Title: Desert Monsoon // Artist: Jo Rohrbacker
about the piece
| This piece is created in watercolors and I wanted to use a loose technique to express a sense of lack of control. Desert monsoons can be so wildly unpredictable and fierce all in an instant. I chose the monochrome palette in order to increase focus on the tree alone. |
about the author // Jo Rohrbacker
| Jo Rohrbacker (she/her) has lived in Flagstaff, Arizona for over 30 years and attended college at NAU. When she earned her degree in fine arts, her goal was to teach knowing she could be an artist without a college education. It was important for her to create safe environments for other creatives to discover their own passions knowing an artist’s process can be so humbling and empowering in equal measure. Although her comfort zone lies within the medium of painting, she has always loved telling stories. She hopes to create children’s books in the near future accompanied by her watercolor illustrations. |
Instagram: @jo.paints
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