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"Fragmented
Iris"
4.5'x5.5' ~Acrylic
Various
canvases
$2,000
"Wisteria"
12"x12" ~Acrylic
$125
"Fall
Grapes I"
16"x20" ~Acrylic
$500
Pieces
of Nature
"Iris Series II"
9"x12" ~Acrylic
$95
"Staghorn
Fern"
12"x12" ~Acrylic
$125
~ SOLD
"My
Heart's in Arizona"
22"x28" ~Acrylic
on Watercolor
$450
~ SOLD
Pieces
of Nature
"Mum Series I"
11"x14" ~Acrylic
$125
Hand
Painted Bookmarks
Watercolor
$5.00
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Hometown:
Jackson,
TN
Medium:
Watercolor, Acrylic
Artist
Statement:
A native of West Tennessee, Janice Sumler has spent her life enjoying nature’s
beauty and finding ways to communicate her view of it. "I just always 'knew'
I was to spend my life creating,
experimenting, finding a different
way or an easier way to do something,"
she says. As a child she drew
and painted on whatever was
available, without instruction,
until she met Norma Dennison,
in 1970. "I felt like my
life really began then."
She continued her studies with
art books and workshops, being
influenced mostly by her friend,
the late Grove Robinson.
Janice
opened a gallery and frame shop
in 1976 and began teaching.
After some very tumultuous times,
including the death of her only
child in 1985, she stopped painting
for a while. In 1988, she started
painting again and entered the
art print industry, producing
over 125 prints between then
and 2002. She no longer produces
fine art prints, however her
work continues to be licensed
on products for the national
marketplace. Although only watercolor
paintings were put into print,
she also paints in acrylics
in a very different style from
her watercolors. This enables
her to study a subject and express
it in whatever style best suits
her emotional response to it.
In 1996, she began teaching
again and continues to teach
classes and workshops throughout
the area. "I really enjoy
seeing how art, and painting
in particular, enriches someone's
life. So many times people put
off learning to paint until
they retire and then become
passionate about it. I love
to watch their eyes when they
learn something new and see
them be totally lost in creativity
and forget their cares for a
while. It is truly fabulous."
Artist
Website:
www.janicesumler.com
"Cactus
Garden"
30"x22" ~Watercolor
$950
"Lilies
in Pink"
12"x12" ~Acrylic
$125
"Hydrangeas
I"
12"x12" ~Acrylic
$125
Pieces
of Nature
"Iris Series I"
9"x12" ~Acrylic
$95
Pieces
of Nature
"Iris Series III"
16"x20" ~Acrylic
$500
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