Joan Pechanec
Welcome to my website! On this page, you can see larger versions of each painting by clicking on the thumbnail images. The first two sections provide arrows so you can click through the enlargements once you have clicked a thumbnail to open one, click each image individually for enlargements in the third. For more information, please click the link in the caption of the enlargement. Visit my portfolio gallery, in the menu above, to see all paintings and information. Thank you for your interest in my art!
~ Joan
New Works
Updated 8/27/2021
“In my deeply textured mixed media pieces I built up and cut through up to 25 layers of a variety of mediums including cold wax, pastels, pigment sticks, papers, fabrics, stamps, moss, and random writings. Several of the paintings have iridescent foundations and copper backgrounds which catch the light, a rich effect that is very difficult to capture with a photo.
In both mixed media and traditional oil, I have continued my emphasis on vibrant color and strong mood in an abstracted and expressionistic style. I am grateful for the opportunity to share the unexpected, powerful, and numinous moments that add beauty and inspiration to my life.”
~Joan Pechanec
8/29/2021

Ancient Land

Autumn Light

Moroccan Mystery

Multnomah Falls

Morning Walk

Meadowfoam

Morning Light

Moonglow

Red Clover

Sip Poster

Land of the Pioneers

Dark Sky

Roads Less Travelled

Autumn Retreat

Autumn Gold

Dreaming of Bali
More Available Paintings

Valley Tapestry

Tranquil Waters

Morning in Monument Valley

Daybreak

Autumn Tree

Autumn Fields

Autumn Color

Resting Boat

Ghost Tree

Winter Light

Stormy Morning

Flight

Yellow Adobe

Winter in New Mexico

Sunset on Cove Diptych

Riverside Trees

Old Desert House

Weeks Bay

Forest Pathway

Ocean at Morro Bay

Guatemalan Woman with Child (After Clark Hulings)

Red Canyon

Waterfall

Tugboat at Bayou le Batre

House in Spanish Moss
News
Poster for the 2020 Food and Wine Classic
This is the poster for the 2020 Food and Wine Classic, “Sip,” a national 3-day, 3000 person event held annually in McMinnville, Oregon’s huge airplane hangar at the Evergreen Aviation Museum. I was selected to create the event’s poster painting and display additional...
MECA Gallery Show Opens June 29!
A collection of my work will be exhibited in a two-person show at the beautiful MECA Gallery in McMinnville, Oregon. The show opens June 29th with a reception from 4–7 pm and will remain on display till the end of July.
Solo Show at The Gallery in Mt. Shasta
I am honored and excited to have a solo show at The Gallery in Mt. Shasta from May 13 through June 20, 2017. The opening reception will from 4 to 7 on Saturday, May 13th in the bright, spacious upstairs gallery. There will be refreshments and classical guitar music by...