In this portrait, Jo-Anne Boon is presented with the quiet confidence and composure of someone who has spent a career making sure everything adds up exactly as it should. Warm earth tones, antique gold and creamy ivory give the piece a classical quality, while her direct gaze lends a characteristic sense of resolve. There is little unnecessary flourish in the figure herself; an appropriate reflection of Jo-Anne’s practical, straightforward nature.

Jo-Anne began working in travel accounting in 1986, making her career nearly as longstanding as Paull Travel itself. In 2003, a meeting with Lesley brought her to the Paull Travel team, where she has since become the steady hand behind the numbers. The careful balance of light and shadow in the painting’s composition mirrors the precision of her work: every element accounted for and exactly where it belongs, “The Gold Standard,” if you will.

A Saskatchewan farm girl at heart, Jo-Anne brings grounded sensibility to a fast-paced industry. The harvest-gold tones of her portrait subtly recall prairie fields and the values that accompany them: hard work, reliability and an appreciation for the people closest to you. Beneath the portrait’s formal exterior is something much softer… Jo-Anne’s heart of gold and love for her family.