TANYA JOINER SLATE

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My love of the natural and organic world is what inspires my subject matter. Colorful flowers, vast landscapes, sunsets...these are all traditional painting ideas that I fuse with a contemporary style. Letting the textured ground of canvas, paper, linen, or wood peep through areas of lost and found edges, drips, delicate lines, and pooled paint, I merge the abstract with the representational creating a soft textural quality. I explore the fluidity and delicacy of floral forms, using layering techniques to create intricate, expressive pieces that evoke a sense of natural beauty and wonder. Each painting is a unique and immersive experience, inviting the viewer to get lost in a world of color and texture.

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Tanya Joiner Slate

Artist Statement

 

I paint due to a compulsive desire to make things. I must have a project under way in order to be happy. Whether it’s a garden project, a building project, or a painting in the works…it’s almost as necessary as breathing. 

My love of the natural and organic world is what inspires my subject matter. Colorful flowers, vast landscapes, sunsets…these are all traditional painting ideas that I attempt to treat in non traditional ways. Letting the textured ground of canvas, paper, linen, or wood peep through areas of lost and found edges, drips, delicate lines, and pooled paint, I merge the abstract with the representational. Leaving areas of my paintings seemingly unfinished and abstracted allows the viewer to engage and complete the piece with their own eyes, providing the ability to escape for just a moment into another world. 

Of all the comments I’ve received, the one I hear the most is “Your paintings make me happy.” This makes it all worthwhile!

Tanya Joiner Slate

Artist Statement

 

I paint due to a compulsive desire to make things. I must have a project under way in order to be happy. Whether it’s a garden project, a building project, or a painting in the works…it’s almost as necessary as breathing. 

My love of the natural and organic world is what inspires my subject matter. Colorful flowers, vast landscapes, sunsets…these are all traditional painting ideas that I attempt to treat in non traditional ways. Letting the textured ground of canvas, paper, linen, or wood peep through areas of lost and found edges, drips, delicate lines, and pooled paint, I merge the abstract with the representational. Leaving areas of my paintings seemingly unfinished and abstracted allows the viewer to engage and complete the piece with their own eyes, providing the ability to escape for just a moment into another world. 

Of all the comments I’ve received, the one I hear the most is “Your paintings make me happy.” This makes it all worthwhile!

anya Joiner Slate

Artist Statement

 

I paint due to a compulsive desire to make things. I must have a project under way in order to be happy. Whether it’s a garden project, a building project, or a painting in the works…it’s almost as necessary as breathing. 

My love of the natural and organic world is what inspires my subject matter. Colorful flowers, vast landscapes, sunsets…these are all traditional painting ideas that I attempt to treat in non traditional ways. Letting the textured ground of canvas, paper, linen, or wood peep through areas of lost and found edges, drips, delicate lines, and pooled paint, I merge the abstract with the representational. Leaving areas of my paintings seemingly unfinished and abstracted allows the viewer to engage and complete the piece with their own eyes, providing the ability to escape for just a moment into another world. 

Of all the comments I’ve received, the one I hear the most is “Your paintings make me happy.” This makes it all worthwhile!

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