About
Jo-Anne Finegan is an artist working in soft pastels and oils. Her canvases capture the expanse of rural landscapes and the big skies in Prince Edward County, Ontario and Europe. Her creative intention is driven by attempts to capture the emotion conveyed by a landscape and not simply the subject matter itself.
Jo-Anne finds there is something self-affirming about the process of ‘creating.’ To paint is to provide a structure for continuous learning, for facing challenges and surmounting obstacles, and for devising solutions. It is a satisfying vehicle in an ongoing search for mastery, invention, and imagination. As a problem-solving endeavour, it provides an opportunity to resolve an appreciation of beauty and light in nature and its actualization in tangible art. Observation—the foundational requirement for initiating a work, helps develop a visual appreciation not characteristic in everyday life.
In 2018, Jo-Anne initiated County Art Workshops, a series of destination in-person workshops involving students from across Ontario and Quebec to work with senior art instructors in Prince Edward County.
Jo-Anne holds signature status in Pastel Artists of Canada. Her work is held in private collections in Ontario and Wales.