I met this cow in a small Swiss village above the city of Sion. The substantial bell around her neck and all the bells on all the cows echo through the valley when the cows are living in the high country during the summer. I named her La Reine and sent a photo to my… Continue reading La Reine Milka
Author: Joanne
Joanne Taeuffer is an expressive painter. She lives in the Berkeley Hills and Healdsburg, CA, with her husband and their black cats, Oscar Wild and Percy.
The Nose Knows
“You made yourself look more Italian again,” said Marcy as I finished this California Girl self-portrait for the Bay Area Studio Artists’ California Shades show opening May 1 at Orinda Library. She’s right. I often paint my Roman nose more Roman than it is. That nose was a big worry for a younger version of… Continue reading The Nose Knows
Joanne Visits 1955
Ever since seeing the Joan Brown exhibit in San Jose last year, I’ve been interested in self portraiture. It’s got a lot of advantages: The model doesn’t charge by the hour. She’s always around. I know what she looks like. Most important: I only have to please myself. Not somebody’s mother, father, aunt, uncle, husband,… Continue reading Joanne Visits 1955
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