Canadian artist Joyce Pihl shares her colorful landscapes that celebrate every season. See more of her painting portfolio by visiting her website.
!["Autumn 1" 24" x 30", acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Autumn-1-24x30-acrylic-on-canvas.jpg)
“Autumn 1″ 24″ x 30”, acrylic on canvas
Color describes my paintings. I want my landscape paintings to be as bright and filled with intense color as possible, whether I am painting an autumn scene or winter scene.
!["Dancing Trees" 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Dancing-Trees-18x24-acrylic-on-canvas.jpg)
“Dancing Trees” 18″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas
Photography also has always played an important role as a reference tool for my paintings. I received my first camera at 10 years of age and began photographing landscapes, macro photos of flowers, and plants. My photo is used only as a starting point for my paintings. I must have up to 15,000 photos between my cell phone, iPad Pro, and laptop.
!["Autumn 4", 18" x 24" acrylic by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Autumn-4-18x24-acrylic.jpg)
“Autumn 4″, 18″ x 24” acrylic on canvas
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been involved in art, from grade school painting a mural on the cafeteria wall, to studying art in high school, through university and graduate school. The subject matter that always attracted me were landscapes, seasonal changes, and plants.
!["Gold with a Splash of White", 16" x 20", acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Gold-cropped.jpg)
“Gold with a Splash of White”, 16″ x 20″, acrylic on canvas
In my paintings I do not try to imitate nature (realism), but reinvent it according to my interpretation in terms of vivid, intense colors.
!["A Slash of Red", 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/A-Slash-of-Red-18x24-acrylic-on-canvas-cropped.jpg)
“A Slash of Red”, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas
My method of painting is to use one of my photos as a starting point. Taking paint from a tube with a brush, I quickly rough in the composition and the simplified shapes. Next, I begin painting quickly and then react to what is happening on my canvas.
!["Red & White", 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Red-White-18x24-acrylic-of-canvas.jpg)
“Red & White”, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas
I think I have a very strong color sense, and love using brilliant color which can be squeezed from a tube onto the canvas and/or onto my brushes.
!["Golden Fields", 14" x 18" acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Golden-Fields-14x18-acrylic-on-canvas.jpg)
“Golden Fields”, 14″ x 18″ acrylic on canvas
Even the countryside after fall harvest is so compelling with its gold, yellow and green areas.
!["Study in White 1", 18" x 24", Acrylic on canvas by Joyce Pihl. See her artist feature at www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Study-in-White-1-18x24-Acrylic-on-canvas.jpg)
“Study in White 1″, 18″ x 24”, acrylic on canvas
I returned to painting upon my retirement from teaching about 15 years ago, and since retiring to the countryside, I have added winter scenes as well.
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