Welcome to Avalon Arts and Crafts Studio, Chatham, Ontario
After retiring from a career in art therapy and teaching I decided to dedicate my free time to full time painting
and drawing. This is not an end of my life transition, this is a beautiful beginning.
Joanne Morris
Welcome
to
Avalon
Arts
and
Crafts
Studio, Chatham, Ontario
After retiring from a ca-
reer in art therapy and
teaching I decided to
dedicate my free time
to full time painting
and drawing. This is
not an end of my life
transition, this is a
beautiful beginning.
Joanne Morris
Exploring the relationship between the forces of
nature and nature itself is interesting to me as a
visual artist. It is very complex. To capture the mo-
ment when storm clouds gather in the sky and the
wind starts whirling up the branches in the trees
and creating waves in a field of golden wheat,
somehow creates a feeling of excitement, but also
trepidation.
I like to paint landscapes because I seek order in a
complicated world. By capturing the forces of na-
ture through intense colour and powerful lines
gives me a sense of control over my environment
and hence a feeling of inner strength. In contrast
to stormy weather, I enjoy mirroring the reflections
of pine trees in rivers or the undulating rhythm and
the angelic transparency in a blossoming orchid.
Exploring the inner cave of of the self as well as
the historic cave paintings of long ago gives me a
sense of wonder, calm and hope for humanity and
our environment. If this feeling is reflected in the
spectator, then I know the work is successful.
Joanne Morris
After retiring from
a career in art ther-
apy and teaching I
decided to dedi-
cate my free time
to full time painting
and drawing. This
is not an end of
my life transition, this is a beauti-
ful beginning.
Joanne Morris
Welcome
to
Avalon
Arts
and
Crafts
Studio,
Chatham, Ontario
Exploring the relationship be-
tween the forces of nature and
nature itself is interesting to me as
a visual artist. It is very complex.
To capture the moment when
storm clouds gather in the sky and
the wind starts whirling up the
branches in the trees and creating
waves in a field of golden wheat,
somehow creates a feeling of ex-
citement, but also trepidation.
I like to paint landscapes because
I seek order in a complicated
world. By capturing the forces of
nature through intense colour and
powerful lines gives me a sense of
control over my environment and
hence a feeling of inner strength.
In contrast to stormy weather, I
enjoy mirroring the reflections of
pine trees in rivers or the undulat-
ing rhythm and the angelic
transparency in a blossoming or-
chid. Exploring the inner cave of
of the self as well as the historic
cave paintings of long ago gives
me a sense of wonder, calm and
hope for humanity and our envi-
ronment. If this feeling is reflected
in the spectator, then I know the
work is successful.
Joanne Morris
