Inside the Studio

Visit with Jackson Joyce

Artist Jackson Joyce wearing over the ear headphones and painting a still life work on paper installed on a white wall in his studio.

Ahead of his exhibition at Art on Paper, Jackson Joyce gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of his new work.

A wooden desk and chair in a sunny, wooden room with two large windows at the Waldoboro Inn in Maine.

A small painting on paper of a white stool by artist Jackson Joyce on a desk next to a large sunny windowing with a view of a grassy lawn.

Close-up a painting by artist Jackson Joyce of a white stool in a grassy field with a vase of yellow flowers on top.

These works on paper are a continuation of Jackson's ongoing series titled "songs about ghosts", in which the artist captures quiet moments of often inanimate objects that have a living presence.

This series started to take shape during my residency at the Waldoboro Inn in Maine. Day dreaming and exploring an unfamiliar place, finding little moments that capture my attention.
Jackson Joyce

Brightly colored paintings of various sizes installed on a white wall in artist Jackson Joyce's studio.

Two paintings by artist Jackson Joyce, one a portrait of a man and the other of a wooden table, taped to a white wall in his studio.

Three paintings of tablescapes and chairs by artist Jackson Joyce installed on a white wall in his studio.

Often exaggerating proportions and color to convey off-kilter narratives, Jackson’s paintings occupy an imaginative world all their own.

This series is part of an on going body of work I'm calling 'songs about ghosts' where I focus on ordinary things that have a kind of breathing presence.
Jackson Joyce