Joy Jennings

 

Member profile details

Membership level
ECVA Board Member
First name
Joy
Last name
Jennings
Profile Photo
 

Contact Information

Web site
joyjenningsart.com
City
Wiggins
Province/State
Mississippi
Country
USA
 

First Image

Image No.1
Caption No.1
Stillness and Movement in Liturgy, #1
Description No.1
oil on canvas
 

Second Image

Image No.2
Caption No.2
Saint Anne
Description No.2
oil on canvas
 

Third Image

Image No.3
Caption No.3
Maintenant et Toujours
Description No.3
oil on canvas
 

Arts data

Relation to Art
  • Artist
Arts Media
  • Painting
Arts Proficiency
Professional
Artist Statement
Joy Jennings is an impressionist painter who loves stories of La Belle Époque and historical novels of the epoch of the Two World Wars. The creativity and resilience of these monumental times in our history have always inspired her, from the works of artists such as Manet, Cezanne, Béraud, Bonnard, Morisot, Degas, as well as such early twentieth century writers as Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Camus, Sartre, and always T.S. Eliot. The impact of the stories told to her of these times by her parents and grandparents created a foundational love and respect for these times.
Her art reflects the influence of her many years of the study of dance. Very much a colorist, she creates her paintings as if she is choreographing a work on canvas, alway conscious of form and movement of color. She hopes the viewer can become not only a spectator of the painting but a participant in the dance of the painting.
Her process is contemplative, but she is aware of the need for a painting to tell a story and become relevant to the viewer.
Her educational background is in languages, literature, and dance. She received a B.A. in English, with additional majors in French and Dance; and, she received her M.A. in French. She also became certified to teach and has held AA certifications in French, English, Creative Writing, and ESL. She taught French for many years, served as the Chair of Foreign Languages and Fine Arts at Long Beach High School (Mississippi), and wrote a three-year curriculum using art to teach French.

Organizations: Episcopal Church and Visual Arts, President and Exhibitions Director
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society
 

Church data

Denomination
Episcopal
Diocese
Mississippi
Parish
St.Thomas Episcopal, Diamondhead, MS
Church Name
St. Thomas Episcopal
 

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