Thanks for visiting my web site! 

I started drawing and painting representational art a few years ago, focusing on black and white, but I have progressed into abstract representational work and mostly work in color now, in oils.  (I hope to post my newest work in color soon!)

I still love how black and white images still our busy environment.  But color offers more opportunities to explore a subject.

For those of you who don't know me, I was born in 1970 in the suburbs of Northern Kentucky, and pursued creative writing for several years before I began drawing and painting seriously.  First I drew a portrait of my nephew sleeping on a couch (at left).  Soon followed drawings of objects in my surroundings - a hay bale, the handle of a bathroom faucet, a painting of a bird's nest.  I find inspiration wherever I reside, which is currently the northwest corner of Connecticut. 

To commission a portrait or purchase something you see on my website, e-mail me, the artist, at joannorear@earthlink.net. Thanks and stop back!

                   Boy Sleeping.  19 x 24.  Charcoal.  NFS.