Artist Information:
Johanna Littleton
Decatur, AL
United States
Member Since: Feb 2006
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Artist Statement:
Artistic creations,whether
they are paintings, sculpture,
hand-designed crafts, music,
etc. rarely exist in a vacuum.
It is the culmination of an
artist’s experiences that
become part of an artist’s
latest work, whether they are
incorporated in a work or not,
they are still there by
omission.” (...
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Artist Exhibitions:
I am at Lowe Mill Working
Artists Studios on the
Third Floor in Huntsville
Alabama when not at outside
shows.
You can get information on
getting there and what is
happening
at www.lowemill.net The
Gallery Tours for 2011 at Lowe
Mill will be July 28 and
December 3rd ...
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Artist Galleries:
Kathleen's Gallery
211B 2nd Ave SE
Decatur, AL 35601
256.355.7616
Promenade Gallery
216A 3rd Street
SE, Cullman, AL 35055
Cullman, AL
Artistic Minds
2652 Old Monrovia Rd. (at Jeff
Rd.)
Huntsville, Al
256.489.0335
Artists Studio Lowe Mill
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
2211 Seminole Drive
Huntsville, ...
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Artist Reviews:
The Smithsonian "Between
Fences" exhibit ran in
conjunction with a juried art
show "Barbs, Pickets, Words
and Dreams" at the Carnegie
Visual Arts Center in Decatur,
Alabama for the month of
November, 2006. Johanna
Littleton's oil "Hanging on
through the Dog Days of
Summer" won first place. Her
painting "...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Johanna Littleton's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Johanna Littleton's Portfolio.
Artistic creations,whether they are paintings, sculpture, hand-designed crafts, music, etc. rarely exist in a vacuum. It is the culmination of an artist’s experiences that become part of an artist’s latest work, whether they are incorporated in a work or not, they are still there by omission.” (Johanna Littleton, Decatur Daily, 1996)
The joys, struggles, adventures and camaraderie I shared with people from around the world is what I choose to illustrate. People are assaulted with stimuli in modern societies and, yet, in the midst of the frantic movement of today, modern man is so isolated at times. This paradox is also an underlying theme in my works. When someone walks up to one of my paintings and says “This is me” or “I know who these people are,” I feel I have successfully portrayed a human value or feeling that links humanity across cultural divisions.
When reading about the struggles of Van Gogh, in what is described as his pre-painting career, and his efforts to help the poor, one can see the passion he felt for humanity emerging into his drawings of “Potatoes Farmers.” It is this passion for people, not only his use of ... |
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