Joan Fullerton grew up on the vast, slow-paced plains of Eastern Wyoming. While raising 3 children, she studied watercolor with Edgar Whitney, Frank Webb, Charles Reid, and many other nationally known watercolorists. In 1985, she returned to college and earned BFA and MFA degrees in painting from the University of Wyoming. She was a college art instructor at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1990 to 2003. In 2003, she made the leap of faith to relocate and paint full-time in Taos, NM. During her 8 years in Taos, Fullerton made her mark and established her reputation as a well-known and respected artist and teacher. Now residing near Denver, she paints in her home studio and teaches workshops internationally. "My painting process is one of experimentation and discovery. While I do not work with a predetermined subject in mind, I often end up with paintings symbolic of man’s connection to the Earth. With my life and art, I intend to discover and maintain a bridge between form and the formless. I make contemplative art, art that originates from “deep awareness” and is alive with the mystery of being. It would please me if viewers found my work intriguing and uplifting."