JoAnn Hauser Warren
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JOANNE HAUSER WARREN 408 N. WASHINGTON STREET · CUBA CITY, WISCONSIN 53807 Web site www.joannewarrenwatercolors.com · Phone (608) 744-2901 · e-mail wtrcolor@chorus.net _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bio JoAnne Hauser Warren was born and raised in Cuba City, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin Madison as an art major until one record - breaking cold winter, between semesters, she ran away to Florida. She attended Florida Keys Community College in Key West, where the entire art department was located on a houseboat. Here she took the first of many classes in watercolor. Eventually she left the Keys, and continued her education at various other schools and workshops throughout Florida and Virginia. JoAnne is now once again residing in Cuba City, Wisconsin where she makes her living as a full-time professional artist. Her award winning watercolors feature a vibrant use of color, bold values and lush textures. In addition, she also teaches drawing and watercolor classes and workshops. Her work is represented in many private and corporate collections throughout the world, including the University of Wisconsin, Loras College, Astra Merck Pharmaceuticals, New York Life, Avista, EDSB and Prudential. Artists Statement I have my own little corner of the world. Where color dances in the moonlight and laughter echoes in the wind. My world is a mixture of fantasy and reality. It is a world where color and light rule. In it I can escape to catch snowflakes on a frosty cold winter morning or bask in the glow of a tropical sunset. I use color to express my feelings about a subject, to convey a mood and most importantly to communicate with the viewer and share my passion. I use the power of color to create a feel-good world where viewers can unwind and re-energize. Watercolor is my medium, but color is my language Sometimes I whisper and sometimes I SHOUT! My painting process focuses on vibrant color to give my paintings energy, bold values for maximum impact, and lush textures for variety and interest. I mix my pigments directly on the paper rather than on the palette. While this method is more risky, it results in lively radiant color and keeps the painting process spontaneous. Once Ive laid down my initial color I mix other hues into it right on the paper keeping my brushstrokes loose to avoid over mixing, letting the colors mix and mingle on their own, to create exciting luminous combinations while maintaining a bit of their own separate identities. While I do plan ahead, I try to stay open to what is happening before me on the paper, going with the flow and letting it determine the direction the painting will take. For maximum impact I leave out any extraneous detail, push the envelope on color and overemphasize light and shadow to create a sense of drama. Folding screens: I have always been fascinated with Japanese art, and in particular shoji and Byôbu screens, after 2 years of research and development, my newest venture is a 3 panel folding screen. The screens are 6 tall by 57 ½ . They feature my original watercolor paintings on paper, sealed with a UV protective matte varnish and mounted to archival panels for durability. The panels are then inserted into a hand crafted frame, of my own design, constructed using mortise and tenon joinery, using a variety of choice hardwoods. |