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An example of work by Joseph Ely Stoddard
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Joseph Stoddard of California paints watercolor sketches of streetscenes and architecture in Southern California. Stoddard's sketchbook contains pictures that capture moments, emotions and process. Stoddard often recreates sketches as large studio pictures, and he includes notes in the margin that note the time, place, sounds and weather during the painting.
As well as his gallery work, Stoddard paints series of paintings to be used as cards or to be published in books. His book credits include "Pasadena Sketchbook" published by the Historical Society of Southern California and Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena.
Source: Watercolor, Winter 2004 | |
Biography from Chemers Gallery:
| Joseph Stoddard is a watercolor artist who specializes in landscapes, urban scenes and architectural subjects. His work captures the informality of a sketchbook and frequently contains tiny thumbnail drawings and comments written directly on the finished painting.
Never let reality stand in the way of a good painting. This has been Joseph’s goal for the past twenty years as he has struggled with the challenging medium of watercolor. He wants people to get an emotional response from his paintings and sketches and to be charmed and surprised by his interpretation. He loves to work outside in the beautiful Southern California sunshine, trying to commit to paper the sensations he experiences, in order to offer that to you.
He was born in Highland Park, Illinois in 1954, and moved to Littleton, Colorado when he was three. He has two younger brothers, both of whom are in the design and art business. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a lieutenant and a pilot in the United States Navy.
In 1972 Joseph attended the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver, majoring in graphic design as well as taking watercolor paintings classes from Skip Whitcomb and Tom Berger. His early influences were Buffalo Kaplinski, Zoltan Zabo, Leroy Neiman, Christo, David Gentleman, Charles Reid, and Herb Ryman. He has studied with Robert E. Wood, Charles Reid and Marilyn Simandle.
Joseph moved to Southern California in 1974 and has worked in the field of graphic design, corporate identity and architectural graphics up to the present time. He is currently co-owner of SKA Design in South Pasadena specializing in developing signage and wayfinding projects.
Joseph has produced paintings for a number of Pasadena events, including the Bungalow Heaven Annual Tour, the Colorado Street Bridge Party, the Pasadena Showcase House of Design, the California Art Club Artists for Architecture Painting Project, the Pasadena Symphony and the Pasadena Pops Orchestra.
His work has also been on the covers of a variety of publications including Pasadena Magazine, a book series published by the Historical Society of Southern California, and the Lost and Found Series by Many Moons Press. In 2001 a book of his sketches entitled Pasadena Sketchbook was published. The second edition was published in October of 2008. A collection of sketches of the University of Redlands entitled Redlands Sketchbook was published in 2007. Walter Foster Publishing published Expressive Color, a painting instruction book, in August of 2008.
As a popular demonstrator around Southern California, Joseph is a regular teacher at Holbein’s Art Event in Vermont and the Learning and Product Expo in Pasadena, California.
Exhibitions
Watercolor West Annual Juried Show 2009
National Watercolor Society All Member Show 2009
Watercolor West Annual Juried Show 2007
Pasadena Museum of History, Contemporary Masters Artistic Eden 2007
National Watercolor Society All Member Show 2007
Watercolor West Annual Juried Show 2005
National Watercolor Society Side by Side Show 2004
East Los Angeles College Manzanar Show 2003
Watercolor West Annual Juried Show 2002
Cal State Los Angeles Landscapes 2003
California Art Club Annual Juried Exhibition 1994
California Institute of Technology Featured Artist 1993
Pasadena Historical Society Featured Artist 1992
Historical Society of Southern California Featured Artist 1991
Fine Arts Federation Annual Juried Show 1991
San Gabriel Fine Arts Association Past and Present Show 1991
Memberships
California Art Club – Artist Member
Watercolor West – Signature Member and member of the Board of Directors
National Watercolor Society – Associate Member
San Diego Watercolor Society – Associate Member
Awards and Honors
Fine Arts Club of Pasadena Visual Artist Honoree 2003
Pasadena Arts Council Gold Award for Visual Arts 2000
California Art Club Mission San Juan Capistrano Paint Out 1995 – 3rd Place Award
Pasadena Society of Artists Annual Juried Show 1991
San Gabriel Fine Arts Association Annual Juried Show 1991
Books and Publications
Expressive Color – 2008
Walter Foster Publications 64 pages in full color
Written and illustrated by Joseph Stoddard
Redlands Sketchbook – 2007
University of Redlands Publisher 108 pages in full color
Written and illustrated by Joseph Stoddard
Pasadena Sketchbook – 2001 and 2008
Historical Society of Southern California and Vroman’s Bookstore Publisher 108 pages in full color
Written and illustrated by Joseph Stoddard
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