June Munro Paintings

The perspective and beauty of still life paintings have always inspired me as they seem to portray a more simple life and time. I continue to be drawn to the nostalgia and feelings which they evoke in me as an oil painter and artist. I love vivid, pure color as it combines with a sense of realism, and I strive to apply this vision and emotion to my work. Drawing inspiration and ideas from the visuals of everyday life, I constantly create vignettes in my mind and eventually portray them on canvas. I attempt to create an everlasting impression of some of my favorite still life arrangements and landscapes ...

Florals are also a passion for me, and recently I have begun to paint larger flowers, using bigger brushes, larger canvases, and more paint, therefore, deriving more expression and emotion in my paintings.  Each one reveals intricate and delicate patterns which are reminicent of the feminine mystique, therefore, intriguing and ultimately fascinating to paint.  The subject has to stir an emotion in me to want to paint it.  Flowers have alway lifted my spirits, and it is my hope that my paintings will do the same for the viewer.  As an artist, the struggles are similar for many of us; striving to express the singular emotion on canvas, to simplify and create a painterly piece.  I suppose that it will take a lifetime, however, that is fine with me.       

June has lived throughout the United States and Europe and has traveled extensively while collecting and creating her inspirations for art.  June is an artist member of the National Association of Women Artists in NYC,  Newburyport Art Association, the Concord Art Association, and the Artist League of Lowell, and is an associate member of the North Shore and the Rockport Art Associations.  She is also the Vice-President of the Andovers Artists Guild.