Joy Chandler

"Being drawn into the moment where an idea comes to life through line, shape and then form is what thrills me as an artist. I love the magic of integrating skill and interpreting my environment as I see it."

Joy enjoys working with a combination of materials like water color, acrylic, colored pencil, pastel, sharpie (and even digitally) and then allows the process to take over guiding her to her final product. She states, "From nothingness, form begins to appear or I intuitively am led to an idea or image. I am an illusionist, an observer of life, a life long learner, an innovator, a scientist...I am an artist who thrills at the moment my viewer is drawn to my canvas or paper and thinks, "How did she do that?" or "What a neat view point!"

Joy graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design from Lamar University and currently teaches Art at Donald Leonetti Elementary. She resides with her family in Sugar Land, Texas where her beautiful artwork was selected by the City of Sugar Land Cultural Arts Division to be featured throughout the community.