia portraits was selected for the current show at the Lyme Art Association, "Deck the Walls."

Well, Merry Christmas, Everyone, and Happy New Year also! ~Joan

Hooray for Jan Blencowe!

On Sunday, March 11, I took a painting-a-day class with Jan Blencowe at the Tracy Art Center in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Jan is such a good teacher, so knowledgeable and personable. For three hours, I had fun painting a still life of an orange and a pear. Hopefully, I'll put a picture of it up soon. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping

Joan Cole's love of color is apparent in her paintings.

Cold, bright February days such as this remind me of my childhood. As a young girl, I loved experimenting with color. I'd scavenge empty containers from my mom's jar drawer, fill them with water, line up the jars on the piano bench, and drop in bits of colored construction paper. The dyes I coaxed from the paper transfused the water with magical hues. I spent hours mixing these tinctures in more empty containers--a little of this, a tad more of that. Finally, standing on a kitchen chair at the white porcelain sink, I'd watch my potions blend into a river of brown, heading for the drain. Whenever I paint, whether in oils or in watercolors, I become that child again, playing with color.

Super Bowl Sunday Success

Hooray! I just discovered why my very first blog on 2/1/07 wasn't showing: I hadn't posted it! I learn something new every day.

Well, I have been working on a painting of the ocean viewed through the dunes. Yesterday, I took a break from it to begin a new painting of a small flower basket hanging in one of our church windows at a friend's wedding. I'll try to post a picture of myself with these two paintings.

Meanwhile, I'm off for a quick walk around the block to soak up some of this glorious sunshine, which belies the crisp 18 degrees outside.

Joan Cole Fine Arts

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit is what we say in my family on the first day of each month. Then we make a wish, knowing it will surely come true. My wish today on the first of February is that I can really get my blog up and running so that I can share my art work with all of you.