Our Featured Artist
Joan Grine
Joan is a long-time Guild member who has held many different positions on the San Dieguito Art Guild board of directors. She is also a Life Member, an award given to a member who has contributed a significant amount of time and energy in running the Guild.
Each Tuesday morning Joan leads a group of artists to a different location in San Diego to paint plein aire. Often these sessions will end in a critique and lunch at Joan's home.
Pastels are her favorite medium, allowing ease for plein air painting and for the demonstrations she often gives to art organizations and at the Del Mar Fair. She gives private classes in her studio. She has also been a judge at several art shows.
The beauty of nature is the inspiration for most of Grine's work. Her love of natural subjects, their textures, patterns and atmosphere show in her paintings and drawings. San Diego County is a great source of ideas for her art work, with the mountains, desert and the beautiful ocean views. She paints her landscapes either on location or in her studio from sketches and photos.
Her paintings have been in numerous exhibitions, solo shows, and regularly in local libraries. They have won many awards and are in homes and businesses around the world.