Joyce Weidenaar is a painter and monoprint maker living in New York City. She began pursuing art ten years ago after retiring from a real estate career. Her works have been seen in solo and group exhibitions, and in private collections. Her paintings are rendered realistically but with unusual framing, bright colors and often a bit of whimsy. Her prints emphasize texture and are purely abstract. Joyce is a member of the National Association of Women Artists, Pleiades Gallery, The Art Students League of New York and the West Side Arts Coalition.
I am a painter and print maker living and working in New York City. I began my artistic endeavors upon my retirement from real estate in 2015 and now work full time on my art. The initial idea or image dictates the medium – whether it is better expressed in a painting or print. My paintings are all realistic, while my monoprints are nearly always abstract. The ability to move between media energizes my creative impulses.
“Form over Function” is often not a compliment, but in my paintings, that’s exactly the point. I see shapes and colors of ordinary objects and heighten them to create visual poetry. I seek items whose contours are inherently interesting, apart from the preconceived notions of the things themselves.
Objects are rendered realistically but their framing and coloration brings out abstract qualities that call for a more discerning look. I am always on the lookout for an unusual subject for a painting. I relax my mind and focus on a form itself, apart from its meaning or association. If the shape is inherently interesting, it’s a good candidate to be transformed into something unusual. And if there’s some whimsy in the final product, so much the better. I want my work to generate a surprise, or a smile. My paintings have featured such subjects as Caribbean fans, kites seen from the back, rolls of colorful fabric, and buoys hanging on a wall, all bursting with color.
