ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY

Since Joel's introduction to oil painting at age seven, he has become passionate about art.  He worked during his pre-teen years with Efren Aldana who was a well-known Latino artist in the San Gabriel Valley.
           
Joel has studied with Vic Riesau, Richard Shelton, Jove Wong, Shiquo Zhou, John Crosby, and Junn Roca. His favorite artists are DaVinci, Rembrant, Fechin, Bongart, Sorolla and Goya. Present day favorites are Mian Situ and Kevin Macpherson.
           
Joel is an associate member of the Oil Painters of America, the California Art Club, the Southern California Plein Air Artists group , the Masters Impressionists Society of America, and the San Gabriel Valley Fine Arts Association.
           
Selected paintings of Joel’s can be seen on his website-www.drjsartwork.com.  Present day pricings of his work ranges from $1,000 for a typical 9”x12” painting to $7,500 for a 30”x40” piece.  His present focus is on landscapes, seascapes and figurative work.  He is represented by White’s Gallery in Montrose, California. 

Joel attended El Monte High School in El Monte, California.  He attended USC undergrad and medical school.  Dr. Heger has been an interventional cardiologist in Pasadena spanning over twenty-five years. He has been a pioneer in the cardiology field and has been included yearly as a top doc in “America’s Top Doctor’s” listing. Joel is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at USC and has published 5 editions of his textbook on cardiology.

Joel lives in South Pasadena, California with his wife Jen, and their three beloved dogs, Bonnie, Clyde and Madison.