Joyce Howell
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Be Balm
Shuka
Mama Linda
Karatu •
Jamelick (Blessed One) •
Birds Bees Butterflies •
Controlled Burn (Serengeti)
Sweet Bonnie •
Last Leaf
Beauty Berry •
Nyala
Linda Mama (Protect the Mother)
Ganako
Chichi Castenango •
Atitlan
Coban
Al Akalta •
Eve's Necklace •
Guara
Hadzabe
Kibra
Lantana •
Lilac Breasted Roller
Rock Rose
Wine Cup
Sparrow
Michoacan •
Hey Paul!
Fish and Bird •
Still Waiting
Be Balm, 2024
oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches, $7500
Shuka, 2024
oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches, $7500
Mama Linda, 2024
oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, $6500
Karatu, 2024
oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches, sold
Jamelick (Blessed One), 2024
oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, sold
Birds Bees Butterflies, 2024
oil on canvas, 50 x 40 inches, sold
Controlled Burn (Serengeti), 2024
oil on canvas, 60 x 30 inches, $5200
Sweet Bonnie, 2024
oil on canvas, 34 x 54 inches, sold
Last Leaf, 2024
oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $4800
Beauty Berry, 2025
oil on canvas, 38 x 30 inches, sold
Nyala, 2024
oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, $3800
Linda Mama (Protect the Mother), 2024
oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, $3800
Ganako, 2024
oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, $3600
Chichi Castenango, 2025
oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches, sold
Atitlan, 2025
oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches, $3000
Coban, 2025
oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches, $3000
Al Akalta, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, sold
Eve's Necklace, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, sold
Guara, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, $1800
Hadzabe, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, $1800
Kibra, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, $1800
Lantana, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, sold
Lilac Breasted Roller, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, $1800
Rock Rose, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, $1800
Wine Cup, 2024
oil on panel, 15 x 15 inches, $1800
Sparrow, 2023
oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches, $6500
Michoacan, 2023
oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches, sold
Hey Paul!, 2023
oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $4800
Fish and Bird, 2023
oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, sold
Still Waiting, 2022
oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $4800
About the artist...
View Joyce's 2025 exhibition walk-through and artist talk here.
View Joyce's 2023 exhibition walk-through and artist talk here.
View Joyce's 2022 exhibtion walk-through and artist talk here.
View Joyce's 2021 exhibtion walk-through and artist talk here.
View Joyce's 2020 exhibtion walk-through and artist talk here.
Read "When the Work Stopped", a blog post by Joyce written a few weeks after the Covid pandemic put a halt to our lives and her planned 2020 show.
Take a virtual tour of Howell's 2018 show at Wally Workman Gallery here, 2017 show here, 2016 show here, and her 2014 show here.
The worst thing I can do when I approach a blank canvas is think about the outcome. I’m an instinctive, reactive painter. The best painting experiences happen when there is communication between my hand and the canvas and the canvas leads the way. One mark determines the next, one color determines the next.
Artists are always asked for the origin of their motivation and I think that’s a trick question. Travel definitely recharges me and that’s the time I use my camera to examine, reinforce and refill my visual well. The photos I like best are those of closeups of minutia - and the ones I spend the most time with are photos of plants. From a distance, a leaf will appear green, a flower appears to be yellow, but when examined closely nature reveals that her colors are intricately woven to create an illusion of a particular color. It’s an exquisite tapestry that changes with the time of day, the season, wind, humidity, etc. That concept has held my attention for years and it never gets old. My painting style is inherited from the abstract expressionists. However, I owe a debt of gratitude to painters like Henriette Wyeth and Helen Frankenthaler among many others. Their use of color and their softness of hand has been whispering in my ear.
Joyce graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.S., Business Administration; B.A. from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Fine Art; and Texas Tech University with a Master of Fine Art.
Visit artist's website - www.joycehowell.net