Portland Art Gallery

Joyce Grasso

Picasso once said, "It took me years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." As a former art teacher, my young students were always playful and fearless in their approach. Their broad strokes and bright palettes were charged with energy and a joy to behold. Now, in my second career, I approach each canvas and collage piece with that same ethos. My rich toolkit includes bold colors, multiple layers and varied textures. Working with children has allowed me to see the world through their lens. As a result, each of my pieces reflects my joyful heart and sense of spontaneity. It gives me great pleasure to create works that are true to my aesthetic and meaningful to others.

I grew up in Maine where the lulling sounds of waves breaking and the din of distant foghorns were part of my everyday existence. The simple beauty saturated my soul, is part of who I am and is expressed in my artwork. With frequent return visits to Maine, as well as many inspiring trips to Italy, the south of France, and other exquisite places, I have integrated the beauty of natural and man-made environments into my work. Rather than the traditional land or seascape, my paintings create a “feeling of place." I believe place allows us to access those special feelings and memories that escape our usual awareness.

Joyce was raised in Portland, Maine and attended college and graduate school in Connecticut. Settling in Fairfield County, she taught art in the Stamford and Greenwich Public Schools. Joyce has studied at the International Center for Photography, MOMA, Greenwich Art Society, and the Silvermine School of Art. Throughout her career she has received several awards for her photography and painting. Resuming her painting career Joyce has shown at the Bendheim and Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, CT and has exhibited in many juried shows throughout Fairfield County including Kershner Gallery and Pequot Gallery in Southport CT, where she was awarded "Best in Show 2018." Her photos and paintings are displayed in many private collections in Connecticut, Maine, Pennsylvania, New York and California. In 2017, she had five paintings purchased for the permanent collection at the new Stamford Hospital. Joyce is a member of the Greenwich Art Society, The Stamford Art Association and an accepted member of the Loft Artists Association where she has a studio. She is a longtime resident of Stamford, where she lives with her husband John, a school principal.

