VIEW IN MY ROOM
Fall had been filled with distractions and I hadn’t painted anything substantial for nearly two months. I needed to jump start my work, so I visited a lot of public gardens and took many long walks, camera in hand. Often the photography became the source of my creative satisfaction. This monarch butterfly was spotted on an unusually warm October afternoon at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It was a last-ditch effort for me and the fading autumn plants and the insects to enjoy a few hours of hot sun before the cold set in for the rest of the season. Perhaps the monarchs had not begun their migration south, because the garden was filled with them and they were, as they always are, a delight to get close to and observe. This has been painted on heavyweight 300 lb Fabriano Artistico paper, a very beautiful sheet with substantial weight and presence.
Original Created:2017
Subjects:Nature
Materials:Paper
Styles:Fine ArtImpressionismRealism
Mediums:Watercolor
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:10 W x 8 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:15.25 W x 13.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Art prints are packaged and shipped by our printing partner.
Ships From:Printing facility in California.
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Joy Makon is a passionate observer of color and light; she explores the relationships of watercolor paint, heavy paper and contemporary reality. Her paintings are based on observations of daily life through landscapes and seascapes, often with figures incorporated into the composition. Subjects come from neighborhoods in NYC, and from travels domestically and abroad. Makon employs classic drawing and watercolor techniques in her paintings; for example, she uses the white of the paper rather than white paint, to convey the strong sense of light that is so evident in her work. It is her unique approach to subject, composition, point-of-view that makes her work anything but traditional. Joy Makon has a BFA in graphic design and photography from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, where she studied with John Moore, Stanislaw Zagorski and Joseph Scorsone. Her work has been shown in juried and gallery shows and can be found in private collections throughout the U.S. Makon has been recognized by the Art Directors Club, Society of Publication Designers, Society of Illustrators, for her work as a magazine art director. Joy is a member of artist-run 440 Gallery in Brooklyn. http://440gallery.com She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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