ARTIST STATEMENT
I am showing art from my new series of drawings working in pastel. I retired from teaching at the College of Lake County a few years back and decided to try this new medium after working in black and white (graphite) for many years. I missed the dimension of color in my pieces, and pastel enabled me to use strong pigment while working small.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
JoAnn Kennedy is a retired professor of art located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. She received an MFA from Northern Illinois University in Drawing and Painting. She has taught for 15 years at the College of Lake County – drawing, design, and Art Appreciation. Her work has been shown at local, regional, and national shows, and was associated with the State of Illinois Art Gallery in the Thompson Center before they closed.
© JoAnn Kennedy