ABOUT JOAN

JOAN MERRITT HOLMES WAS BORN IN WABASH, INDIANA AND GRADUATED FROM WABASH HIGH SCHOOL AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

SHE RESIDES WITH HER HUSBAND, TOM IN SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA IN BUCKS COUNTY . HER STUDIO IS THERE IN AN OLD CONVERTED STONE SPRING HOUSE. THEIR HORSE FARM, "GATESHEAD FARM", IS THE SUBJECT OF MANY OF HER PAINTINGS.

JOAN PREFERS WORKING OUT OF DOORS AND HAS CONCENTRATED ON PAINTING LANDSCAPES IN OIL.

JOAN'S STUDIES AND EXHIBITIONS

SHE HAS STUDIED WITH VARIOUS PENNSYLVANIA ARTISTS AS WELL AS WITH INSTRUCTORS IN CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW JERSEY.

WORKSHOPS HAVE TAKEN HER TO IRELAND SCOTLAND, CALIFORNIA, NORTH CAROLINA, VERMONT AND FLORIDA.

JOAN HAS EXHIBITED PAINTINGS AT:

-SOUTHERN VERMONT ARTS CENTER-MANCHESTER, VERMONT
-WINDY BUSH GALLERY - NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA
-LAMBERTVILLE GALLERY OF FINE ARTS - LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY
-ATHELIER LIZIO - NAPLES, FLORIDA

THIS IS JOAN'S SECOND ONE PERSON SHOW AT THE HONEYWELL CENTER.
(SEE ART ON DISPLAY PAGE 2)

FOR QUESTIONS, INFORMATION OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A PAINTING, PLEASE CONTACT HER VIA EMAIL: jojomholmes@aol.com

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