Joann has done several self portraits.
Public relations photo and self portrait
Research interests
In 1995, Joann prepared a dossier for promotion to full professor. In that work, she created a one page document outlining her research interests. It is attached here.
News release in 1989
In this news release in 1989, Lisa Delacerta captured the most informative interview with Joann that I have ever seen. Joann had come into her professional period, where she had become a serious artist with a welcoming audience. Many of her pieces that she painted were sold, and we have only piecemeal information on them.
The article is copied here for your entertainment:
QUILLMAN EXPERIENCING STEADY MARKET FOR HER ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS
The wonderful painting that she centers the interview around was lost in a fire at the church in Alexandria; however, we are fortunate to have a good slide of the painting in Joann’s files. We have used it on this page, and we will present it here again.
This painting has been cited under several names in Joann’s documents: Golden Mean; Golden Mean Revisited; and Golden Mean Revisited, Come the Party’s for You. In either case, her exhilaration over this painting really came across in the interview.
Chancellor Anthony Mumphrey
Joann was commissioned to paint Dr. Anthony Mumphrey, the first Chancellor of Louisiana State University at Eunice. He served for more than 25 years in that position.
Gail Vidrine, Steven Quillman, Debra Quillman and Malcolm Vidrine.
A collection of paintings
A number of paintings are hung in the living space of the Vidrine home. This collection represents a variety of Joann’s works.
Gail Vidrine, Steven Quillman, Debra Quillman and Malcolm Vidrine.
Drawings
Joann first drew her subjects, and then painted them. These drawings are older and form part of her portfolio of drawings–many made before she returned to school at the University of Mississippi to do her graduate work. Unfortunately, these pictures do not show the clear signature that is present on the works.
Date: February 27, 1979.
Size: 12 x 16 inches.
Medium: red charcoal.
Other notes: This was an assignment at Ole Miss.
Drawing appears to be the starting point in Joann’s discovery of the arts. In a Eunice News press release in February 1986, Joann was reported to have commented that she has no particular favorite when it comes to art work. She does say, however, the she varies the kinds of work she does. For instance, if she has not painted for some time, the desire to feel the brush in her hand will draw her to the canvas.
Gail Vidrine, Steven Quillman, Debra Quillman and Malcolm Vidrine
Water elements in paintings
In a Eunice News press release dated November 16, 1988, entitled ‘Quillman exhibiting art,’ Joann was quoted saying, “Unconsciously, I find myself drawn toward water, be it still, running wide or narrow, rushing or reflective, or turbulent ocean. It has music both for the ear and the eye that I find constantly fascinating. Even in my paintings that do not have water in them, I found the setting on the bay or the river’s edge.”
Water elements recur in Joann’s paintings. Lakes, streams, waterfalls, and other watery habitats are represented. Gail, Malcolm, Steven and Macky shared a lodge with Joann at Chicot Lake in 1983–this outing provided an opportunity to photograph the lake in autumn. A total of 8 paintings are collected together in this blog.
Several woodland scenes with moving water are accompanied by lake scenes and images of boats on water. The group closes with an aggregation of fish eagerly and aggressively seeking their share of food.
Gail Vidrine, Steven Quillman, Debra Quillman and Malcolm Vidrine
Houses and Villas
Joann painted several houses and villas photographed on her many trips to Europe and around the United States. At present, only 2 of these are available for photographing.
Gail Vidrine, Steven Quillman, Debra Quillman and Malcolm Vidrine.
Joann’s Flower Paintings
In a Eunice News press release dated November 16, 1988, entitled, ‘Quillman exhibiting art,’ Joann says that water is her favorite subject, but she reports, “My second great love is flowers. I prefer them in their most relaxed state. My greatest joy is to capture them quickly as if to portray their movement of life before they wilt and disappear forever.”
Joann apparently liked to paint flowers. She often named the paintings for the flowers in the paintings; however, several of the paintings are unnamed in our collection of photographs and paintings. Her love of painting bright colors is evident in these pieces. She said several times that she did not like scenery with lots of yellows, but rather she preferred the knock-out colors, like red, orange, and blue.
We have included 10 of the flower paintings with everything from roses to hydrangeas to apparently irises. Even Queen Anne’s lace, sweet peas and magnolias are represented. Joann took thousands of pictures of flowers and brought some of the images into her home as arrangements in a variety of vases and ultimately re-created them as paintings.
Gail Vidrine, Steven Quillman, Debra Quillman and Malcolm Vidrine.
The Art of Joann E. Quillman 