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60+ years as an artist. As well, as a writer he has posted a few short stories, poems and essays in his Writings blog. Please have a
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Summer Morning
In abstract terms, trying to catch with colours the coolness of an early summer morning. Oil on canvas / 76.2 x 76.2 cm / 2003
River in Woodland
Landscape seen from birds-eye view. Representational in a broad sense. Oil on Canvas / 60.9 x 91.4 cm / 2005
Between Worlds
We are between worlds in the spectrum of all elements the Universe has to offer. Acrylic on Canvas / 81 cm x 81 cm / 1967
St. Peter Chapel
Town of Eisenerz below in the valley. Mount Seemauer in the distance. Pencil drawing on paper / 1950
Clouds Below #2
Study and view above clouds. Oil on Canvas / 56 cm x 71 cm / 1997
Diagonal
No comment – Oil on Canvas – 1967
Northern Forest
A mixture of healthy and decaying trees, brushwork laying criss-cross at the edge of lakes, ponds, stagnant waters with rock formation surfacing. As to the method of Hard Edge paintings, refer to image Cliff Structure. Oil glazing on canvas / 76.2 x 81.2 cm / 1965 / Sold od
Mephisto / Faust
Dramatic scene when, according to the Fable, Mephisto appears in the Studio of Dr. Faust to make his proposition. He will fulfill all his earthly wishes if Dr. Faust agrees to sign a document with his own blood, stating to hand over his soul to Mephisto. Pen sepia ink drawing on paper / 1950
Rain Forest
A number of my paintings may appear abstract but are in fact representational. Seen from a birds-eye view; a wide-ranging landscape. Acrylic on Canvas / 55.8 x 60.9 cm /2000
Decision at Dawn
Partially inspired by the Novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front”. A moment of tense, important discussion between two characters. Technically, areas are treated with interwoven brush strokes that create a dimension and the chilly colours tell the mood of the situation. Oil on Canvas / 127 cm x 81 cm / 1962
Bastion Concrete
Within a threat being safe and trying to defend a principal. Oil on Canvas / 88.9 x 76.2 cm / 1961
Scarborough Bluffs
Historical view. The foreground has since changed drastically. Oil on Canvas / 76.2 x 50.8 cm / 1988
Snow Slash
From a series of watercolours. This is the impression of a wet winter. Watercolour on paper / 1959
Dividing Wall
SING TO THE WALL A REQUIEM, a wall, dividing you and me – dividing us since I remember. Once I assumed that you were I, until it proved that suspicion looked secretly through mirrors loopholes, striking me as a game one grows tired of. / Sing to the walls, invisible, raised between mankind, dividing him since […]
Stretching and Yawning
In my last three Hard Edge paintings before the decade of the sixties ended, I refrained from geometrical straight lines and employed open, loose forms. After finishing this canvas, the central ‘figure’ suggested the comical title. As to the method of Hard Edge paintings, refer to image Cliff Structure. Acrylic on canvas / 121.9 x […]
The Sea
In this painting, the waves approaching the shore are mainly emphasized. Oil on canvas / 45.7 x 55.8 cm / 1986 / Gifted
Salmon Cove, Nfld.
“Salmon Cove” in Newfoundland, a commission by Sandra and Larry Peters. The location is one of their favorite memories. Oil on Canvas / 55.8 x 106.6 cm / 1998 / sold
Day of Wonder
Perhaps one could assert that abstract art is the biggest victory over the indescribable. To create from the unconscious is more to the point, original as conscious work, providing the artist has made the transition from an apparent reality to a reality within his mind. Much is happening and one wonders how to interpret what one […]
Spirit in the Desert
Since the first century before Christ and afterwards, the desert with its rock caves was a retreat for people who pondered over the mystery of life; who studied religious scriptures, recorded what was not in the interest to historians and came to rebellious conclusions. Overall, the void of the desert, without worldly distraction, stimulated by […]
Jeanine in Our Garden
My wife posing amidst the rose garden she nurtured for many years. I could not resist immortalizing, so to speak, this memorable span of time. Oil on canvas / 66.0 x 81.2 cm / 1995
Roman Arena
At the city of Saintes – France, the remnant of a Roman Arena. Oil on Canvas board / 40.6 x 50.8 cm / 1983 / France
Insight
So much that we are trying to find out and to know; searching for insight. Oil on canvas / 76.2 x 60.9 cm / 1961
Lake in Britain
Another cultivated landscape that came to my attention, so pastoral and different from Canadian or American lake views. Oil on canvas / 60.9 x 80. 2 cm / 1993
Male Figure
Drawing, executed in my first year Master class. In a faintly related form of cubism, it attempts to emulate a two-dimensional view of the object, without considering light and shadow. Pencil drawing on paper / 1950
Mother and Child
The title does not characterize the drawing. It has only a vague relation to that lable. Ink drawing on cardboard, 1978
Quartet / 61
The warm colours of this venue in a chamber music setting reflects the possible pleasant sound. Oil on Canvas / 81.2 x 66.0 cm / 1961
Landscape / air brush /88
Road going to a bright sky on the horizon. Air brush on paper / 30 cm x 40 cm / 1988
Aftermath
The curtain rises after destruction. Acrylic, mixed media / 60.9 x 76.2 cm / 2003
Flashlight on Laundry
From the series “Laundry”. A view of a large attic, checking in the evening if the laundry was dry. Oil on Canvas / 78 cm x 94 cm / 1966
Burning Tree
In other words, the orange-red glow of autumn. Acrylic on Canvas / 71.1 x 55.8 cm / 2002
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Kiss to you and all tout Family. Jacques Toulouse France
So wonderful to view your art, Joseph. We are long time fans of your work!
Dear Sandra, thank you so much for you gracious comment pertaining my Website.
Joseph
délicieux – wonderful – echt stoark…. 🙂
herzliche Gratulation zu all den optischen Genüssen + spannenden Geschichten,
viele Grüße aus der Steiermark,
mit großem Dank,
Michi
Did he know Joan wishire martel?
I am not sure, would have to ask my sister?