In the Balance, 72" x 54"

Acrylic on Canvas.

"There is a real battle to be won in the hearts and minds of man. We strive for independence yet the irony is, everyone is a slave to something. So here we have a young man, liberated with colour, yet his posture bears much weight. The vibrant colours represent the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit. A deep search begins and the body awaits.

Art is a catalyst. It reminds us that we are alive, awakening our senses and petitioning a response. Art is an expression of who we are and has the ability to draw us to new depths: awareness of self and the world around us. There are times that art can not be put into words, but the connection is strong, and at moments overwhelming. That is the power of art and as artists, we have the privilege of expressing that in visually aesthetics ways."

Joanna Aplin’s figurative and abstract paintings are clean and captivating. Her classically trained yet contemporary approach to color, form, and line makes her work aesthetically pleasing to all walks of life. Her compositions carry an intrinsic sense of balance and proportion. Aplin takes her visual cues from the complexities in nature and the human form, then welcomes a reductive process – knowing it will lead to a simpler, more essential presentation of the subject matter.