Botanicals

Mid-Summer (detail), watercolor, 30" x 40"

I collect roadside, field, and bedded garden plants. My botanicals are observed, and detailed. Pieces of knock-out color placed next to each other within a web of plants provide daily excitement and interest in painting.

Four Seasons

watercolor, 40" x 60"

I hyperfocus when I paint. The rest of the world disappears, leaving me with only plants and painting.

Autumn Walk

watercolor, 30" x 40"

Watch

watercolor, 40" x 30"

A live plant is examined, drawn, and painted, then another drawing of a plant is added. The flowers only live a few days; they are quickly incorporated. Most of the botanicals are painted from left to right. I draw and paint a plant or a couple of plant parts and then continue across the paper as the season moves on.

The Lot on 2nd Street

watercolor, 60" x 40"

Joan Becker's studio in preparation for Pursue at Gross McCleaf Gallery, 2025.