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Artist Statement:
JO ANN ALLEBACH ARTIST
STATEMENT
Jo Allebach
Bio
As an artist, I strive to
create art that is a unique
expression of who I am, and
what I know and love. My art
is my passion. The challenging
aspect of painting is taking a
familiar scene and creating my
own personal vision of it. I
have a sense of awe in
everything around me, finding
it absolutely enchanting and
seek to show it in my work. I
feel nature is our greatest
teacher
I consider my paintings to be
celebrations on canvas. I hope
my art will resonate in the
observers' memory so that the
process of recollection
becomes a dialogue with the
image. They are a tribute to
the beautiful world in which
we live. Through my unique
works of art, I bring joy to
the homes and lives of
collectors all over the
country.
I create art to bring home the
memories of what I saw. Not a
picture duplicating what I saw
but the memories evoked by
what I saw. Over the years I
have created a visual memory
for the landscape. In my
painting I just mentally hiked
the scene, creating rocks and
trees, hills and ...
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Artist Galleries:
Warehouse 1005, 1005 N 1st St,
Phoenix, AZ
JoAllebachFineArt.com...
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Jo Allebach Biography:
| Biographical information for Jo Allebach can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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52
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
Spiritual |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Painting is the primary thing I do. I also sleep (sometime) and eat. I love traveling to the woods where I get a tremendous amount of inspiration. I love reading about art, talking about art, looking at other artwork, and enjoy taking classes or workshops. I am so fortunate that my hobbies and interests are my job. What a dream come true. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
not provided
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Trees and the out of doors inspire me to attempt to capture the feeling I get when I see it. The Grand Canyon is so fabulous that I have not even imaged capturing beauty and enormity of this geological work of god.
The intense sadness and troubles of our world also inspire me. My ultimate dream is to create a piece of art that will bring to people the highest and best feelings possible. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I always wanted to be involved in expressing what I perceived as beyond the comprehension of the average bear. My world was for the most part away from others thinking. I could feel a place more intensely than it appeared and I somehow wanted to bring this to other people so they could choose a brighter life. When the world has dreams filled maybe it will be a better place to live. I love to paint and find great joy in putting the paint on the canvas. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
As an artist, I strive to create art that is a unique expression of who I am, and what I know and love. My art is my passion. The challenging aspect of painting is taking a familiar scene and creating my own personal vision of it. I have a sense of awe in everything around me, finding it absolutely enchanting and seek to show it in my work. I feel nature is our greatest teacher
I consider my paintings to be celebrations on canvas. I hope my art will resonate in the observers' memory so that the process of recollection becomes a dialogue with the image. They are a tribute to the beautiful world in which we live. Through my unique works of art, I bring joy to the homes and lives of collectors all over the country.
I was born into a military family so we moved around the country quite frequently. The vast differences in the landscapes from state to state have stayed in my memories over the years. I continued to travel until 1996 when I have settled in Phoenix, Arizona. I have had experiences in various occupations even though in my heart and mind I was craving to make art. I did many types of art and crafts and decorating. I even considered my gardening and lawn mowing an artistic endeavor. I soaked in everything I could see and planned how this piece of art could live in the world with the rest of us. Not until I began painting in earnest did I begin to feel I had found my calling.
I create art to bring home the memories of what I saw. Not a picture duplicating what I saw but the memories evoked by what I saw. Over the years I have created a visual memory for the landscape. In my painting I just mentally hiked the scene, creating rocks and trees, hills and sky as I went. It's like creating your own world in a way. The painting is a composite, but it still stays true to the actual landscape.
I have my own artistic purpose and personal vision. I have stopped painting for everyone else and now paint for myself. That is not to say I am not conscious of my viewer’s wants and needs but staying on my own path has given my art even more dynamics.
I am now incredibly blessed to be able to see the world through the eyes of an artist – feel the passion to create that beauty with paint and pass it on. Capturing the magnificence of the world is my obsession. I must paint be it a scene or a still life or a macro view of one of god’s creations.
My goal is to be a self supporting artist. I am self taught (other than workshops) painter of impressionistic realism. I paint landscapes, as well as still life. I paint to bring the viewer into the picture from a perspective of a pleasant memory or of a desire to be where the picture takes them.
