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Joan
Parker, is a Plein Air landscape painter and a native
of California. Her
artistic abilities were discovered early, and she received multiple scholarships and awards at a young age. Parker's keen eye for design first took her to Paris to study hair and fashion, and afforded her the opportunity to own a highly successful, upscale salon and fashion consulting business in California. When the world of fine art beckoned her, she added work as a freelance artist to her already busy schedule as a business owner. With her interest piqued in a career as a painter, Joan received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. During Parker's work as a freelance artist,
she had the opportunity to use Parker
has been instrumental in establishing Plein Air painting events
in both Missouri and Kansas. “Because the prairie is
very stark, paintings of it tend to convey an abstracted feel
of color and light,” said Parker with reference to her
work. “They’re a middle ground between landscape
and contemporary abstraction.” Parker is represented
in galleries from St. Louis to California. She has participated
in twenty-six group exhibitions, national juried shows, and
several one woman shows. Joan holds seasonal Plein Air painting
workshops throughout the Midwest. She has a passion for the
immediacy of painting outdoors and enjoys sharing her love
of Plein Air with others; bringing this post-Impressionist
movement, known for its beautiful outdoors (or Plein Air)
scenery, to the public. Click here to view Joan's Resume |
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