Formed in 1986, 19 on Paper is a group of New England artists who create works of art on or with paper, which we exhibit as a group.
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Joe Yoffa, Brian Simas & Suzi Ballenger
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My passion for printmaking began in my junior year of college. The rich black lines, textures and tactile responses of the printmaking process had an immediate impact on my creative thinking and way of working.
I found that I could experiment, playing with the materials and challenging myself in ways that other art mediums did not offer me.
My work is greatly influenced by my instinctual responses to my art materials and chosen printmaking process. The resulting imagery is created through the development of many layers in an additive and subtractive way. I love the often-unexpected outcomes in printmaking and working them into the final image.
I am inspired by nature – its organic lines, shapes, forms, and movements. Atmospheric changes in color and light and the resulting patterns and shadows they create are a rich source of subject matter for me. Most recently my work has become figurative based on drawings and photos of family.
A fascination with color has always been the main focus in my watercolor work.
If sun rays capture our hearts like a rainbow, I am driven to express that vitality of the spectrum. Also, echoes of rhythm in my work become necessary to finish off the beat as in music.
When I work in grid format, I improvise the orchestration in the sense of each musical instrument harmonizing to unite and complete the whole musical score.