About Joanne Clark

Inspired by the beauty and light of the West Coast, Joanne strives to make each of her paintings not just pictures to look at, but a moment of escape, a beach you can walk along or a lake or ocean into which you can dip your hand or toe.

Born in Ontario, Joanne began making her way west at a very early age. After a brief sojourn in Calgary of 20 odd years, she continued west to the coast of British Columbia in 1965. She lived in Vancouver’s West End before winding her way up the Sunshine Coast to Texada Island in 1972, and then moved to Powell River on the mainland in 1979 where she married and is now settled. Since being on the West Coast she has always lived within sight or walking distance of the ocean, a continuing theme in her paintings.

Through her creations of a coastal nature Joanne invites you to experience a little bit of the wonder of British Columbia.