Lisa Joy Newcomb
The forced isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic returned me, after a long absence, to my most creative self. At age 65 it had been decades since I’d worked on making a body of art. Stillness germinated new growth and spurred me to reinventing myself as an artist. Since November 2020, my abstract photographic compositions have been regularly showing around the US and Canada.
I’ve been honored with three first place awards in photography. Through the University of Delaware, I had a one woman show. My work has been seen from coast to coast including several times through the HMVC Gallery in New York and the Las LaGuna Gallery in California. Pictorem based out of Montreal, Canada, has me as a featured artist. Two books have also presented me. They are; “Nobis II, 2023.” and ”Emerald Coast Review, 2023.”
The photographs I create now are abstractions in fluidity, rich in joy and filled with color, pattern and curiosity. The dance of light that for most of my life I’d sought in the ocean, I am now looking for in the melding of glass and fabric and occasionally additional surprise elements. My work is generally printed on ChromaLuxe and white DiBond Aluminum.
My love of color and pattern was originally sparked by my mother who pushed the boundaries of color and pattern in her decorating projects. As a little girl I often combed bins of fabrics helping my mother explore possibilities.
I grew up in the Mid-Atlantic region and later spent much of my young adult life in New England with a brief stint in the Mid-West. For the past 28 years the Deep South has been my home. My end degree is a Masters in Social Work. In the North I worked as a social worker (advocate, liaison, therapist and public speaker) and as a realtor bringing my social work and creative design skills to help people reimagine old homes and new lives. In the South I married, raised a daughter and spent much of my life caring for our elderly parents. I also helped plant the seed that grew into the Mississippi Children’s Museum. For over 17 years I worked as a docent in two fine Arts Museums. They were the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art and the Pensacola Museum of Art.
Learning about art and artists has been a life long passion. Since our daughter left for college and our parents have passed, I have been on a self-guided exploration of museums across the US to see and learn about modern art. All that largely came to a halt when the pandemic hit.
Creating art through photography now nourishes me. As my images find their way into various exhibits, lives, homes, businesses, and books I hope feelings of joy and peace nourish viewers’ hearts. Pictorum shows all my available art photos through the website. You may order here to your specifications. https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Lisa.Joy.Newcomb