Welcome!
Within this website I hope to provide the visitor with a sense of what I am attempting to communicate through my paintings and sculpture. For me, art is a journey.
I subscribe to the theory that life is measured not in the number of breaths one takes but in the moments our breath is taken away. I have been fortunate in that I have had the opportunity to encounter, first hand, so many sights that impacted me personally.
My art attempts to share those moments and, if they impact you on some emotional level as well… then I have achieved some measure of success.
If you see something you like, double click for a larger view. Double clicking the larger image returns you to the page you left. Feedback is always appreciated (see the Contact page). Let me know if you would like to be added to my quarterly e.mail update list where I announce upcoming shows and let intrested parties know about current projects.
Currently, I am working in oil on scenes from Madrid and Venice. I have also begun scketches and drafts in oil, watercolor and acrylic focused on material I collected in Colorado this year as the Aspen changed color around Cripple Creek and Victor. I am also working through material collected on a recent trip to the Provence Region of France, Tuscany, Morocco and Malta, planning projects in both oil and watercolor that should begin to appear on the website over the next few months. Additionally, I plan to begin a blog covering current art related activities and new projects. If you are interested, use the Contact page to let me know and I'll send you info to link up!
Finally, check out the Art Links page and visit Seven Arrows Gallery in Woodland Park, Colorado where a number of my paintings currently hang.
Enjoy!
Joseph Blanford
December 9, 2009
Wash Basin
11 X 14
Oil on Panel
$660
Castel Sant' Angelo
11 X 15
Watercolor
$330