As the holidays wind down and I look at my completely fresh calendar, it’s time to ask myself: How’d I do in 2009? What are my goals for 2010? In 2009, I dumped my first art resolution within three weeks. Abstract Art? I stood at my easel every week for 10 weeks and painted…figures. But… Continue reading A New Year
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.
Desperately Seeking Nuance
Nobody ever accused me of being subtle. And what I enjoy in art is usually pretty bold, the product of big brushes, lots of paint, simple forms. Recently, on the show Spark, our local PBS-affiliate’s “arts” show, I met an artist who applies all of the above and then adds a level of nuance and… Continue reading Desperately Seeking Nuance
Abstract Realism? Realistic Abstract?
I’ve always been surprisingly interested in the photorealist paintings of Robert Bechtel. “Surprisingly” because usually I enjoy the boldness of Bishoff or the theatricality of Rembrandt. Somehow Bechtel’s paintings of suburban backyards and 60’s era autos hit home with me. I thought it was the stories but I was surprised to hear what Bechtel values… Continue reading Abstract Realism? Realistic Abstract?
Joanne Taeuffer 