Pastel artist, Joyce Lister, remarks:
"I paint what interests me, what excites me, and hope that the paintings convey that excitement and strike a responsive note in the viewer. Since I was a child I have loved painting portraits, figures, and animals, trying to capture the personality and spirit of the subject. I find land and waterscapes more of a challenge, but am inspired often by the light, the composition, or the mood of a place, and I find it very gratifying when a painting is successful and conveys the spark that inspired me to paint it."
NEWS UPDATE:
Joyce's painting, "Nap Time", received a Special Merit Award and a Special Recognition Award from Light, Space & Time Online Gallery in their "All Women Art Exhibition - February 2013", and "Athabasca Falls 1" received a Special Recognition Award in their Nature Art Competition in March 2013.
Joyce's painting, "Spirit Island", received a Merit Award at the Sierra Pastel Society Show "Pastels on High" in November 2012.
Her artwork is featured in three books:
"Finding your Style in Pastel", by Jean Hirons, Author House, 2012, available from the publisher, or at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
"100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic", by Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing, 2011, available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
"Best of Artists Collectors Edition" (landscape genre) May, 2011. Can be viewed online. Click on link.
"I paint what interests me, what excites me, and hope that the paintings convey that excitement and strike a responsive note in the viewer. Since I was a child I have loved painting portraits, figures, and animals, trying to capture the personality and spirit of the subject. I find land and waterscapes more of a challenge, but am inspired often by the light, the composition, or the mood of a place, and I find it very gratifying when a painting is successful and conveys the spark that inspired me to paint it."
NEWS UPDATE:
Joyce's painting, "Nap Time", received a Special Merit Award and a Special Recognition Award from Light, Space & Time Online Gallery in their "All Women Art Exhibition - February 2013", and "Athabasca Falls 1" received a Special Recognition Award in their Nature Art Competition in March 2013.
Joyce's painting, "Spirit Island", received a Merit Award at the Sierra Pastel Society Show "Pastels on High" in November 2012.
Her artwork is featured in three books:
"Finding your Style in Pastel", by Jean Hirons, Author House, 2012, available from the publisher, or at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
"100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic", by Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing, 2011, available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
"Best of Artists Collectors Edition" (landscape genre) May, 2011. Can be viewed online. Click on link.