“My watercolors are varied interpretations of visual memories taken from my native homeland, my international travels and from my personal life. They celebrate nature and the ambiance of my surroundings.”
Growing up in Wyoming, Joni has been painting since her early school days. Having the natural wonders and the great outdoor country of the American West as her landscape, her subject matter is vast and includes architectural and native landscapes.
At her first job as a Flight Attendant for United Airlines, Joni traveled nationally and internationally to study under numerous respected artists. Her studies took her to Florence, Italy where she studied watercolors at Bottega Del Acquaforte under Massimo Biacchi.
Prior to leaving United Airlines, Joni earned her MFA in Visual Arts from Vermont College at Norwich University in Montpellier, Vermont. This led to her second and full time career as an artist. Her works have been collected by private and corporate patrons.
Joni’s studio/gallery is run out of her home located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Columbine Valley, Colorado. Her work has a distinctive style that captures characteristics of abstract art and realism. Her best pieces speak through the tension of interlocking shapes and colors. Joni enjoys the complexity of making her art seem effortless.
