Born 1965 in San Feliu De Pallerols, in the Catalonia region of Spain. Joan Colomer was raised amid the rich artistic heritage of his family and the inspirational landscape tradition surrounding him in Spain. Colomer was intimately shaped by the pastoral countryside of deep forests and rolling hills that lent its name to the Olotina Landscape School, founded by painter Joaquim Vayreda over one hundred and twenty five years ago. Colomer learned to paint at a young age, alongside of his two brothers, under the tutelage of his father, also an artist.
Colomer painted steadily, mastering complicated techniques quickly, interrupting his rapid progress only to attend university in Barcelona. After receiving his degree in philosophy and liberal arts, Colomer based himself in Madrid and travelled extensively to study masterpieces in the world's greatest museums. Colomer ardently studied the styles of master painters while painting and intensively developing his own. In 1990 he married and continued his studies in Madrid at the Municipal School of Beaux Arts. Soon after, he started exhibiting work in both Barcelona and Madrid.
To Colomer, the sky sets the tone and intensity of the work. It is the most important part of his piece. Slowly, one color calls another. “I can't force the harmonies. They just flow from my hand.” For Colomer, the harmony just happens. When asked who his artistic heroes are, Colomer eloquently replies, I'd like to have Beruete's touch, Sorolla's light, Hopper's balance, Corot's gracefulness, Daubighny's vision, Monet's color, Vermeer's mystery, Mauve's atmosphere, and Velázquez's knowledge. The influence of each can be seen in Colomer's work.
For Colomer, painting is primal. I can't think of living without doing it. To say it in other words, I live to paint.
Spanish Artist