http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=8704 Artist http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=23180 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=23180"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/9407e11f3ca8310b2943c9bcab5f7be3/9407e11f3ca8310b2943c9bcab5f7be3_scale_56_80.jpg" height="80" width="56" border="1" alt="Peonies and Shadowbox Vase" /></a><br/>Sweet smelling peonies from my garden in a vase from my sweet smelling hubby. <br/> Thu, 14 Aug 2003 02:07:11 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=23178 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=23178"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/ea851a34924cffe14a9cda7068e1d356/ea851a34924cffe14a9cda7068e1d356_scale_110_77.jpg" height="77" width="110" border="1" alt="Summer: Day Lilies" /></a><br/>This piece won a Third Place Award at the 2003 Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition. <br/> Thu, 14 Aug 2003 02:05:10 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=23177 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=23177"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/3228e185967cdd8d565b9a95bb835e8d/3228e185967cdd8d565b9a95bb835e8d_scale_57_80.jpg" height="80" width="57" border="1" alt="Milkweed" /></a><br/>This piece was exhibited in the 2002 Fine Arts Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair. <br/> Thu, 14 Aug 2003 02:03:07 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8730 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8730"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/651a9fec2c9e91e4f54da4bbc7cad22e/651a9fec2c9e91e4f54da4bbc7cad22e_scale_109_77.jpg" height="77" width="109" border="1" alt="Two Dahlias, Twenty-six Zinnias and Three McCoys." /></a><br/>I paired the symmetry of the backgound fabric and the arrangement of the vases with the asymmetry of the bouquets.<br/> Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:47:17 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8729 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8729"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/4aeb20d3d3aa59d28a271ee289aabea1/4aeb20d3d3aa59d28a271ee289aabea1_scale_56_80.jpg" height="80" width="56" border="1" alt="Yarrow and Cosmos with Italian Pitchers" /></a><br/>A frenzied August bouquet and a family of favorite Italian pitchers.<br/> Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:42:41 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8728 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8728"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/df5494be5c334c0885d6637dd4936010/df5494be5c334c0885d6637dd4936010_scale_109_78.jpg" height="78" width="109" border="1" alt="Coneflower with Ruthie&#39;s Birds" /></a><br/>The favorite objects of a good friend.<br/> Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:38:36 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8727 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8727"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/e21de3e60940459132ca3750b4276d03/e21de3e60940459132ca3750b4276d03_scale_110_76.jpg" height="76" width="110" border="1" alt="Wedgewood with Provencal Cloth" /></a><br/>I'm attracted to the ceramic patterns that echo natural forms.<br/> Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:22:53 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8726 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8726"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/f53839c069ca901c44d1961d1d39d198/f53839c069ca901c44d1961d1d39d198_scale_56_80.jpg" height="80" width="56" border="1" alt="Chinese Bowls with Floating Zinnias" /></a><br/>The energy of the pattern of these blue and white bowls against the fabric of the tablecloth created a serene quality that I tried to emphasize with the floating zinnias.<br/> Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:14:13 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8725 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8725"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/cedf77c8ca5c60bc2d273637f429d474/cedf77c8ca5c60bc2d273637f429d474_scale_53_80.jpg" height="80" width="53" border="1" alt="Gooseneck Loosestrife, Rudbeckia and Polish Doll" /></a><br/>i paired this antique Polish doll with July flowers and two favortie Italian pitchers.<br/> Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:00:04 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8724 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8724"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/83bb98b6643ada838c258a4418499efb/83bb98b6643ada838c258a4418499efb_scale_110_77.jpg" height="77" width="110" border="1" alt="Balloon Flower, Kente Cloth and Tray with Primrose" /></a><br/>Flowers from a July garden and a few of my mother's favorite things<br/> Thu, 28 Mar 2002 01:42:19 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8723 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8723"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/51aa36d7bff400209617073923e0664d/51aa36d7bff400209617073923e0664d_scale_57_80.jpg" height="80" width="57" border="1" alt="Coral Bells, Blue Bells and Czechoslovakian Birds" /></a><br/>This flock of birds usually lives on my windowsill.<br/> Thu, 28 Mar 2002 01:27:44 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8722 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8722"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/44a4764d93873dcd347dcba657c4c5df/44a4764d93873dcd347dcba657c4c5df_scale_56_80.jpg" height="80" width="56" border="1" alt="Wish You Were Here" /></a><br/>Still life as postcard. An image of this work and others is available as part of a set of 24 notecards.<br/> Sat, 02 Mar 2002 23:53:08 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8721 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8721"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/94e5618e8bafd80e14449df9746af17e/94e5618e8bafd80e14449df9746af17e_scale_109_80.jpg" height="80" width="109" border="1" alt="Citrus" /></a><br/>Again, the theme of fruit and fabric. An image of this work and others is available as part of a set of 24 notecards.<br/> Sat, 02 Mar 2002 23:48:05 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8720 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8720"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/a840460dcb5beeec470752f1b7fbda92/a840460dcb5beeec470752f1b7fbda92_scale_60_80.jpg" height="80" width="60" border="1" alt="Poppies" /></a><br/>This oil pastel was painted outdoors during the hot hot summer of '88.<br/> Sat, 02 Mar 2002 23:42:44 GMT Joy Baleisis http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8719 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=8719"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_1809/2f9237ff41d882b2f0457686145737ba/2f9237ff41d882b2f0457686145737ba_scale_59_80.jpg" height="80" width="59" border="1" alt="Amaryllis #2" /></a><br/>This is #2 of a quartet of work commissioned by the Westin Hotels. It is on display at Basil's Restaurant in the IDS Tower.<br/> Sat, 02 Mar 2002 23:12:21 GMT Joy Baleisis