Joel Green

My philosophy is: do not paint with the reaction of your audience in mind, paint as if there will never be an audience. I believe that only by staying true to this philosophy, can I produce paintings that are truly expressive and worthy of an audience.

My earliest memories are of painting and drawing pictures. I suppose I am a "self-taught" artist, but I'm not sure I did teach myself. Painting is just something I have always done.

I am a native of Pensacola, Florida, a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and a graduate of LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans. I currently practice dentistry in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Living in New Orleans for many years, the birthplace of jazz and Louis Armstrong, I became fascinated with jazz and jazz musicians. No two jazz trumpet players, even when playing the same notes, will create the same solo. Great jazz music depends on the pure expression of the individual musician, just as a great painting depends on the pure expression of the individual
painter.

It is my interest in jazz and my desire to express that interest through paintings, that has lead to the creation of the pictures you see in this gallery.

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