In searching for local New England artists last week on Saatchi Art, I came across the work of Joanne Gravelin, a Portland, Maine-based artist who creates colorful landscapes in mixed media.
Gravelin, who grew up in rural Vermont, studied printmaking and painting at Maine College of Art. According to her bio on the Demark Art Center in Denmark, Maine where Gravelin was an artist-in-residence, her work depicts “scenes of the failed American Dream, false paradises, natural wastelands and suburbia.”
I’m following Gravelin’s work (and cat) on Instagram @MyLastPlaceOnEarth with my new art-dedicated Instagram account @StyleCarrotCurates, which I hope you will follow! It’s all art, all the time. (My decor, flowers, food, cat, books, art, sunsets, etc account is @StyleCarrot if you’re not already following, please do.)
Here are ten of Gravelin’s colorful landscapes. Sorry I don’t have full info on every one. I’ll try to contact her and update. Plus, I may need one for our Florida condo.
2014
2014
“Greetings From Paradise No. 2″ 2013
Acrylic, silkscreen, gold leaf, vinyl stickers, and marker on layers of plastic
40″ x 60”
“Greetings From Paradise No. 1″ 2013
Acrylic, silkscreen, gold leaf, vinyl stickers, and marker on layers of plastic
40″ x 60”
“Collection” 201s
Acrylic and vinyl stickers on plastic
40″ x 48″
2015
2015
“Los Angeles Pool” 2012
Acrylic and silkscreen on layers of plastic
36″ x 40″
2014
2014
Artist Joanne Gravelin at work in her studio in Portland, Maine.