About Joan

South Walton artist Joan Vienot enjoys painting scenes outdoors, en plein air, operating out of her home and studio in the bayou-community of Point Washington at the eastern tip of the Choctawhatchee Bay. Joan was honored to be designated a Florida’s Finest en Plein Air Ambassador by the Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition in 2016 and 2019. She is an avid paddleboarder and nature enthusiast, often returning to scenic areas, palette in hand, to capture on canvas another of our magnificent local scenes or landmarks.

Joan earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art from the University of Northern Colorado, and was certified to teach art in the public school system, which she did for three years in Colorado before moving to Florida in 1980. Joan’s large oil painting of a Caribbean scene hung behind the bar at Criolla’s Restaurant in Grayton Beach for the 20 years it was open. She was the featured watercolorist at Susan Foster’s Gallery at Grayton Beach in the mid-1980’s. In 1983, Joan started the premier swimming pool service company of 30A, Pool Pal, operating and managing it until she sold in late 2015. A dedicated volunteer in the community, Joan has served on the Board of Directors of the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (2011 to 2017), chairing and co-chairing the A+Art/Visual Arts Committee, its mission to display member artists’ work in public spaces in Walton County. Presently Joan coordinates the Emerald Coast Plein Air Painters who meet as a group every Wednesday morning to paint outdoors at different locations in Walton and Okaloosa Counties. Email her if you would like to paint with the group.

“My paintings and drawings reflect my love of the natural world as I strive for effective expression of the truth and beauty I experience. My goal is to express my truth and to share with others in a way that helps them to see beauty and to think about my imagery in relation to themselves. By sharing my perceptions filtered through my worldview, I try to convey my understanding that we are one with each other and with nature.”

Joan also performs live-event painting at weddings, and presents workshops and private mentoring in drawing and plein air painting.

For more information: https://joanvienot.com | https://30AWeddingPainter.com | https://Facebook.com/JoanVienotArt | Instagram: @JoanVienotArt | 850-259-8394 | joanvienot@gmail.com

Join us Friday, March 13, 2020, from 5PM to 8PM for an opening reception at 25 Central Square, presenting Sea & Sky by Joan Vienot. The evening is hosted by Amavida Coffee and Anne Hunter Galleries in conjunction with Seaside. The exhibition will run from March 1 through May 1st, 2020. For show information visit: http://annehuntergalleries.com/joan-vienot-sea-sky/