About Janie
Janie is an artist living in Brighton. She grew up in the Northeast of England among the rugged coastlines near Whitby and the beautiful countryside of the North York Moors.
In the 1990s she gained a BA (Hons) in Illustration from Harrow College and went on to attain a MA in Illustration from Central St Martins.
After years working as an illustrator, she decided to pursue her passion for fine art, attending The St Ives School of Painting where she was taught by Alice Mumford.
Janie paints directly from life, in oil or gouache, with still life being a favourite theme. She is endlessly fascinated by arrangements of simple, everyday humble and beautiful objects.
Landscape is another constant theme, especially the Sussex countryside. She records her responses in sketchbooks and works from photos and memory to capture the feeling of a fleeting moment whilst walking on the Downs.
Light plays a crucial role in her paintings, whether it is artificial light to create mood and intensity in her still lifes in the studio, or the atmosphere of half-light present under grey skies.
Janie has many artistic influences including William Nicholson, Richard Diebenkorn, Georgio Morandi, Gwen John, Agnes Martin and Manet.
Currently Exhibiting
Artologie, Cuckfield, Sussex
Past Exhibiting
Feast Exhibition (2023-24), Atelier Beside The Sea, Brighton, Sussex
Fair Ground Exhibition (2023), Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex
Summer Exhibition (2023), Royal Academy of Arts, London
Oxmarket Contempory Open (2022), Chichester, Sussex
Monochrome Cadmium (2021), Rye Art Gallery, Sussex
Recent Publications
Artist & Illustrators magazine, December 2023, August 2023
House & Garden magazine, December 2023
Education
Cleveland College of Art and Design - Foundation Course
University of Westminster (Harrow)- Illustration BA (Hons)
Central St Martins - Illustration (MA)