Joni Mitchell is a busy new US citizen.
The singer songwriter’s fans know she’s a talented visual artist. Her drawings and paintings have been used as album covers, and a book of them was issued a few years ago.
Now Joni has 23 new paintings coming in a book called “News.”
The work covers a 24 news cycle with slogans, song lyrics, and uncompromising imagery. Her sharp wit skewers power and politics; her voice articulates protest and resistance. A powerful expression of her undimmed creative independence and vision, “NEWS” is a testament to the enduring power of art.
Joni says: “NEWS” is my protest song – a song not for the ears but for the eyes. This is not fake news!”
There’s a regular edition for $65, and a collectible one signed, for $250. Click here.
This woman is amazing. She nearly died after a brain hemorrhage several years ago. Her spirit and recovery are a miracle. (Also, PS Judy Collins’ hit recording of “Both Sides Now” is part of the new Oscar bound movie “Wild Horse Nine.”)
