After 25 years as a graphic designer, JoAnn retired and returned to her first love...pastels. She studied full time at the Worcester Art Museum School and since then has continued to refine her artistic skills. She has won several awards in local shows and recently won a national award for her work. She is a member of the Chatham Creative Arts Center, the Cape Cod Pastel Painters Society and the Degas Pastel Society.
EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
Graphic Designer for Bagdon Advertising Co. Inc., Westborough, MA Creating corporate logos, letterheads, business cards • Designing color and black & white ads for Boston Globe, Globe Magazine, various trade magazines, and newspapers
Winner of Westborough, MA Bicentennial Celebration Logo Design Competition Logo displayed on tee shirts, coffee cups & all promotional items
First Place winner out of 60 entrants at town of Marlborough, MA Labor Day Weekend Celebration Art Competition Pastel: Rhododendron Garden at Heritage Museum in Sandwich, MA
Awards at Chatham Creative Arts Center Shows:
Pastel: Pines at Hidden Farm ~
Honorable Mention
Pastel: October Morn ~
Honorable Mention
Pastel: Grace-Ful Bubbles ~
Honorable Mention
2008 Prismacolor National Art Competition
One of 33 winners out of 1200, to be featured in 2009 Calendar and gicleé print to hang in corporate gallery in Oak Brook, II Pastel: Pines at Hidden Farm |
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Rough Seas
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Crashing Waves
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Nearing Sunset
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Some Like it Hot
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White Cedar Swamp
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Waiting Sailboat
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Stroll-to-the-Sea, Wellfleet
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Foggy Morning on the Bay
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Afternoon at First Encounter Beach
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Florida Farmers' Market
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Woman in a White Hat
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Breaking Through
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Rock Harbor Path
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Evening at Cole Road Beach
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It Was An Awsome Day at the Beach
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