Joseph Orr

Fields of Lace

Joseph Orr, from Missouri, has been painting professionally since 1972. He paints much of his work on location (Plein Air) and his paintings depict the landscape near his home in Osage Beach. Orr believes it is important to capture the environment around him. Rivers, forests and farms dominate his work, carrying the essence of the hour and placidity of the scene. The views are powerful and often pristine secret places, where the welcome shade of dogwoods, sycamores and oaks invite you to stop and read a bit of O. Henry or Ernest Hemmingway. Exhibits with the Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, Knickerbocker Artists, and Salmundi Club (includes prominent artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Childe Hassam and William M. Chase) annuals in New York City established Orr’s work. Museum exhibitions include the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico; Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming; and the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming.