About the Artist
Janie with good friend Alan Titchmarsh at BBC Gardener’s World Live
Growing up in the sleepy little village of Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire, Janie was painting pictures of the family garden at the tender age of four. Plants and vegetables as subjects have remained her passion and have led her to becoming a renowned botanical artist.
After leaving school she studied at the Northampton School of Art before life took her to London and then many places outside of the UK, notably Greece, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
She subsequently studied at the Colchester School of Art specialising in illustration. She then juggled working in Public Relations & Marketing with illustrating books and magazines, commissions for portraits, pets and many other subjects. She eventually took the plunge to become a fulltime artist and is now able to specialise in her beloved floral/botanical subjects using in the main coloured pencils.
Cascading Cherries ‘Stella’
Janie’s meticulous and striking compositions are given a noticeably subtle touch with her deft coloured pencil work. It is this attribute that gives her pictures the composition, detail and depth of colour that has made her originals, limited edition prints and art workshops so popular.
Janie has now gained associate membership of the Society of Botanical Artists and has been awarded a Silver-Gilt medal at the 2008 Royal Horticultural Society’s floral art exhibition at BBC Gardeners World Live. She has also been invited to hold art courses at the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and the nationally famous Beth Chatto Gardens near Colchester. Amongst other invitations she has been asked to exhibit at the prestigious Hunt Institute, part of the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and to demonstrate her technique to local art groups and clubs.
Now living with her garden designer husband John amongst the beautiful surroundings of the Dedham Vale on the Essex/Suffolk border she exhibits locally and nationally, together with running art workshops in her garden studio and other venues around the country.