I was planning to go out with my camera and troll for potential painting scenes yesterday, but I was stymied by the classic San Francisco early summer light. That is to say: fog, clouds, flat light. Given my penchant for bright light and dark shade, each making the other more dramatic, this kind of day… Continue reading That Early Summer Light
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.
Colors Of My Life
Lately I’ve been revisiting an old idea of one of my favorite teachers, Gretchen. Her approach to teaching “color” was to present us with a still life each week. The trick was: each still life included just one color. But, oh, how many shades every color has! I spent many years doing colored pencil and… Continue reading Colors Of My Life
Lovely Lion
I enjoyed the opening reception for the Plaza Arts Member Show Friday evening. Saw some old friends and met some new ones. There are some good paintings in the show. The second-place winning piece was a fabulous collage lion. I never thought I’d care for collage, but this one was pretty amazing. I talked to… Continue reading Lovely Lion
Joanne Taeuffer 