After working in the legal profession for 25 years Joan Blond has returned to her first love of painting.Joan is an abstract expressionist and contemporary artist based in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. Mostly self-taught, Joan’s creative side was nurtured by her Mother who constantly shared her love of drawing and painting. She loves painting generous blocks of colour and her style is vibrantly expressionistic, often incorporating energetic line work. Joan mostly paints using acrylics with substance which add texture to her work and at times works with oil paint. She also loves experimenting with different mediums and washes. All her works are made from her home studio in Yellingbo in Victoria’s lush Yarra Valley and are creatively motivated by the location and its relaxed atmosphere.Joan also takes many cues from contemporary design and her love of interior design. She loves working with homeowners and designers, looking for paintings she can make that match a custom colour scheme.Joan has had 4 solo exhibitions and has had works included in numerous group shows. Just this year Joan had exhibitions with Art2muse, Sydney Road Gallery, Guggenart Gallery, Art to Art, The Peisley Street Gallery, Gullotti Galleries, 19Karen Gallery and Rochfort Gallery. Her work has also been featured in popular magazines such as Home Beautiful and House & Garden and in 2018 featured on the TV series “The Block”.Joan’s paintings are held by private collectors throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, London, Germany, Singapore and recently Hong Kong.