Joanlee Ferrara: Teacher, friend and respected artist. In her memory, her family has donated the paintings below to Villa Duchesne, where she taught happily for so many years, and the alumnae association to which both she and her daughter belonged. Browse the pictures and descriptions below. To bid on a painting, put a comment below it on this site or send an email to elferrara@yahoo.co.uk. We will award the paintings to the highest bids at 3:30pm on Saturday, 12 March, the date of Joanlee's memorial service.

All proceeds will go to fund art education at Villa Duchesne.

Saturday 19 February 2011

English Willow


Matted watercolor, 16" x 20". English gardens are famous for their planned informality. Everything has been set out with rigorous discipline, but the end result is supposed to look as it the scene just grew up naturally. The master of this style was Capability Brown, who designed the park at Petworth, from where Mom drew this scene. The contrast of the ancient willow and the neoclassical temple in the garden is a classic.
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