" If you focus on beauty, beauty will surround you"From Paris, where she was born, to Hawaiʻi where she has resided since 1982, Joelle's pursuit of happiness through artistic freedom of expression and creativity has never wavered.After she acquired her art education at the University of Aix-en-Provence, she went on a worldwide quest with a paint brush and watercolors in her suitcase. Exploring the art of mural painting in Mexico, studying printmaking in San Francisco, papermaking, and the interaction of colors on Maui, are a few of the stepping stones on her journey to deepen her knowledge of the visual world.In 1975 one of Joelle's pieces won first prize at the "International Year of the Woman" event held in Mexico. Since then her work has received numerous awards and is collected worldwide.Fascinated by the merging of cultures in a place where nature is still in the making, her voyage to Maui parallels her own journey to the heart. On the beautiful slopes of Haleakalā Joelle C Perz found what she was looking for: a home for her family and a peaceful, yet inspirational and vital environment to do her work. Living close to the nature she loves, her paintings reflect an intimate joy for color and light and a poetic approach to reality.When it comes to style, "labels and categorizations simply slide off her shoulders" and a unique blend of "tradition and creativity" comes to mind. She is "free to produce the most expressive, refined statement with a delicate touch of master", giving the viewer "a fundamental feeling of peace".