About Joan Horsfall Young
Joan Horsfall Young received her formal training as an artist at Central Technical Art School, Toronto. She furthered her art education while living in Europe for ten years. Upon her move to California, Young became an avid plein air impressionist painter employing a variety of subject matter including landscapes, florals and genre paintings. Her work is recognizable by her use of buttery paint and loose brushwork. It has been described at strong, forthright with a good use of pictorial space.
Joan has been published, and is widely collected. She is a member of Oil Painters of America and an Artist member of the California Art Club. Young is represented by TAG Gallery.
Artist Statement
My influences have almost always predated the 20th century, and I have found inspiration in everything from the Neolithic Caves of Lascaux to the brooding Barbizon painters and the colorful Impressionists. I love painting "spontaneous opulence" using thick buttery paint and a luscious full brush to remind us of gentler times: a woman sewing, fresh flowers from the garden, children sailing, and formal family portraits are favorite subjects. My paintings are designed to evoke tranquility and to enhance, even complete rather than compete with the harmony of their surroundings.
Exhibitions
The Autry Museum of the West, Los Angeles
The Fisher Museum, Los Angeles
The Bennington Center for the Arts, Vermont
The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa
The Frederick R Wesiman Museum, Malibu
The Los Angeles Municiple Gallery, Los Angeles
Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena
The Heritage Museum, Santa Monica
United Stated Military Academy at West Point