Joanne Quinn

Beaver Hut/December

Inspired by: Robert Adams, Bulldozed Slash

oil on panel

6″ x 12″

2022

I have chosen to write about the photograph, Bulldozed Slash, by Robert Adams and compare the photo’s documentation to the oil painting Beaver Hut/December. By comparison, the two images are both of the natural world and both landscapes of woodlands. Contrasting the two pieces, the Beaver Hut/December shows a peaceful scene of a beaver lodge, an animal’s creation made from wood and mud. Bulldozed Slash shows a scene of trees bent and broken, knocked down, man made destruction. Humans, of all the creatures on earth, continue to cause the most destruction to the environment. Beavers on the other hand, continue to enhance and create wetlands that help enhance water quality and create homes for a variety of wildlife and plant species. Their work is a sign of good ecosystem engineering. I feel that there is more of an awareness of environmental issues now and hope they can be addressed.

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Joanne Quinn

Garden by the Back Door

oil on panel

12″ X 12″

2022

Joanne Talbot Quinn’s painting style crosses Realism with the softer edges and painterly quality of Impressionism. She is inspired by the gentle beauty and spirit of New England and her wish is that people who view her paintings establish a connection between her work and nature with all its riches.

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