Joyce Timberlake
Joyce Timberlake feels "My preoccupation is decidedly with the textures produced by nature on its own and as it reduces the products of man to their more natural condition. I find beauty in the commonplace, the often unnoticed or discarded."
An exponent of Realism, Joyce Timberlake, whose paintings and prints are regional in subject, reflect a deep understanding of her subjects: their victories, their defeats, their hopes, their ambitions.
Her paintings both in oil and watercolor (her preferred medium) are handled traditionally with a brilliant, yet uniquely subtle way with color. The unusual and highly original approach to both concepts of visual designs is presented in her work with wildfowl and birds of prey.
On the basis of the deep relationship between creation in nature and in art, Timberlake, who has Cherokee Indian heritage, suggests that in art as in nature, an infinite variety of forms is possible. Her paintings provide an orderly arrangement of the factors to be considered. The basic elements of design are brought into focus separately, so they can deliberately be selected to create the precise effect desired.
Joyce Timberlake serves as a positive influence in her students, and a prime example of the fact that creativity, talent, positive attitude and business skill can be combined to project art into the community for the enjoyment of all.
