Madeline de Joly On Sale

Madeline de Joly was born in 1943. Originally from New York, Madeline earned a BFA (Painting) degree in 1964 from Rhode Island School of Design; a BA (art history and printmaking) degree in 1980 from University of California, Santa Cruz and is continuing her education in Vedic science, advanced studies in consciousness (begun in 1975) from Maharishi International University, USA, Europe and India. Madeline de Joly has had more than a dozen solo exhibitions and has participated in dozens of group exhibitions. She has held numerous professional positions as an instructor and lecturer nationally and abroad, and has published more than a dozen articles. Madeline has been interviewed many times on radio and television. She has received the following awards and honors: Eureka Fellowship Nominee Exemplary Contemporary; University of California Santa Cruz Second Place Award, curated by Barbara Haskell; Whitney Museum of American Art LAX Crowne Plaza Commission: Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA; Blanche Coleman Foundation Award Finalist, Boston, MA; European Honors Program; Rhode Island School of Design Full Academic Scholarship: Rhode Island School of Design. Her works are in the following museum collections: Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz, CA; Brockton Art Museum Fuller Memorial Brockton, MA; Jewish Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz, CA and her works are included in dozens of national and international collections, both public and private.

Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.

Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.

When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.