Joel Masewich

Joel Masewich, is a professional visual artist, working full-time for the past 16 years. He exhibits and sells his work across North America - in Florida, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Ontario and B.C.. He lives and works in Elora, Ontario and sells through galleries and dealers as well as commission sales.

Joel Masewich is primarily an abstract painter; working with acrylic on paper or canvas. His multi-layered, imaginary works represent his emotional response to landscapes and sometimes to events or ideas. Many of his paintings are strongly horizontal and contain visual references to water or light. His vivid colours are sharply contrasting, as if lit by direct sunlight. His technique is to layer paint, then quickly intermix it with palette knives and brushes, leaving a sharp and lively interplay of colour. The result is a moment in time, much like the dance and colour of a traditional landscape.

In a complementary style, Joel Masewich is also an impressionist painter; creating landscapes in oil or acrylic. He is drawn to the mountainous landscapes of B.C. and Alberta, as well as the subtler water and sky panoramas or Tobermory, Ontario. Some of his landscapes are produced in the field; others are painted from photographs.

Joel Masewich's two styles are different means to the same end; expressing his personal reaction to natural light on land, water and in the sky.

Appropriately, he lives in a rural area, in the hamlet of Salem which sits on the outskirts of Elora in Southwestern Ontario. His home and studio are housed in a renovated stone stable. He is active in the local arts community but also travels widely to show his work in galleries, outdoor shows and exhibitions. He is married with three young children, and is an active competitive squash player.

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