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Artwork Information

Artist:

Joanne Peekema 

Date:

unknown

Media:

Mixed Media

Size: 

 

Location:

Bauer Hall (BHL), Hallway between Rooms 105 and 105B

About the Artist:

Joanne (1933-2008) was a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where she met her husband, George. Joanne taught primary and secondary school in Camas, WA and Louisiana in the 50s, and later earned a masters degree at Portland State. She taught at the Portland Museum Art School and Pacific NW College of Art for 25 years. She pursued her lifelong interest in two- and three-dimensional art, producing many works of art, many at Clark College.

The Peekema's gifted Clark College $100,000 to establish an endowment that furnishes scholarships for art students. George Peekema said the gift was motivated by his desire to honor his wife and their mutual love for the arts. George and Joanne Peekema both took computer classes through the college’s Mature Learning program.

Artwork Description: 

Similar to other paintings these portray similar organic forms, although these watercolors from this series have darker, richer earth tones yellows, umber and reds. The artworks are painted on two separate pieces of paper and are framed with a small gap that runs horizontally through each piece.

This watercolor is currently hung with 5 others in a series Untitled 294, 296, 297, 299, and 300.

Acquisition Information:

Gifted to the college by George Peekema.

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https://obits.columbian.com/us/obituaries/columbian/name/joanne-peekema-obituary?id=49543341