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Holes  & Windows

The impressive scale of these works adds to the awe and drama of Holes and Windows, two enduring themes representing years of work.

Holes

​Dancing Holes

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 18 feet x 4 feet.  This is the largest 2 panel painting Joan created.  Half was stolen from a public display in the early 2000's.  Half was gifted to a friend and subsequently lost.  We thank Gil for the 35mm slides that allow us to continue to appreciate this masterpiece.  Thumbnail 5 Orry Ardena and Dancing Holes in 1996.    Thumbnails 6 and 7:  Drawing that appears to be the basis for Dancing Holes (drawing in collection of Terri Conley).  Click thumbnails to enlarge.  Where ever this painting lives, we hope it is loved.

Generations

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Image 1:  Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 5' x 4'.  Image from 35mm.  Diane DeAno Collection.  Image 2:  Approximated at 9" x 13".  Charcoal and colored pencil sketch for Generations painting.  Image from 35mm slide.  Location unknown.

The First Holes Painting

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 9' x 8'.  Photographed 2020.  Thumbnails 4 and 5 show an award winning drawing that appears to be the basis for the painting.   Artists collection.  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​Planet Hole

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 5' x 5'.  Painting and first sketch image from 35mm slides.  2nd sketch image photographed 2020.  ​Sketch in collection of Roddy Lindquist.  Painting in collection of Diane DeAno.  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​Hole Canyon

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 8’ x 4’. Collection of Terry Conley.  Thumbnail 2:  Colored sketch for Hole Canyon.  Location unknown.  All images from 35mm slides.

​Holes in Windows

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 42" x 54".  Both images from 35mm slides.  These painting no longer exist.

​The Original Holes

Drawing, Pencil on Paper.  Len Meagher Collection.

​Holes in the Sky

Drawings, Pencil on Paper.  Roddy Lindquist Collection.

​Holes Exhibition

Fliers for gallery exhibition at Gallery 502 in Seattle.  Late 1980's.

Windows

​Robin's Window

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 5’ x 8’. Photographed July 2020. Collection of Robin McMahill.​

Roddy's Window

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 3.5’ x 4.5’. Photographed June 2020. Collection of Roddy Lindquist.

​Joan's Window

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Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Photographed 2020.  Artists Collection.  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​Madison Street Window

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2.5’ x 8’.  Image from 35mm slide.  Location unknown.  Last seen at Madison Street apartment, Seattle Wa., 1998 (photographed above).  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​Spa Window

Painting, Acrylic on Canvas,4' x 6'  Left:  Image taken at Lemon Drop Spa in 2020.  Right:  Image taken at home of Roddy Lindquist, pictured with Orry Ardena circa 1996.  Collection of Jamie Riverman, owner of Lemon Drop Spa.  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​ Bellevue Street Window​

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, dimensions unknown.  This image was found in a cache of film slides.    Sold at a street fair in Bellevue, Washington.

​A Pair of Windows on Paper

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Painting, Acrylic on Paper, 3' x 5' on two panels.  Main photo and thumbnails 1 and 2 from 35mm slide.  Thumbnail 3 photographed in 2020.  Left panel no longer exists.  Right panel in artists collection.  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​A Pair of Windows on Canvas

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas on two panels, dimensions unknown.  From 35mm slide.  Dimensions and existence unknown.  Click thumbnails to enlarge.

​3 x 4 Window

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Painting, Acrylic  likely on paper and approximately 30" x 42".  Image from 35mm slide.  Location and existence unknown.

A Brightly Colored Window

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Dimensions TBD.  Photographed 2020.  Artist's Collection.

​What Lies Beneath 

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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 3.5 x 4.5 ft.  Image from 35mm slide.  This painting faded significantly over years.  The canvass was reused to create Roddy's Window.
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  • Introduction
  • Current Works & New Additions
  • The Lost Masterpieces
  • People
  • Surrealism
  • Holes & Windows
  • Abstracts
  • Florals
  • Drawings
  • Lithography
  • Multimedia
  • Commercial
  • Holidays
  • The Bread & Butter