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Joan Parker Art

Joan Parker is a plein air landscape painter and a native of California. Her artistic abilities were discovered early, and she received multiple scholarships and awards at a young age. Parker’s keen eye for design first took her to Paris to study hair and fashion and allowed her to own a highly successful, upscale salon and fashion consulting business in California. When the world of fine art beckoned her, she added work as a freelance artist to her already busy schedule as a business owner. With her interest piqued in a career as a painter, Joan received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. During Parker’s work as a freelance artist, she had the opportunity to use her skills in the motion picture industry. This included creating conceptual designs and freehand illustrations for computerized puppets and “angels wings,” in the movie “Michael,” with John Travolta, and producing five classic 18th Century style paintings in varying degrees of completeness, for the movie “Sara.” Parker moved to the Kansas City area in 1996, when Hallmark Cards recruited her to create original greeting card artwork. Six years later, she left Hallmark to pursue painting, specifically Plein Air full time. Parker has been instrumental in establishing Plein Air painting events in both Missouri and Kansas. “Because the prairie is very stark, paintings of it tend to convey an abstracted feel of color and light,” said Parker concerning her work. “They’re a middle ground between landscape and contemporary abstraction.” Parker is represented in galleries from St. Louis to California. She has participated in twenty-six group exhibitions, national juried shows, and several one-woman shows. Joan holds seasonal Plein Air painting workshops throughout the Midwest. She has a passion for the immediacy of painting outdoors and enjoys sharing her love of Plein Air with others; bringing this post-Impressionist movement, known for its beautiful outdoors (or Plein Air) scenery, to the public.

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Artist: Joan Parker
Straw Fields
Straw Fields

Straw Fields

By Joan Parker

Located in Missouri, MO

Joan Parker (20th C.) "Straw Fields" Oil on Canvas Canvas Size: 10 x 20 inches Framed Size: 21 x 31 inches Joan Parker, is a Plein Air landscape painter and a native of California....

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Joan Parker Art

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Sunflower State of Mind
Sunflower State of Mind

Sunflower State of Mind

By Joan Parker

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Joan Parker (20th C.) "Sunflower State of Mind" Oil on Canvas 10 x 20 Framed Size: 21 x 31 inches Joan Parker, is a Plein Air landscape painter and a native of California. Her arti...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Joan Parker Art

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Canvas, Oil

Homestead
Homestead

Homestead

By Joan Parker

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Joan Parker (20th C.) "Homestead" Oil on Canvas 11 x 14 inches 13 x 16 framed Joan Parker, is a Plein Air landscape painter and a native of California. Her artistic abilities were...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Joan Parker Art

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Find a wide variety of authentic Joan Parker art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Joan Parker in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Joan Parker art, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Marion Huse, William Frates, and Duane Albert Armstrong. Joan Parker art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,300 and tops out at $2,500, while the average work can sell for $2,500.