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Born 1935 Boston, Massachusetts (near). Known for: Opulent photo-real floral and fruit still life painting.
Joan Potter determined at a young age that she wanted to be an artist. After earning a bachelor of fine arts degree she worked as a fashion illustrator in New York. Then she met her husband and... Read full biography
Joan Potter determined at a young age that she wanted to be an artist. After earning a bachelor of fine arts degree she worked as a fashion illustrator in New York. Then she met her husband and traveled with him to Japan where the couple lived for seven years. Potter has two sons. Upon her return... Read full biography
Joan Potter determined at a young age that she wanted to be an artist. After earning a bachelor of fine arts degree she worked as a fashion illustrator in New York. Then she met her husband and traveled with him to Japan where the couple lived for seven years. Potter has two sons. Upon her return to New York her marriage ended and she became a single working mother. Potter was determined to become an artist and though she worked as a receptionist and waitress to support her children she still... Read full biography
Joan Potter determined at a young age that she wanted to be an artist. After earning a bachelor of fine arts degree she worked as a fashion illustrator in New York. Then she met her husband and traveled with him to Japan where the couple lived for seven years. Potter has two sons. Upon her return to New York her marriage ended and she became a single working mother. Potter was determined to become an artist and though she worked as a receptionist and waitress to support her children she still managed to paint a couple of hours each day. She studied at the Art Student's League in New York with David Leffel and Richard Phillips. Potter eventually began exhibiting her work at an outdoor art fair in Greenwich Village and her work quickly sold.... Read full biography
Joan Potter determined at a young age that she wanted to be an artist. After earning a bachelor of fine arts degree she worked as a fashion illustrator in New York. Then she met her husband and traveled with him to Japan where the couple lived for seven years. Potter has two sons. Upon her return to New York her marriage ended and she became a single working mother. Potter was determined to become an artist and though she worked as a receptionist and waitress to support her children she still managed to paint a couple of hours each day. She studied at the Art Student's League in New York with David Leffel and Richard Phillips. Potter eventually began exhibiting her work at an outdoor art fair in Greenwich Village and her work quickly sold. She was picked up by Grand Central Gallery. After visiting Taos, New Mexico for a group show in the early 1980s, Potter, a master signa... Read full biography
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Fashion Illustration, Sketches, Design and/or Photography
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Japan
Art Association
- •American Women Artists
- •Artists of America
- •Oil Painters of America
- •Oil Painters of America-Signature Member
Art Teacher
- •David Leffel
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Botany Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
- •Oil Painters of America-