Best known for her figurative work, Joan Blakemore Nixon's paintings reflect rhythmic
design and mood.
"In considering my subject, I want to touch more than surface appearance." Joan says
"It is my desire to reach the core, perceive the very essence of that subject.
After initial decisions, I find that I become immersed in the excitement of the process
rather than the subject." Her painting process involves layering rich glazes of color to
emphasize both the realistic and abstract elements of each painting. A skillful technician,
a conveyor of mood, Joan works either in a single medium or combines various media.

An award winning artist, Joan has participated in juried competitions on a national basis.
Her work is represented in collections in the corporate and private sector and has been
on exhibit in numerous solo and group invitational shows internationally.



In 1990, Joan was invited as a guest artist on the TV talk show, "Get a Kick Out of
Art", has published illustrations in "Odyssey" and "Passages", both books of poetry and
"Visions, International No. 56" and "Vision, No. 58". In 1996, her work was featured in
two issues and on the covers of "Catalist" magazine. She is included in the Who's Who
National Listing of American Disabled Artists and is an all media instructor, working in
Lakeland, Florida.

Affiliations are with Florida Artists Group, Inc; the Florida Watercolor Society; Arts On
The Park, Inc; Ridge Art Association, and the Lakeland Art Guild. Gallery
representations: Imperial Art Gallery, Lakeland, Fl; Gallery 9, Banner Elk, NC; Feathers
Gallery, Batesville, GA; and Ocmulgee Arts, Inc, Macon, GA.

She does commission painting. For more information please contact the artist at:
jbnixonart@tampabay.rr.com
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Joan Blakemore Nixon

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