VIEW IN MY ROOM
About The Artwork
Where did August go? I am not done with summer just yet. We have just arrived in Rennes, France for my watercolor workshop via the high-speed train from Paris. It is a terribly hot July Tuesday and we regroup in our lovely hotel with a cold drink, and do a little research about the city. Even though the sun and heat is blistering, we take off for a walk to Parc du Thabor, situated uphill at the highest point in Rennes. There’s plenty of shade and a chance to sit down and take our sunhats off. The people watching is great in the 18th-century-designed park. We enjoy this park so much that we return a week later—before our flight back to the U.S.—to explore more of it. Second time around we discover an aviary, a herb garden, plots and plots of dahlias in full bloom, and a nice cafe for crème glacée. Parc du Thabor makes for a great neighborhood park in this city that I fell in love with. Now that it is September, I find that painting is still in vacation mode. I am enjoying looser brushwork and plenty of wet action…yet I allow details to creep in as I see fit, trying to learn to do without them. My goal for this painting was to convey that feeling of sun and shade on a really hot day in the park. ’Cause I’m not quite ready for summer to be over.
Details & Dimensions
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:8 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:13.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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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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