Artwork

Golden Hour Salt Marsh

Joyce Grasso

Golden Hour Salt Marsh

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Music of the Marsh

Joyce Grasso

Music of the Marsh

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Seafoam

Joyce Grasso

Seafoam

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

$425.00

Travelscape - Just a Moment

Joyce Grasso

Travelscape - Just a Moment

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

Travelscape - That Summer Moment

Joyce Grasso

Travelscape - That Summer Moment

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

Spring Arrived

Joyce Grasso

Spring Arrived

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 in

$4,500.00

Shoreline Mist

Joyce Grasso

Shoreline Mist

Acrylic on Canvas

20 x 60 in

$3,300.00

The Visit II

Joyce Grasso

The Visit II

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

One Day in May

Joyce Grasso

One Day in May

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

$425.00

A Touch of Pink #1

Joyce Grasso

A Touch of Pink #1

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Birdseye View

Joyce Grasso

Birdseye View

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Travelscape #1

Joyce Grasso

Travelscape #1

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

Travelscape #2

Joyce Grasso

Travelscape #2

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

Travelscape #4

Joyce Grasso

Travelscape #4

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

Coastal Rhythm

Joyce Grasso

Coastal Rhythm

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

It Must Be Magic #1

Joyce Grasso

It Must Be Magic #1

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas

20 x 20 in

$1,750.00

It Must Be Magic #2

Joyce Grasso

It Must Be Magic #2

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas

20 x 20 in

$1,750.00

It Must Be Magic #3

Joyce Grasso

It Must Be Magic #3

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas

20 x 20 in

$1,750.00

Surge

Joyce Grasso

Surge

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 24 in

$2,200.00

Winter's Thaw

Joyce Grasso

Winter's Thaw

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 24 in

$2,200.00

Chill

Joyce Grasso

Chill

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

The Fog Lifts

Joyce Grasso

The Fog Lifts

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 36 in

$2,600.00

Endless Summer

Joyce Grasso

Endless Summer

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 in

$4,500.00

Travelscape #3

Joyce Grasso

Travelscape #3

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

How the Light Hit the Shoreline

Joyce Grasso

How the Light Hit the Shoreline

Acrylic on Canvas

20 x 60 in

$3,300.00

Coastal Awakening

Joyce Grasso

Coastal Awakening

Acrylic on Canvas

40 x 30 in

$3,400.00

Tethered

Joyce Grasso

Tethered

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

A River Runs Through It

Joyce Grasso

A River Runs Through It

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

River Rock

Joyce Grasso

River Rock

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

$1,200.00

Three Boats

Joyce Grasso

Three Boats

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

In The Mist

Joyce Grasso

In The Mist

Acrylic on Canvas

20 x 60 in

$3,300.00

Driftwood

Joyce Grasso

Driftwood

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Sound of The Sea

Joyce Grasso

Sound of The Sea

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 30 in

$2,200.00

Dawn Illusion #2

Joyce Grasso

Dawn Illusion #2

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Cool Breeze

Joyce Grasso

Cool Breeze

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 30 in

$2,200.00

Shoreline Moment

Joyce Grasso

Shoreline Moment

Acryilc on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Beach Rock

Joyce Grasso

Beach Rock

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Glisten

Joyce Grasso

Glisten

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 30 in

$2,200.00

Birds Eye View

Joyce Grasso

Birds Eye View

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

Dawn Illusion #1

Joyce Grasso

Dawn Illusion #1

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Morning Mist

Joyce Grasso

Morning Mist

Acrylic on Canvas, Diptych

30 x 60 in

$6,000.00

Spring Symphony

Joyce Grasso

Spring Symphony

Acrylic on canvas

12 x 12 in

$425.00

Blue Horizon

Joyce Grasso

Blue Horizon

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 48 in

$4,500.00

Indigo Seas

Joyce Grasso

Indigo Seas

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Meandering

Joyce Grasso

Meandering

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Blue Inlet

Joyce Grasso

Blue Inlet

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Beach Stones Tumbled

Joyce Grasso

Beach Stones Tumbled

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

One Day in July

Joyce Grasso

One Day in July

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Awakening

Joyce Grasso

Awakening

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Harborside

Joyce Grasso

Harborside

Acrylic on canvas

40 x 30 in

$3,400.00

Spring Concerto

Joyce Grasso

Spring Concerto

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

Salt Air

Joyce Grasso

Salt Air

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Coastal Moment

Joyce Grasso

Coastal Moment

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

Changing Seasons #4

Joyce Grasso

Changing Seasons #4

Acrylic & Mixed Media on Birchwood

8 x 8 in

$650.00

Beach Stones

Joyce Grasso

Beach Stones

Acrylic & Mixed Media on Birchwood

8 x 8 in

$650.00

The Bridge

Joyce Grasso

The Bridge

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

Warmth Of The Sun

Joyce Grasso

Warmth Of The Sun

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Shoreline Tapestry

Joyce Grasso

Shoreline Tapestry

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Salt Air #2

Joyce Grasso

Salt Air #2

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Salt Air #3

Joyce Grasso

Salt Air #3

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

Cool Blue

Joyce Grasso

Cool Blue

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Summer Mist

Joyce Grasso

Summer Mist

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Beachside

Joyce Grasso

Beachside

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

$425.00

Illumination

Joyce Grasso

Illumination

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Morning Meditation

Joyce Grasso

Morning Meditation

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

$3,600.00

Safe Harbor

Joyce Grasso

Safe Harbor

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Spring Green

Joyce Grasso

Spring Green

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 36 in

$2,600.00

Luminescent Shore

Joyce Grasso

Luminescent Shore

acylic on canvas

30 x 40 in

$3,400.00

Winter Harbor

Joyce Grasso

Winter Harbor

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

$1,800.00

Sea Mist

Joyce Grasso

Sea Mist

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 30 in

$2,200.00

Sand and Sea

Joyce Grasso

Sand and Sea

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Distant Shore

Joyce Grasso

Distant Shore

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

$425.00

At The End of The Day

Joyce Grasso

At The End of The Day

Acrylic On Canvas

30 x 30 in

$2,800.00

Maine Remember

Joyce Grasso

Maine Remember

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 36 in

SOLD

Note From The Shore

Joyce Grasso

Note From The Shore

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

SOLD

Summer's End

Joyce Grasso

Summer's End

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

SOLD

East Wind #3

Joyce Grasso

East Wind #3

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

SOLD

Touch of Pink

Joyce Grasso

Touch of Pink

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 12 in

SOLD

Cool Cool Waters

Joyce Grasso

Cool Cool Waters

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 in

SOLD

Golden Hour

Joyce Grasso

Golden Hour

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

SOLD

Morning Walk

Joyce Grasso

Morning Walk

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

SOLD

Aqua

Joyce Grasso

Aqua

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

SOLD

Wishful Thinking

Joyce Grasso

Wishful Thinking

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

SOLD

Sea Foam

Joyce Grasso

Sea Foam

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 30 in

SOLD

Winter's Thaw

Joyce Grasso

Winter's Thaw

Acrylic on Canvas

16 x 16 in

SOLD

Key Lime

Joyce Grasso

Key Lime

Acrylic on Canvas

24 x 24 in

SOLD

Joyce Grasso

Picasso once said, "It took me years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." As a former art teacher, my young students were always playful and fearless in their approach. Their broad strokes and bright palettes were charged with energy and a joy to behold. Now, in my second career, I approach each canvas and collage piece with that same ethos. My rich toolkit includes bold colors, multiple layers and varied textures. Working with children has allowed me to see the world through their lens. As a result, each of my pieces reflects my joyful heart and sense of spontaneity. It gives me great pleasure to create works that are true to my aesthetic and meaningful to others. I grew up in Maine where the lulling sounds of waves breaking and the din of distant foghorns were part of my everyday existence. The simple beauty saturated my soul, is part of who I am and is expressed in my artwork. With frequent return visits to Maine, as well as many inspiring trips to Italy, the south of France, and other exquisite places, I have integrated the beauty of natural and man-made environments into my work. Rather than the traditional land or seascape, my paintings create a “feeling of place." I believe place allows us to access those special feelings and memories that escape our usual awareness. Joyce was raised in Portland, Maine and attended college and graduate school in Connecticut. Settling in Fairfield County, she taught art in the Stamford and Greenwich Public Schools. Joyce has studied at the International Center for Photography, MOMA, Greenwich Art Society, and the Silvermine School of Art. Throughout her career she has received several awards for her photography and painting. Resuming her painting career Joyce has shown at the Bendheim and Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, CT and has exhibited in many juried shows throughout Fairfield County including Kershner Gallery and Pequot Gallery in Southport CT, where she was awarded "Best in Show 2018." Her photos and paintings are displayed in many private collections in Connecticut, Maine, Pennsylvania, New York and California. In 2017, she had five paintings purchased for the permanent collection at the new Stamford Hospital. Joyce is a member of the Greenwich Art Society, The Stamford Art Association and an accepted member of the Loft Artists Association where she has a studio. She is a longtime resident of Stamford, where she lives with her husband John, a school principal.

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