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Presenting the Artwork of Janet Madill
Artsmith is pleased to feature the work of Janet Madill on the Artsmith website. Jan spent time with us earlier this year during our annual Artsmith Artist Residency. Please view Jan's work throughout the site, and read her artist statement below.
Janet Madill Artist Statement:
A certain roughness and improvisational quality mark most of my paintings. They are usually many-layered, as is my life. This is probably why I especially like to use oil or acrylic on canvas, as layering, texture and evidence of brushstrokes are natural components of these mediums. One layer often speaks to the next one in surprising ways, and a sense of adventure and curiosity about the next direction keep me fully present as I paint.
For me paint and color are two of the basic blocks of this life. Looking long and hard at the natural world is key as I proceed day to day. I like looking really close up and sometimes as far away as another galaxy. I am also beginning to concentrate more on humans, their faces, their emotions. Dance, poetry and music often inspire my paintings. A part of me is often asking, "What's it all about?", even as I suspect the answers will remain full of mystery. I am more country and wilderness than city, but definitely some of both.
I welcome conversations with people about my art and theirs, using the word in a very broad sense. My work is often open to multiple readings, some but not all of which I perceive ahead of time. I see the world as a very complex, diverse place and hope this is mirrored in my work.
View more of Janet's work at http://jamimi.com/index.php
2009 Events
2009 Calendar of Events:
January 26, 2009 - Artsmith Artist Residency Open Salon and Open Mic, 6:00 pm - Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast, 1459 North Beach Road on Orcas Island
February 2009 - Garden Party Artist Residencies
Deadline January 31, 2009 - Artsmith 2009 One-Page Literary Contest: Tell Us a Story (open to all genres)
March 14, 2009 - Literary Salon and open mic with novelist Ann Pancake, author of Strange as This Weather Has Been - Orcas Island, WA
April 10, 2009 - Mary Lou Sanelli and Deborah Sparks perform The Immigrant's Table - Orcas Center
May 15, 2009 - Literary Salon and open mic with poet Peter Ludwin, author of A Guest in All Your Houses - Orcas Island, WA
September 26 - October 31, 2009 - Tina Schumann and Sherry Reniker writing workshop - Seattle, WA
Artsmith Mission
Residency opportunities for selected writers, artists, and scholars
Literary events for writers, teachers, students, and those who appreciate fine literature
Literary contests to showcase the work of outstanding writers
Exhibition and performance opportunities for local and visiting artists
Opportunities for publishing and/or broadcasting fine literary works
