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ARTIST STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Art was all around me at an early age. Grandma introduced me to oil painting, an aunt to portraits another to scrimshaw. My first artistic love was ships and the sea. Many years ago I left New England and with it my artistic life. Soon after moving to the Southwest I became captivated with the natural beauty of the desert surrounding us. While yearning to put what I saw on canvas, life’s events lead me in another direction. With my retirement and the encouragement of my family, I have reemerged as an artist once again.<\/p>\n MISSION STATEMENT RESUME<\/strong><\/p>\n Moved to Tucson AZ in 1976 from Fairhaven, MA.<\/p>\n EDUCATION \u00a0HONORS AND AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n 2013<\/strong>\u00a0 – <\/strong>Group Show “A Family Affair” Juried in to Aqua Caliente Ranch House\u00a0Gallery for Jan\/Feb. \u00a0MY PAST ACHIEVEMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0SOLO EXHIBITS (Juried) \u00a0GROUP EXHIBITS (Juried) \u00a0INVITATIONS AND AWARDS 1970<\/strong>\u00a0 – Awarded ” 1st Artistic Family of the Year award” New Bedford MA<\/p>\n PUBLICATIONS<\/strong> \u00a0TV DOCUMENTARY<\/strong> \u00a0_______________________________________________________________________________ ARTIST STATEMENT Art was all around me at an early age. Grandma introduced me to oil painting, an aunt to portraits another to scrimshaw. My first artistic love was ships and the sea. Many years ago I left New … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyceblank.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>To evoke in others a response of interest, happiness, peace or even laughter, when viewing my artistic creations. To enable the purchase of original and inspiring art to all who may be interested. To offer affordable ranges from prints, to one of a kind work of art. To maintain a high level of craftsmanship and conduct my business to the highest of standards<\/p>\n
\n2012<\/strong> – Classes with master artist Lou Maestas in oil rub out
\n2004 – 2008<\/strong> Pima community College – Water color 1, 2, 3, The Business of Art 1
\n2004 – 2008<\/strong> Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art institute-Drawing 2, 3 –\u00a0Colored Pencil 1, 2,\u00a0 3, 4 – Portraits in Oil.<\/p>\n
\n2013<\/strong> – “Las Angelita’s Blanca” & “Una Mas were accepted \u00a0into Raices Taller juried fine art exhibition Dia de los Muertos for November
\n2013<\/strong> – “Its Hot and I’m Hungery” was accepted into Old Pueblo Grill’s \u00a0fine art exhibition for July\/October
\n2013<\/strong> – “Desert Storm” was accepted into Raices Taller juried fine art exhibition Lluvia de Vida (Monsoon) for June\/ July
\n2013<\/strong> – ” Where’s Lunch” & “Guarding the Nest” were accepted into the Tucson International Airport juried fine art exhibition Desert Southwest
\nfor June\/October\u00a0“Guarding the Nest” was awarded a Merit Ribbon
\n2013<\/strong> – “Fearless Flyer” was accepted into the Raices Taller \u00a0juried fine art exhibition Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres for April\/May
\n2013<\/strong> –\u00a0“Honey”\u00a0&\u00a0“<\/i>Fearless Flyer” were accepted into the\u00a0University of Arizona’s, National Arts Program exhibition for March\/April
\n2012<\/strong>\u00a0 – Group Show “Like Mother Like Daughter” Juried in to Aqua Caliente Ranch House\u00a0Gallery for Aug\/Sept.
\n2009<\/strong> \u00a0– Desert Greens was accepted in the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum juried fine art\u00a0show “A Closer Look at Cactus & Succulents”.<\/p>\n
\n1974<\/strong>\u00a0 – Savings Bank Of Fairhaven, Fairhaven MA
\n1973<\/strong>\u00a0 – Fairhaven National Bank, Fairhaven MA
\n1966<\/strong>\u00a0 – Exeter Hampton Hospital, Exeter Hampton NH<\/p>\n
\n1975<\/strong> – Providence Art Society Providence RI
\n1974<\/strong> – Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable Ma
\n1973<\/strong> \u00a0– St Lukes Hospital, New Bedford MA<\/p>\n
\n1970<\/strong> – \u00a0Participated in the 1st Annual Art Symposium of “Artistic Families” New Bedford \u00a0Community Center New Bedford, MA,approx 3000 families participated)<\/p>\n
\n1970-1972<\/strong>\u00a0 – Multiple medical illustrations, published in ” Teaching Tools” a medical publication \u00a0by Bristol Community college Fall River MA<\/p>\n
\n1971<\/strong> – Anna and her Artistic Family ( Anna is my Grandmother and this came about from the\u00a0\u00a0interest generated in ” the 1st Artistic Family award”)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"