Janet's Art Blog

I recently experienced a computer crash and I have not been able to post images here on my website of my recent paintings. A new computer is on the way and I’ll be getting some images up soon.  Our Vermont foliage season seemed very brief this year, but I was happy to get to some of… read more

For anyone visiting my site over the past few months, you might have noticed a total lack of uploads and blogs. I have had to take a hiatus from painting much of this summer due to family obligations. It became nearly a full time job for me and I was only able to eek out… read more

Just ended a wonderful 3 day plein air painting workshop with Andrew Orr. He’s a great painter and gifted teacher. My head is swimming with new techniques and ideas. This is the first time I’ve taken a workshop and now I’m hooked. Though I paint often with friends – the workshop experience is a bit… read more

The annual Northern Vermont Artists Association June Juried Show is now up and running at Visions of Vermont gallery, Jeffersonville VT. The show features the work of NVAA members and runs through June 30. There will be an artists’ reception June 3 from 2 – 5 p.m. with an awards ceremony with cash prizes for… read more

Now that spring is official sprung here in Vermont, I’ve been working on my greens. I feel an artist can either hate green, are a little afraid of using too much of it in a painting, or try to avoid it by imbuing a painting with every color BUT green. Here’s my setup from a… read more

The Bryan Memorial Gallery hosted an Artists’ Reception on May 6 for the 2012 Land & Light Exhibit, which runs through July 8.    I have two paintings in this exhibit.        “Lamoille River in Winter”         “The Hay Feeder”   

I don’t always finish a painting on the spot, just not that fast yet! Especially on larger canvas sizes. I recently went back to Waterville to continue working on the painting I started several months ago, probably in the Fall.   This is my 3rd or 4th time back to this same spot, and by… read more

Yesterday I went painting with Eric Tobin over in Lower Pleasant Valley.  We set up beside a barn which shielded us from the really unpleasant cold, strong wind which kept the landscape in a constant state of changing light and shadow. I think it might have been a 100 mph wind. Just kidding but it… read more

The following paintings were juried into the Bryan Memorial Gallery 2012 Land and Light and Water and Air exhibit.       “Lamoille River in Winter” 16 x 20 Oil      “The Hay Feeder” 16 x 20 Oil 

March 13, 2012      Above is a photo I took in Waterville, VT of the popular covered bridge which has been a favorite subject of artists for many years.    I have taken a hiatus from blogging for a couple of months in order to spend more time painting and reading my art books.… read more