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JO TUNMER
Day Dreaming
Oil on Canvas 39.5” x 39.5”
Jo Tunmer’s paintings
make stillness
momentous. Rendering
impressions of European
and American
landscapes, she skillfully
layers colors and
creates rich surface
textures, subtly orchestrating
an all-encompassing
sensorial
experience. While she
approaches painting
with the expertise of
a traditional artisan, her compositions are intrinsically tied
to the contemporary language of photography. She relies
on snapshots—often taken out of car windows—and quick
sketches as the source material for her paintings. Ultimately,
her paintings take brief experiences and make them permanent,
inviting viewers in to the open, solitary space of the
canvas. Tunmer paints on wood and canvas paper, glazing
and varnishing her finished works. She studied painting at
The Cambridge School of Art and also spent time exploring
Southern California and learning from works by color-savvy
artists like David Hockney and Wayne Thiebaud. Jo Tunmer
regularly exhibits in the United Kingdom and her work
belongs to collections in the United States and Europe. She
currently lives and works in Cambridge, England.
Website: www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Jo_Tunmer.aspx
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Do you paint what you sing? That is, do you paint your own
words/beliefs? Are you aware of the characteristics you’ve
absorbed from your personal heroes/heroines? Have you cultivated
a mentor? Do you take the time to consider who and
what inspires you? If you haven’t paid attention to the music,
the sounds, the colors, the emotions, the people, the influences
around you, it might be wise to find active techniques to
sharpen your senses because you don’t know what you’ve got
till it’s gone.
If you’re interested in reveling in the talent of Joni just go to
any one of the 3 million sites that pop up when you enter Joni
Mitchell on your computer. The lyrics for this article were quoted
from: Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now, Lesson in Survival,
My Secret Place, and Woodstock.
Lynda Pogue is a Canadian artist who lives near Toronto, Ontario.
She is represented by Agora Gallery in New York and Covent
Garden Fine Art Gallery in Canada and she invites you to visit
her website at lyndapogue.com.
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