I paint and seek to enhance my talents with new tools and techniques. To do this I have taken classes and workshops, and visit art museums and galleries. When I am not attending events I am in my studio loosing myself in my latest creation. When I start a painting, I quiet the clamoring in my head. I do not make art that shocks or disturbs people yet I want someone to laugh or cry because they saw it.
Whether the painting is a babbling brook, quaking aspens reaching for the heavens, a trail leading through the sun dappled forest or the juiciness of a strawberry I want the person looking at the painting to have a tremendous need to have it with them.
I paint everyday, mostly all day. I have devoted my life exclusively to art for the past 8 years. I have discovered in this time of turmoil in the world with sorrow and confusion that it is my aspiration to present beauty and good feelings that I can create with my own hands. I see in my heart how it would feel if I ruled the world and how wonderful it would be and that is the goal I have for my artwork. I want to be able to produce painting after painting to make this a more pleasant place to live. I also want to be able to physically and monetarily help the community in need.
My belief in myself as an artist hinges on my ability to create so I put my creative time and resources ahead of all other obligations.
I have always been looking at as well as seeing the world around me. I could see the color and light and somehow wanted to be able to let other people see how magnificent things were that were beyond what we had to contend with every day. How the light reflects off the leaves of a tree when the sun reaches through the sky, or the flower gathers its radiance or the glass sparkles is there to behold. How the colors of each season and luminescence elicits excitement.
My work can be considered impressionistic because it relies heavily on the values to be seen in sunlight and shadow for much of the impact even though some realism is brought in for intensity in some work. I use several photographs or plein aire or memories from traveling all across the country especially from Maine to Arizona to complete each painting. I first start with broad stokes to lay in the tonal values and composition that will eventually come through with more detailed strokes to indicate the light and shadow. Light and shadow are colors not merely blacks and whites. In order to create an inviting painting there needs to be distance and close up to work. A surprising number of viewing people express how the painting looks like a place they know; or at least a place they would like to go.
In a world where we are continually bombarded with images of war and famine and mayhem, the idea of simply making something beautiful with my hands that communicates that there is still pleasure in the world seems more and more important.
Biography
Ever since I was a toddler I knew I was different from other people. The world did not make sense to me. I had a desire to make art however my family did not think it to be a productive use of time so it has taken me until I am in my 50’s to really get going on this career. I was born into a career US Air Force family so I have lived all over the United States as a youth. As an adult I have lived in North Dakota, the last place my dad was stationed, for a few years, then moved to Florida, then Maine now have resided in Phoenix, Arizona for the past 11 years. I have worked in diverse jobs including law enforcement, human services, real estate, accounting, food and beverage service and even a fish canning place. I have been married and divorced 4 times. I graduated from high school a year early and finally earned a BS in Management and Organization from the University of Southern Maine in 1995. In my early 20’s I made my first of many attempts at suicide. After many years struggling with alcoholism, depression, suicide attempts, and anxiety I was told I had a major mental illness. A couple years later I decided to go to college for Graphic Design because I wanted to be constructive and have always loved art work and enjoyed making it when I could. I took some drawing and water color classes. Then about five years ago, I started with acrylics on canvas. I found that I loved working with acrylic paints as well as watercolor. I have now started using oil paint, too. Painting has given me my life. Art is my hobby, my relaxation, my fun and social interaction, my job. Art has saved my life. I have been blessed with the opportunity to do what I love. I found that my purpose is to give some pleasure to people just as making my art has given me such gratification. Without my art I would live in turmoil and despair. Everyday I am thankful to be able to paint. My ultimate goal is to have my paintings transmit the highest and best feelings possible to people. I have sold numerous paintings locally to private and corporate organizations. My paintings are alive all across the United States. Art has been a true blessing for me. I hope more people can realize how important art is to students. It really helps with cognitive
skills and solving problems. There is another important reason to support the arts and that is the positive effect on the economy and the natural improvement in areas that become arts districts. Now I take care of my mother after a stroke a year and a half ago. I go to a studio gallery to paint and am so fortunate to now a have a big apartment which is set up strictly for painting.
I hope you will find a painting that you would like to see near you not just in a gallery. If you find something that strikes you I would love to hear from you. My email is joanna5555@netscape.com or give me a call at 602-388-3169.
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