Janice Newman

Janice Newman

“Find the beauty.” I have always been a keen observer. If you know me now, it’s hard to believe I barely spoke as a child. But, I watched. I vividly remember taking in everything around me from a very young age, the sights, the sounds, and the energy of life everywhere. As an artist today, I do the same, experiencing, exploring, and imagining, until WHAM, I am stopped in my tracks by… something, an image, a moment in time. It might be the way the light just hit those rocks, or the glitter of colors dancing on the water, the intricate textures of someone’s hair, or the intimate tilt of two heads engaged in conversation. It’s not really about the subject matter itself. I look for the beauty in the moment that makes me catch my breath. And, then, I paint it.

When I am creating art, I completely lose myself in the experience of playing with the art media, trying to control it but also letting it control me. I celebrate the unique qualities that different materials can achieve. I want my work to evoke the sense of wonder and delight that was so much a part of the process of creating it.

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