Portraits & People ! | Joy McMicken

• Windy Exhilaration

  Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1/2". When I went to Vermont to paint with a friend of mine; we saw this young woman with her friends. It was a chilly day, with a wonderful breeze blowing off from the lake. She was just enjoyi…

• The Price of Doing Business

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 18" x 1/2". I was visiting New York City a few years ago and I was walking through Central Park when I saw this vendor fighting with his pushcart. The front wheel didn't go where he wanted it to go bu…

• Garden Scarebroom

  Oil, Panel, 11" x 14' x 1/8". Plein Aire painting of a woman weeding in her garden but the scarecrow caught my eye. Her scarecrow, in the back, was a broom, light & airy, the wind would billow up the threadbare fabrid.…

• Dad's Visitation

  Oil, Canvas, 20" x 16" x 1/2". Dad's Visitation consist of taking the daughters to appointments while Mom runs them around to after-school activities like music, drama & sports

• Its in the Numbers

  Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1/2". I do not want to influence an individual's interpretation.

• Lunch with Friends

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1/2". The title "Lunch with Friends" is typical of our society today. These "friends" went out to lunch but they didn't talk to each other. They just sat there & played with their cellphones. So I…

• Contemplation of Time

  Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1/2". The past, present & the future of time affects all of us. It's important to reflect on each one of them in turn. Joy started this painting with a live model & she completed it in her studi…

• Gentle Twist

  Oil, Panel, 18" x 14" x 1/8". Beginning a slow gentle twist for the lower back after a long stressful day.

• Light Work

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8 x 1/8". How often do you see someone working on a traffic light? This was a good catch as I just happen to be on that road at the right time. I knew they were big, but I didn't realize that they were…

• Miss Walker

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9 x 1/8". Miss Walker is an excellent I found while I was visiting & painting with a friend in Vermont.

• Jesus Oracle

  Acrylic, Panel, 16" x 20" x 1/4". The name is the Spanish pronunciation, not the Christian son of God. This a man that is a speaker hence the title "Oracle".

• Retrospective

  Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11". She is thoughtful & quiet.

• Charoline and La Dansuer

  Watercolor, Paper, 10.5" x 14" x 1/8". I was a part of a group of artist that met weekly just to draw or paint. I really like the way she was studying the bust, it was a great pose for a portrait.

• Center of His World

  Watercolor, Paper, 16" x 20". I saw these two at our local Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally. All of his attention was focused on his little girl. He did not pay any attention to the people milling around, the balloons being…

• Belly Laugh

  Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11". I met this gentleman at a July Fest. I saw him walking down the concourse smiling & talking to people. He was so friendly & when he laughed! It was a deep belly laugh ! He made everyone around…

• Parking Lot Shadows

  Oil, Panel, 10” x 8” x 1/8”. The idea for this painting came from James Gurney's Parking Lot Challenge. I wanted something more interesting then the average parking lot filled with cars as people went shopping or the em…