It's a passion that stems from a family love of the arts says Deanna Junek of her eye-catching line of colored pencil sketches. Junek was in Yorkton last week displaying her work and offering up pieces for sale to members of the general public.
Now residing in Estevan with many family members living in Yorkton, Junek says, "I've always been artistic. I'm self taught..." She's been perfecting her craft professionally for the past 12 years.
The local artist creates each piece with pencil crayon and then offers prints for sale. "I use a technique... I put color on top of color and then scratch it out, that's how I get a lot of the details, otherwise it can get dull."
Junek says she travels the province showing her work, it's what she does full time and what she enjoys doing.
"I love people, I love talking to people so it's great being self-employed, working my own hours doing what I love to do."
It's a passion that has been handed down through the generations.
"My dad was very artistic, I'm sure that's where most of this came from. He was a sign maker - Don Junek - a lot of people here know him, either through that or music because he was a musician too. He made a lot of the signs in town here... he was always drawing, creating..."
Anyone interested can view or purchase pieces.
To learn more about Junek's work visit: deannajunek.com, email: [email protected], or call 306-630-7190.
