Artist's Statement

My Paintings represent my personal response to my environment. My ideas are not whole but fragments of what fascinate me and are seeds from which my works begin to develop. As a result, although my works undoubtedly have roots in my daily living, they may be a good deal removed from reality; some of them may be quite representational while others become abstracts.

By exaggerating vibrant colours, entertaining visual textures and other elements of design I take my painting mediums beyond their traditional execution; into mixed water media, acrylic, collage and oil. A subject leads to an idea. Then it becomes an immediate cause for me to paint, ultimately experiencing fun and struggle of permutations and possibilities deriving from that idea. It is not so much in the final product, but in the process and struggle to bring all elements together to function in harmonious presentation in a painting, that I derive so much satisfaction and pleasure as an artist. Visit my other site: http://joycekamikura.wordpress.com/

Galleries Representing My Works

My Other Web Site: http://joycekamikura.wordpress.com/


Candler Gallery: http://www.candlerartgallery.com/
IAG:International Art Gallery: www.iagbc.ca
Nunamyuuto Gallery: Shizuoka, Japan
The Kube Gallery: http://kubegallery.com/
Vancouver Art Gallery Sales and Rentals:
http://www.artrentalandsalesvancouver.com/


Federation of Canadian Artists:(info only)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

2011 September: Life Drawing BBQ


This year's belated BBQ event for the Life Drawing group was held on Sep.3, with no model.  A small group got together and had a lot of fun just socializing in my backyard.

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