The comments heard most often about Janette Jones paintings are “they make me feel joyful”, “lift my spirits”, and “they are filled with a sense of light and lightness”. As an artist who is constantly looking for the beauty of light in every subject, this is music to her ears. As a person who is wildly optimistic about life and positive about the future, she is thrilled her paintings reflect this “joie de vivre” attitude and bring joy to her collector. Jones uses a strong sense of design, personal color mixes and an intimate point of view to create her distinct style.
Janette was born in California and majored in art while attending California State University, Stanislaus, and studied watercolor for five years with Virginia Jentoft in Davis, Ca. Her watercolor images were successfully marketed and licensed with Daisy Kingdom, Naturally, Springs Mills and Prints Plus (among others) between 1988-2002. She has been painting outdoors in oils after a workshop in 2003 with Elizabeth Tolley, hooked by the challenge of capturing the truth on canvas. Janette has gone on to study with Kathleen Dunphy, Kevin MacPherson and Scott Christensen, as well as additional workshops with Libby, grateful for the opportunity to learn from these masters.
Selected Exhibitions & Events
2010 Knowlton Gallery Interior/Still Life Group Exhibit March, April Lodi,Ca
2010 Invited Artist Nomadas del Artes, Collectors Gallery, Dallas, TX
2010 Guest Artist "State Parks Exhibit" Roger's Gardens Fine Art, Corona del Mar May/June
2009 Teaching Joie de Vivre! Workshop, Milfiori
2009 Roger’s Gardens, Hidden Wineries of California, Corona del Mar, CA
2009 Knowlton Gallery, Solo Exhibition “Joie de Vivre” Recent Paintings by Janette Jones
2009 Napa Valley Land Trust Group Landscape Exhibit (won California
Art Club Award)
2009 Knowlton Gallery, Historic Barns of San Joaquin County Group Show, Lodi
2009 Roger’s Gardens, Spring Solstice Group Exhibition, Corona del Mar, CA
2008 American Impressionist Society Group Exhibition, Coda Gallery, CA
Corporate Collections
F&M Land Bank (Corporate Headquarters), Lodi Memorial Hospital, Corning, City of Oxnard
Affiliations
Oil Painters of America, California Art Club, Laguna Plein Air Painters, American Impressionist Society
