Gennie
Johnson
Artist Biography
Artist Biography
As
a young girl, Gennie Johnson loved drawing, painting
and anything that was creative, but only over the past
several years has her talent as an artist blossomed.
The evolvement of Gennie's artistic talent has been
interspersed with job responsibilities as a kindergarten
teacher, insurance policy financier, tole painting
teacher and running a catering business for several
years, raising a family, dedication as a community
volunteer and general dedication to making a positive
difference in the lives of others, particularly breast
cancer survivors.
As a community volunteer, Gennie has given greatly of her time to a multitude
of civic projects, boards and causes, but her love
of the arts has been evidenced by many of her efforts,
including chairing the Oklahoma City Festival of
the Arts and serving on the Board of the Arts Council
of Oklahoma City for nineteen years.
Gennie has studied with Jim Wilcox (a former Prix de West Award winner), Leonard
Wren, Judy McCombs, Dennis Parker and Shirley Barbour
Lowe. She also has been greatly influenced by the
work of the great artist Richard Schmid. She has
enjoyed plein art painting on Lopez Island in the
San Juan Islands, the Tetons and Cape Cod. Her paintings
also reflect her love of the beauty of New Zealand,
Italy and France.
Gennie's paintings are impressionistic in style with an emphasis on creating
excitement through the interlacing of colors with
appealing architectural and landscape subjects.
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