Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
American, b. 1954
Freeman attended the University of Wisconsin, where she earned a B.S. in Fine Arts in 1976. She earned her M.A. in Studio Art from New York University in 1981. She has taught painting and drawing at NYU and The New School for Social Research and worked as a visiting artist and lecturer at The New York Studio School and the Massachusetts College of Art. Freeman is heavily influenced by the ideas of the Bauhaus School, which emphasized combining the ideas and techniques of art, architecture and design. She endeavors to present new forms in a simple way. Freeman has exhibited her amazing paintings extensively in galleries and museums, in solo and group exhibitions, throughout the US and internationally. The artist's solo show entitled Recent Paintings and Drawings was on display at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, NY, in February 2016. Her art has been reviewed in ARTnews and The New York Observer. The American artist paints with gouache on Khadi, a handmade Indian paper fashioned from long fibered cotton. Her oeuvre is exemplified by vivid colors, geometric shapes, hard edge lines, and curved, gestural marks painted against white backgrounds. Freeman presents a reductive visual language that references urban symbols and signs, architectural patterns, and the interplay between shadow and light.
Freeman's process involves taping off areas to create hard edges, and combining those areas of control with spontaneous mark making. The scale of her works and the marks she creates are both dictated by the extent of her physical reach. The resulting images express physicality, emotion, limitation and randomness, combined with a precise, minimalist aesthetic.to
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Artist: Joanne Freeman
"Squares and Strokes (Iris_16)" 2025. gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Iris_16), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 16 x 16 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in archit...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
"Squares and Strokes (Ultra_16)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Ultra_16), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 16 x 16 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in archi...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
"Squares and Strokes (Ultra_22)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Ultra_22), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 22 x 14 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in archi...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
"Squares and Strokes (Cadmium_16)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Cadmium_16), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 16 x 16 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in arc...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 24 Blue D Summer (Abstract Drawing)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 24 Blue D Summer (Abstract Drawing)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper - Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She use...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
"Squares and Strokes (Cad Light_16)" 2025 gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Cad Light_16) , 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 16 x 16 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in ...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 20 Red A (Abstract Drawing)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 20 Red A (Abstract Drawing)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper - Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape t...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
"Squares and Strokes (Yellow_22)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Yellow_22), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 22 x 14 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in arch...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Squares and Strokes (Viridian_22a) 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Viridian_22a), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
Image: 22 x 14 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in a...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Squares and Strokes (Ultra Violet_16) 2025 gouache on handmade paper 28 x 20 in
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Ultra Violet_16), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 16 x 16 in.
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My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found i...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Purple A
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard e...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
"Squares and Strokes (Viridian_16)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Viridian_16), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 16 x 16 in.
(freem243)
My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in ar...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
"Squares and Strokes (Cad_22)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
By Joanne Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman
Squares and Strokes (Cad_22), 2025
gouache on handmade paper
28 x 20 in.
image: 22 x 14 in.
(freem238)
My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in archite...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Black D (Abstract Drawing)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Black D (Abstract Drawing)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tap...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Purple B (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Purple B (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses ta...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Covers 24 Blue D Summer
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper - Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard ed...
Category
2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Purple A (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Purple A (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses t...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Red Yellow A
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard e...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Black B (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Black B (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses ta...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Purple (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Purple (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tap...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Red Yellow (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Red Yellow (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 20 Red A
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper - Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard ed...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Covers 13 Red Orange (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 Red Orange (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape t...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 3 - orange (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 3 - orange (Abstract painting)
Aquatint made with oil based Charbonnel Etching Ink, printed on 100% rag paper Copperplate Warm White. Unframed.
"Edition 5/20
This piece is ...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13 Red 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 Red 2 (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape ...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Black B (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Black B (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses ta...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13 Green (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 Green (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape ...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 24-Green A (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 24-Green A (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tap...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 24-Green A (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 24-Green A (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tap...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Red Yellow A (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Red Yellow A (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She us...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Blue Black (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Blue Black (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She use...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 24-Green A (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 24-Green A (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tap...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Black B (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard e...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Blue Black (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13-Blue Black (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 20 Red A (Abstract Drawing)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 20 Red A (Abstract Drawing)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper - Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape t...
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2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13 Red 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 Red 2 (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape ...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13 Green (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 Green (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape ...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13 - orange (Abstract Painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 - orange (Abstract Painting)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses ta...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 24 Blue D Summer (Abstract Drawing)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 24 Blue D Summer (Abstract Drawing)
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper - Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade India...
Category
2010s Abstract Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13 Red Orange (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Covers 13 Red Orange (Abstract painting)
Gouache on handmade paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape t...
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2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Covers 13-Purple B (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard ed...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Purple B (Abstract painting)
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard ed...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Covers 13-Blue Black
By Joanne Freeman
Located in London, GB
Gouache on handmade Khadi paper. Unframed.
Joanne Freeman's works on paper are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper.
She uses tape to mask out shapes and employ hard e...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge Joanne Freeman Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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