Joyce Hamil "Autumn Garden" Floral Hand Signed Original Oil Painting on Board Framed

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"Framed original oil painting of garden flowers on board by Joyce Hamil. Signed middle/bottom right. Framed Size: 20-1/2" x 20-1/2", … Read more "Framed original oil painting of garden flowers on board by Joyce Hamil. Signed middle/bottom right. Framed Size: 20-1/2" x 20-1/2", Image Size: 15" x 15". Circa 1990s. Painting & frame appear to be in excellent condition. 100 percent guarantee of authenticity. Certificate of Authenticity is included.

Artist bio:

Joyce Hamil has been painting and exhibiting professionally in acrylic, oil and pastel for more than twenty years in New Mexico. Though essentially self-taught, Joyce credits workshops with nationally-acclaimed artists such as Ben Konis, Albert Handell, Daniel Greene and William Hook for bringing focus to her artwork. She also studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

There is a confidence in Joyce’s artwork, a deep understanding of the mediums as she brings a piece to life with values, color, design and sensitively mastered edges. Her acrylics employ broad expanses of color-shapes that characterize a deceptively simple handling of complex forms and figures.

According to The Taos News:

“‘I’m not being as concerned with the literal shape of things,’ Hamil states. Her art is increasingly more interpretive, while still remaining within the boundaries of a recognizable subject. Hamil is working out a new painting strategy in which she is less concerned with painting exactly what she sees, as in the past, and is more curious about imagery and compositions that arise from within her in response to various patterns.

“‘I’m trying to find a composition, versus just painting what is in front of me,’ she said. ‘It’s really pretty simple. I’m just interested in arrangements of shapes and colors.’ The painters who most influence Hamil are those who take risks with balance or have an unconventional viewpoint. ‘Their work is flat, putting down their own interpretations; not telling stories. They’re not doing anything different than I am, but they’re better at it. They’re my teachers you might say.’ She respects the work of Fairfield Porter, Wayne Theibaud, Diebenkorn, Wolf Kahn and many others.

“Hamil adds, ‘My compositions are found rather than predetermined. My objective is to find a composition that contains subtle shifts in balance of color, shape or contrast. The objective reality of a subject is only a departure point. I am interested in whether or not a particular pattern of color shapes forms a balanced composition. My ultimate goal is to achieve a synthesis of vision of execution.’

“Ms. Hamil is a master of color. Her lectures on color theory are well attended and in demand. She states, ‘Since so many of the same southwestern subjects have been executed by a great many artists, my challenge is to surprise the viewer by depicting a scene from an unusual vantage point or else imbue the painting with an unexpected color harmony.

“‘I’m strictly interested in paints. I’m just a painter of shapes and color. I don’t need to write four pages about what it means. If it hits you right, if you like it, then it’s meant for you.’”

Joyce Hamil’s art is in the collection of the United Bank of New Mexico in Albuquerque, The Village of Tijeras, the Fuller Lodge Art Center in Los Alamos, the New Mexico State Fair and in private collections nationwide and abroad. Her list of collectors includes many renowned artists who understand Joyce’s bold and unique vision. See less