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Joob Whitman

Joob grew up in northeastern Thailand on a farm that grew vegetables, flowers, and rice, and raised tilapia.  She developed a deep appreciation for the natural world that surrounded her, marveling at the beauty that could be found in the finest details of a feather, petal, or fish scale.  From a young age, Joob has been creative, winning school art contests for her drawings.  One of her first works was a mural she etched into the wet-cement wall of her childhood home.

She recently left her native country and moved to Syracuse, New York.  In America, she drew new inspiration from the beautiful scenery.  The changing seasons caught her attention, as well as the new species of birds and wildflowers that she discovered.  She began to paint what she saw, replicating images of natural beauty in her paintings, striving for perfection in every detail.

Joob fulfilled her dream of becoming a professional painter after finding that her friends were willing to buy her paintings and hang them in their homes.  She started her career by touring New York art festivals and craft shows, and later hung her paintings in a Syracuse art gallery as well as the Davis art gallery in Orange, Connecticut.  Joob now lives in Milwaukee, WI.

Joob paints mostly in oils and acrylics, but sometimes in watercolors and pastels.  She is a self-taught artist and finds inspiration in the techniques employed by artists such as Nathanael Provis, Tim Gagnon, and Thomas Kinkade.  She strives for realism in her paintings using bright, vivid colors, and aims to reproduce the awesome beauty that she observes in nature.  Through her paintings, Joob hopes to share with her audience the joy and awe that she feels in observing the splendor that nature provides for us, and maybe inspire them to discover a small piece of the outdoors for themselves.