About the Artist Joan Jardine

On March 11, 2010, Joan Jardine will demonstrate her techniques for painting with a palette knife - no brushes at all. The program will be presented in the Friends Room at the Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 2407 Main Street, Glastonbury, Connecticut from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

“I am a New Englander, but I have lived in different parts of the United States where I put down temporary roots and studied my craft.  During that time I have had the good fortune to study and work with many fine artists and instructors.  In 1995 I began studying at the Cape Cod School of Art.  I discovered color and the painting knife which had an enormous influence on my work.  The way sun and shadows interplay with each other is magic.  Equally, on  a rainy or cloudy day there is a dense saturated beauty that is compelling.  As an artist it is my responsibility to pursue these transitions on canvas.  I have been accepted and received awards in juried exhibitions and have had solo and two person shows.”

Joan’s work comes from a place that is rooted in the best traditions of American Impressionist painting, capturing patterns of light that interact with the changing colors of the day.

Landscapes in New England, particularly Litchfield County, Connecticut, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts are of enormous importance to her work. She has been influenced by the great American Impressionists including J. Alden Weir, Frank Benson, and Childe Hassam. Like them, she works “en plein air” and paints what is in her back yard.

Jardine’s work has been exhibited in the Florence Griswold Museum, Connecticut River Museum,  and the Norman Rockwell Museum and in shows and galleries in New England, New York and New Jersey. She is an elected member of the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society and a member of many art associations.

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