Joanne Collins Captures the Beauty of Nature on Century Old Wood

Approach

"My love of nature and the creatures that abound in my northern Ontario environment is evident in my work.  I try to capture the character, tenderness, and sometimes the fierceness I see in the critter I am painting. I definitely lean towards a 'romantic' rather than a 'realistic' approach to painting wildlife, so I like to call my style 'romantic realism'." 

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Introduction

A few years ago, I started painting North American wildlife on reclaimed pine lumber recycled from Ontario barns that had been taken down.  This became very popular and was in high demand at northern gift shops and galleries. Since my retirement from teaching, I craved a more serious style of painting that would both challenge and develop my skills.  I am now painting wildlife, mostly from my own reference photos, on a smoother canvas that allows for the detailed style I love. 

  Please wander freely through my gallery.  I have a few pages that shows a history of paintings I completed while I was getting started, only a few pieces of which are still  available. Check out my recent work page, and available artwork pages that include prices and sizes ( available-art-in-2022.php and recent-work.php )  to see what I have been up to! If you have questions, or see something that you like, please contact me.

 

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Box 184 Magnetawan, Ontario | 1-705-471-2124