Art Unsurfaced Joan Maureen Collins

In this episode, I’m continuing my artist discussions with the 4th of five fellow artists, who are founders of the Chroma Collective. I finally get to talk to the member who reached out to me to join the collective – little did I know I’d be part of jointly curating 7 exhibitions with 42 guests last year with the Collective. And that guest is Lydia Johnston, an artist and friend based in Taos NM. Lydia is greatly influenced by nature and is drawn to what she refers to as the magical light in Taos, NM where she resides and has a fully sustainable studio. She’s worked with color and design for nearly twenty years, starting with fabric then moving to oils where she’s found more control of color with the medium. In 2015 she moved from Vermont to Taos. Her work is represented by Magpie Gallery in Taos where she is currently showing "On the Outskirts," a collection of twenty one pieces revealing her connection with nature, light, and her special ingredient she calls "grace." Lydia is also represented by AZ Fine Art Gallery in Boston. Join me in this wonderful conversation between two artists and friends. You can find Lydia Johnston's art at https://www.lydiajohnston.com/ and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lydiajohnstonartwork/

In this episode, I’m continuing my artist discussions with the 3rd of five fellow artists, who are founders of the Chroma Collective. I get to talk to Jeannie Paty, who’s gentle and compassionate spirt is mixed with her black belt strength and focus which brings to life her colorful and expressive paintings. Jeannie is based in Denver, CO but she grew up in D.C. near the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian and the Philips Collection greatly influencing her being an artist. She has a bachelor’s in industrial design from the College of Architecture at Arizona State University. She’s designed high-end custom rugs, worked as a marketing and graphic designer, assisted in a fine art gallery, served as lead graphic designer in a small marketing firm, and has taught oil painting classes and workshops. Hear her talk about her path to abstraction, finding poetry in art, and her upcoming shows Spring Awakening at the Bit Factory, and Wanderlust at the Cherry Creek Gallery. You can find Jeannie Paty at https://www.jeanniepaty.com/ and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jeanniepatyfineart/.

In this episode, I'm continuing my discussions with five fellow artists who, plus me, make up the Chroma Collective Gallery - an online collective born out of the idea to broaden creative circles and enhance visibility to artists. The Gallery launched at the beginning of 2022 and so far we've curated 7 exhibitions with not only our art but the art of 42 guests. You can see what's on view now at https://www.chromacollectivegallery.com/ and follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chromacollectivegallery/. My second talk in the series is with Liz Dexter. who is enchanting the Portland art scene and beyond with her incredibly unique art, that brings in elements of her 30+ years of being an architect.  Liz is just off of the Portland Open Studios in her studio at the Ford Building and we talk all about the tour, what she’s working on, what’s ahead, and other insights. You can check out her art, at https://www.lizdexter.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/liz.dexter/. Liz describes her artwork as authentic and intuitive – I would say that this also beautifully describes her which you’ll come to learn as we talk.

In this episode,  I’m doing something different and talking with the first of five fellow artists who, plus me, make up the Chroma Collective Gallery – an online collective born out of the idea to broaden creative circles and enhance visibility to artists. The Gallery launched at the beginning of 2022 and so far we’ve curated 6 exhibitions with not only our art but the art of 36 guests. You can see what’s on view now at https://www.chromacollectivegallery.com/or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chromacollectivegallery. My first talk in this series, is with Joyce Legate, a native Southern Californian who is active in the Laguna art and design scene. You can see her art at https://www.joycelegatestudio.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joycelegatestudio. What I do know about Joyce is not only her talent for making art, but her big heart and incredible passion for life – I don’t think anything stops her.

How collecting and creating art over time evolves while life happens.

In the first episode of Art Unsurfaced, Joan’s friends Stephanie Stickford, Daphne Azzi, and Leslie Conners give front row seat, visual stories about their experience traveling to Clonakilty Ireland to help her hang and attend the opening of her show with a local Irish artist, Majella O’Neil Collins.
About Art UnsurfacedArtist Joan Maureen Collins takes you on her art journey revealing aspects of the art experience in this podcast that can’t be seen on the canvas. Each episode breaks through the exterior of art told with unique stories only she and those in her art eco-system can tell.