Therese Lydia Joseph

ART WITH A STORY
I love working with mixed media materials such as acrylic paint, oil pastel, paper, textiles just to name a few. Both my 'figurative' and 'abstract' work is created with intuitiveness and gusto and derives from "the belly button", the gut. Even though my brushstrokes are bold and spontaneous, I also like to pay attention to details in my work. My art is influenced by current events, personal experiences, travel and people I meet. I am inspired by nature, people from various walks of life, backgrounds and personalities. Even though I love taking photographs of a variety of topics that inspire me, I never use them as a reference for my paintings. It's more like "the painting decides the journey of my brush". One brushstroke leads to another until I have reached the destination.

ABOUT ME
I was born and educated in Switzerland where I taught Kindergarten for several years. As a young adult I moved to Vancouver, Canada. I am a self directed professional artist, taught art to children and adults for many years. Since 2007 I work from my home based studio in North Vancouver and exhibit my work in Canada and Europe.

Teaching degree
Self-directed, professional mixed media artist

Several Awards from online competitions and community art projects
Honorable mentions from exhibitions

Taught art to children of all ages, adults, seniors and persons with disabilities. I now enjoy creating art in my home based studio in North Vancouver.

I exhibit my work mostly in Canada and in Europe

mixed media, figurative, organic, abstract, nature, intuitive