Some of Joe’s earliest memories are camping trips to the Eastern Sierras and taking walks with his father down the railroad tracks to the rabbit fields near his home. He credits his father for his early introduction to nature and the outdoors.
Joe’s first art instruction began early in catholic school when in the afternoon, the television would be turned on and he would receive instruction on how to create shadows on simple shapes. This really began Joe’s enthusiasm for drawing. One summer while visiting an art fair in Mammoth Lakes he came across some drawings by Helen Seal, a Southern California artist. The beautiful simplicity of her High Sierra sketches made a lasting impression on the young artist. At that moment he says,
“This was something I knew I wanted to do.” His mother recognizing his obvious enthusiasm purchased one of her drawings, which hangs in his studio today.
After Junior college and some life experience, Joe decided to return to school in the northern California wine country to pursue his love of drawing. This is when he discovered pastels. “Pastels bridge the gap between drawing and painting and allow me to articulate how I feel about nature and more specifically the landscape.”
Joe admits he is greatly influenced by the changing of seasons and weather. The more dramatic the weather, the more alive he feels. He celebrates the moods each season brings and feels he is most successful when his work conveys an uplifting and spiritual quality.
Joe continues to improve his ability by painting on location as often as possible. His goal is to work hard, learn, and continue to be humbled by God’s grace. He feels it is within this humility his greatest work is created.
Viewing Joe’s work gives you a great sense of nature’s beauty and the presence of lighting. His landscapes are gentle and peaceful yet still very moving by their vibrancy in color.
AWARDS
May 2005;PSWC Pastels USA -Degas Pastel Society award,January 2005:Pastel Journal Pastel 100 Landscape Award, March 2004:PSWC Directors Award and Atlantic Paper Award,February 2004;Awarded Signature Status- “PSA” Pastel Society of AmericaJanuary 2004;Honorable Mention Finalist “Pastel Journal’s “Pastel 100”
Winter Morning
By Joe Mancuso (Oil on Canvas) 8 x 6 Inches
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