Posted by tim on December 28, 2008
- After the Storm
This painting was the result of an inspiration. I was Having a party and a blank space on my wall above a couch begged for a painting. I thought of the Mendocino coast in Northern California, a place where my husband and I love to walk on the beach in weather fair or stormy and feel the power of the mighty pacific.
I went to work, and working from memory, completeted this painting in about four hours on a 24 x 48 canvas.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Joni
Posted by tim on December 3, 2008
- Screenshot of my new Art supply Store
Big News!
I am excited to announce the launching of my new Art Supply Store. Here You will find everything you can imagine…brushes, paints, canvases, easels, books, videos…everything the Artist might need…from beginner to master, its all here…at amazing discounts!
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Happy Shopping
Joni
Posted by Joni on November 19, 2008
Teacher copyright by Joni M. McPherson
This is a painting I did many years ago. We were living in Arnold, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, surrounded by pine and cedar forest.
My granddaughter came to visit and she loved to read and pretend that she was a teacher. I posed her at the trunk of a big cedar, with some teddy bears. She is teaching them to read.
Does art imitate life or is it the other way around? Can art predict the future? The little girl in the painting is now 24 years old, has her master’s degree and teaches first grade.
When I published my first book, Original Art Creations by Joni, my husband wrote a poem to go with the painting. I would like to share it with you:
Teacher
I cannot teach you what to think
Perhaps not even how
But listen closely with your ears
To what’s been said throughout the years
By brilliant, contemplative minds
Those who think between the lines
And while you listen to those words
You let the ancient bards emerge
You sit enchanted by their spell
Their wisdom is the deepest well
Then you notice something strange
Each story is different yet still the same
Fresh ideas that never change
Thoughts arise in their own way
You’re hearing what they did not say
They cannot tell you what to do
That part, they say, is up to you.
-T.J. McPherson
Till next time,Love, Joni
Posted by tim on November 6, 2008
Welcome to my world, dedicated to the love of oil painting. I am Joni M. McPherson, and I have been an oil painting artist for over 35 years. I would like to introduce you to me and my work, and share my love of this wonderful experience with you. I invite you to read about what I call my Oil Painting Journey, how I got started in this passion of my life. I love painting all kinds of subjects. Among my favorites are portraits and figures, especially of Children and Family, and Angels. Seascapes, Landscapes and Florals are also among my favorites. Pleas visit my website, Paint with Joni, to view them all. And please leave comments, I’d love to hear from you.
Joni
