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Inspired by the works of Andrew Wyeth and Mark Thompson, Janet began studying egg tempera with Mark at the Art Students League of Denver. She quickly fell in love with the results that can be achieved with this medium. Now she reserves her penchant for detailed realism for egg tempera works and gets loose with her watercolors. In addition to studying with Mark Thompson, Janet has attended workshops at the Art Students League of Denver with artists Lynn Kircher, Ellie Wheatley, Buffalo Kaplinsky and Tony Ortega.
Since 1998, Janet’s work has been included in many juried shows throughout the western states and she has won several honors for both her egg temperas and her watercolors. She has achieved signature membership in the Wyoming Watercolor Society and the National Association of Artists.
Janet lives in Englewood, Colorado (with her husband and herd of cats) where she is Vice-Chairman of the City of Englewood’s Cultural Arts Commission. She is also a Trustee of Englewood Arts, a non-profit charity that provided art opportunities in the City. And she is the Chairman of the annual National Juried Art Show sponsored by that organization. Janet’s work can be seen at Art Nic Gallery on South Broadway in Englewood, Colorado.
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Why I work in egg tempera. Born before the Renaissance, egg tempera met the desire for “portable” paintings. Egg yolk is an excellent binder that will last for centuries. The artist mixes small amounts of fresh paint for each painting session using egg yolk, water and dry pigments. I find this mixing of paint to be a pleasing meditation during which I consider each color, its hue and intensity, how it will be used, the result I expect, the variations I will need. Generally, I use a palette of only nine colors, including white, to mix all of the colors you see in my paintings. Mixing these pigments forces me to consider all of the color variants in each object and shadow, not just local color.
Painting in egg tempera is a slow meticulous process. The paint is applied with very small strokes of a fine pointed brush. It cannot be blended like oils or acrylics because is dries immediately. Blending and modeling must be achieved by cross-hatching layers of varying values. It is the layering that gives egg tempera its luminescence that I love.
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