Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is extremely pleased to announce that Joel Sobelson has been named as the Gallery’s new featured artist and he will now be promoted by the gallery for the next 14 days in the gallery’s Artist Showcase.
Joel is an award-winning artist based in North Carolina, USA. He was selected as 1 of the top twelve finalists in the gallery’s 30th Solo Art Exhibition Series. The placement in this competition qualified his artwork to be showcased in this feature.
His Artist Showcase feature will be promoted to hundreds of major news outlets. In addition, the gallery will also be featuring and promoting his artwork in the gallery’s various social media networks for further exposure.
Below are Joel’s Artist Biography, Artist Statement and 5 of his pastel artworks submitted to this competition.
Joel started drawing when he was 5 or 6 years old. The work was basic, but the thrill was genuine.
As he grew up, he was lucky enough to be able to parley that creative spirit way beyond simply drawing. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where he was introduced to the world advertising. He put together a portfolio and was immediately hired by one of the top ad agencies in NYC. He had a long and very successful career as a Creative Director for many of the great ad agencies of the time. Did some really breakthrough work… won all sorts of awards. And retired at just the right time after a 40 year career messing with people’s heads.
Retirement got boring so he began to draw again and rediscovered a passion that he has been pursing ever since. He was lucky enough to find pastels as a medium. The colors, the textures… the possibilities! His imagery began to allow “stories and feelings” to emerge.
One day he experimented by creating a few pieces in black and white. Stepping back from the easel he quickly realized this technique aligned with his subject matter to create a more impactful and emotional experience for the viewer.
Joel’s combination of style and imagery allows stories to emerge, which he tells with all the emotional authenticity, style and heart he can bring to the easel.
My approach to art is to find a good story, and tell it with all the emotional authenticity, style and heart I can bring to the easel.
To learn more about Joel and to see more of his art, please visit his website.
Click the Thumbnail to See the Artwork in a Lightbox
