Her early artistic influences were painters Claude Monet, Richard Estes, and Robert Cottingham; photographers Alfred Stieglitz, Eduard Steichen, Clarence White, Walker Evans; documentary and photo- journalism.
After college Joanne worked as freelance photographer in the metro Detroit area - shooting many things from stock photography, editorial assignments for magazines and newspapers, and covering breaking news to creating hand-colored photo illustrations for magazine covers. Through this variety of experiences several b&w and color image series have emerged in addition to the hand-colored work, which will also be added to this web site in the future.
From 1996 to 2002 Joanne was employed as a Photo Archivist at the General Motors Media Archives, working in research and preservation with the historic archive of over 5 million images. In 1997 she received a Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration from WSU College of Library and Information Science, specializing in historic photographic and media collections.
Currently she divides her time between Detroit and Western North Carolina, searching for imagery and studying multimedia and design. In addition to her photographic art work Joanne is also a musician, playing guitar and trumpet in bands featuring early jazz and swing.
“Domka applies colored pencils and paints to her black-and-white photos, achieving a startling effect that causes us to look at things we may have never quite seen before.” – Detroit Monthly Magazine
The vibrant colors of Joanne Domka's car art, sign art, and motorcycle art will bring your decorating projects to life. Feature artwork in game rooms, sports rooms, billiard rooms, 1950s themed decor. Appropriate for bar, pub, diner, and restaurant decor.
This retro art will work perfectly with your vintage collectibles like juke boxes, diner furniture, classic car collections, pinball machines, soda pop drink machines, pool tables, casino slot machines and games, car couches, Harley Davidson collections.
Interior designers, decorators, art galleries, and distributors contact artist for discounts on multiple orders, bulk orders, and commissions.
All images copyright © 2008 Joanne Domka No image on this site may be duplicated without written permission of the artist.
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