I am currently working on a group of paintings called the global emergence of the feminine energy. I use figures rising from water, earth, darkness, clouds, etc. as symbols or icons of our daily world conflicts They are representative of a society which is struggling to move toward consensus and peace rather than competition and war. My works are large-scale single canvases and triptychs. They can be described as realistic, yet abstract, graphic compositions that use the female figure as an element of the landscape. You can see the influence of various landscape artists and French photographers in my work. JoAnne Castelli-Castor