Joyce Paretti Art

Riding in my Daddy's handmade Criss Craft Cruiser through the bayous of Louisiana when I was a young child inspired me to view the world around me in a loving way. I began to see beauty in everything around me, no matter how unattractive it may have been to someone else. Nature is breathtaking and all creatures are beautiful in my eyes. I loved the play on the swamp's textures, colors, and shadows that attracted me to recreate those same attributes in anything I paint. I did not know I was an artist at that time, but soon began to draw what I was feeling. It was then that I discovered that I was a natural artist and began to become a self- taught artist. After a near death experience when I was in my twenty's, I came out of that experience with a greater appreciation for everything around me. It seemed as though I was seeing color for the first time in my life. I had never felt so united with the colors of the earth, its creatures, and things around me until the near-death experience happened. I know our creator has brought me back here to help others feel the beauty all around us and it’s at no cost to see it, feel it, and appreciate it every day that we are here on earth. Many of my first endeavors have been sold and I have lost contact with the owners of my art, but now I am excited about devoting my life to art and helping others feel the beauty around us, and to take it inside ourselves and appreciate what God has provided to us.