Welcome to Erika Joanne's Artful Adventure!
To start let me introduce myself... My name is Erika Joanne and I live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband and family. A few years back, we did a little remodeling to transform a bedroom into a studio to house all my needed art stash (I'm sure the art folk out there need no further explanation). Okay, okay, I admit it doesn't all fit in the studio, my studio is like the main art base leading to the other mini stashes, you could say. Anyway, this room is where my art begins; it's my residence of creativity where I can fully emerse myself in the joy of art.
Years ago a good friend introduced me to the art of Decorative Painting. From that beginning one goal led to another. Today I enjoy designing, teaching, and producing instructional art patterns and books. The process of creating new designs brings me a great deal of satisfaction (almost as good as toffee and chocolate). Currently my focus is mainly on the use of Acrylics and Colored Pencils. You can take a peek at my design work at: http://www.erikajoanne.com/ While you're there, sign-up for my FREE monthly Newsletter that includes all kinds of hints, tips, and updates on sales, and my designing endeavors.
Along with the joy of being an artist, I also really, really, really love history, particularly Early American art history. One day I thought,"Why not combine the two silly?" So that's what this Blog is all about; my Artful Adventure into Early American art with an emphasis on the artists of that time. To explain further... Each month a new artist will be featured with weekly clues leading to the identity of that artist. Along with revealing the identity, I'll also introduce new patterns from time to time inspired by the featured artists.
ATTENTION - CONTEST!!! You don't want to miss this, it's gonna be FUN! Be sure to come back often because there will be a contest each month to guess the featured artist before I reveal the identity. Send your guesses to me via email at erika@erikajoanne.com All the correct answers will be put in a pot and one will be randomly chosen and then announced in the last blog of the month. The winner will be the recipient of my latest Early American art pattern AND a brush to boot - yahooo!
Now ya'll come back, ya hear!
Painting Smiles,
Erika Joanne
http://www.erikajoanne.com/
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