Monday, April 30, 2012

PierScape Featured Watercolor & Acrylic Artist Jo-Ann Dziubek-MacDonald...


Beginning on Sunday May 6th at 7 p.m. Jo-Ann Dziubek-MacDonald will be the featured visual artist at PierScape's annual celebration of the arts.  This weeklong festival celebrates artists local to Cape Breton Canada.  The exhibit hours will be Monday May 7th to Friday May 11th between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. and Saturday May 12th between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m..


For additional information, please visit http://pierscape.ca/ and to see their article on her, please visit http://pierscape.ca/jo-ann-dziubek-macdonald/.



Jo-Ann resides in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and while I have not had the pleasure of meeting her in person, I have had the honor of knowing her through her art and her involvement in an online art group we are both members of.


Her art is moving to me on many levels.  She combines lost and found edges with a great delicacy.  Her willingness to let the fluid interplay of water and pigment make their own statement on the page yields soft yet powerful results.  It is said that art is a window into the soul of an artist.  Jo-Ann's art is full of warmth and kindness, her generous nature is shared with every piece.


I have included a small samping of Jo-Ann's lovely art here; however, she may also be found at her website http://www.jdmstudios.com/blogfacebook, and etsy.

As Jo-Ann is an inspiration to me, I am linking this with Inspire Me Monday.

15 comments:

Jo-Ann Dziubek-MacDonald said...

Awwww...thank you so much, Lisa :) You make me look good! lol Such kind words from such a sweet, caring and thoughtful person. I feel blessed to know you (((BIG HUGS)))

Leovi said...

Beautiful paintings, exquisite flowers with delicious colors, a great artist. Greetings and a happy week.

Chats the Comfy Cook said...

I love these. The first is my favorite. I will have to check her site. I wish, I could do this but it is good that others give us joy with their talents.

Magic Love Crow said...

Yeh Jo-Ann ;o) So happy for her! I love her art! I have many of her aceo's ;o) She is a beautiful person, with a heart of gold!!

Lisabella Russo said...

Thank you Jo-Ann, I'm thrilled you like my post. Your art is amazing and you are so wonderful in your art and as a person too!

Leovi, I'm glad you're enjoying Jo-Ann's images, you both have such an eye for fluid colors!

Chaya, thank you, I love these too. She has many additional beautiful pieces on her site as well.

Hi Magic Love Crow! I'm very happy for Jo-Ann as well, she is indeed a beautiful person. I am fortunate to have a small selection of her pieces as well. You both do wonderful crow art!

Splendid Little Stars said...

I agree that her work is inspiring and lovely!

Lisabella Russo said...

Thanks Splendid Little Stars!

Maša said...

incredible work! it makes me want to touch it and if I could, it would feel soft and warm. Lisa, you have such a gift for describing art!

Lisabella Russo said...

Thank you so much Masa! Jo-Ann's art is very moving to me as well.

Create With Joy said...

Thanks for sharing Jo-Ann's beautiful artwork at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy - you've been featured this week!

Create With Joy
http://create-with-joy.com

Lisabella Russo said...

Oh, how wonderful! Thank you so very much The Paper Princess!!

Jo-Ann Dziubek-MacDonald said...

Thank you all for the wonderful words! I really appreciate the compliments...Lisa is amazing, isn't she? Thank you so much, Lisa for featuring me! :)

My show went so well, I am thrilled! I sold 4 out of 15 paintings, so I'm very pleased with that. There was a huge crowd there, too! It is such a relief because all my time lately has been so focussed on getting ready for it.

Thank you so much Ramona from the Paper Princess! I love your blog! It is so warm and lots of wonderful bits and pieces.

Lisabella Russo said...

Aww, thanks Jo-Ann, you're so sweet! I'm glad your show went well. I'm looking forward to seeing some of your pieces from it when you've decompressed a bit :).

Connie Arnold said...

Thank you for sharing these. They are so lovely!

Lisabella Russo said...

You're welcome, I am glad you enjoy Jo-Ann's work, I too find it lovely.