Joan Stephens
 “Watercolor
is a very exciting and
challenging medium. I continue to
learn and be humbled by it”
Having been involved in art most of my life, I began in
oils, showing and selling my work at summer art fairs and galleries in
Michigan. After our four sons were grown and off to college I
attempted watercolor. I fell in love with the transparency and
challenges of watercolor and since have devoted all my creative
energies to that medium.
I credit two Wisconsin instructors, Karlyn Holman and Bridget Austin
for having the most influence on my work. Also I have had the good
fortune to study with other well-known artists and have an extensive
library of books, tapes and DVD’s.
My subjects are many and varied – landscapes, florals, still life,
architecture, portraits and most recently, abstracts. I find the need
to challenge myself with variety. At times I will combine pen and ink
with watercolor, especially with architectural subjects.
Primarily a studio painter working from field sketches and
photographs, I also love Plein Air Painting and belong to groups in
Florida as well as in Wisconsin who share this love. I have traveled
the U.S., Canada and Europe sketching, painting and photographing my
subjects. Winning honors and awards over the years and having had
several one woman shows, my oil and watercolor paintings are included
in corporate and private collections in the United States and Europe.
My goal as an artist is to always grow, be adventuresome, enjoy the
process and expand my knowledge of this wonderful and elusive world of
watercolor.
My husband and I spend our winters on Florida’s Gulf Coast and summers
in Northern Wisconsin. Both are wonderful and inspiring places to be.
www.joanstephens.com
email:
joan.stephens@ironwood.com
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