{"product_id":"icon","title":"Icon","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11x14 acrylic and mixed media on \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e640lb cotton paper with a partial deckled edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size is 9x12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStatement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything has a gesture–every object, every being, every interaction. It\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es a statement of its energy, of what it is. Janet draws from her personal stories and daily walks in nature to find these gestures, these essential motifs, and translate them into the language of her paintings.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanet work in layers of acrylic, graphite and crayon, building texture and depth. Using an accumulated vocabulary of gestures, she make marks on the painting, and then respond to those marks in an ongoing conversation with the work. She experiments and then pauses. Risks and then retreats. It\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es a process of engagement and distillation, keeping what belongs and letting go of what doesn\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003et. Events are veiled, overwritten, or later exposed, leaving traces of their passage. Slowly, the paintings build their own history and develop a sense of place.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese rich paintings are created on 640lb cotton Paper with a partial deckled edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing her BFA, Janet pursued a career in graphic design, interactive media and photography. In 2016 she returned to fine art and has been building her studio practice since then. Her work is in collections in Canada, the US the UK, and Bermuda, and has been seen in Style at Home and Uppercase magazines, and on HGTV Home Tours.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter many years in the Toronto area, Janet recently followed the sound of the sea, and moved her studio to Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Janet Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50811374960832,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0540\/0802\/1184\/files\/Icon.png?v=1794581688","url":"https:\/\/onthewallframing.ca\/products\/icon","provider":"On The Wall Framing ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}