Silent Beauty Canvas Print

When it is "deathly" still in nature and you are out shooting, few moments are better. Better to truly "focus" on the task at hand. Finding those breaks and lines for a composition. Finding the path that leads the viewer into the content. Telling a story to the point of communicating a feeling, and clear understanding of the capture moment. This image explains this process, and the reward that I felt when I shot it.

Having a Grandfather who was an artist, an uncle who was a pioneer of mid-century modern architecture and a father who was a painter, ensured that JoAnn Silva was surrounded by inspiring art at a young age. Her grandfather created a studio in his home for his young grand daughter and at the age of three JoAnn Silva began painting, igniting her life long obsession with all things visual. However, it was during her years studying at Point Loma High School that she began to formally learn the skills of a trained artist. This formal training and disciplined approach to painting, photography and design continued as she pursued a Degree in Fine Art at the United States International University in San Diego. Upon graduation, JoAnn Silva...