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jana van wyk - dipping my brush in my soul ......and painting what i find.
Please read my journal entries below.

ArtSpark Main Exhibition show

Adirondack Chair #3, 20x16, oil on wrapped canvas

I'm happy to announce that "Adirondack Chair #3" was juried into the "Artspark Main Exhibition show" to be held Spet 5-25 in downtown Raleigh, NC

SOLD - Ghost Ranch Adobe (painted on location)

Ghost Ranch Adobe, 11x14, oil on panel, 

This painting is in the collection of Coni Grant.  Congratulations, Coni, enjoy!  jana
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Sold - Taos Adobe, oil on canvas

Toas Adobe, oil on canvas, plein air, Taos New Mexico

This painting is now in the Collection of Nelson Hubley.  Thanks for buying original art!   jana van wyk

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Hondo Valley Church, 12x16, oil on linen, plein air

Hondo Valley Church, 12x16, oil on linen, plein air

This painting is now in the collection of the Rich and Bev De Vries family.  Thank you for supporting original art,  jana

Adirondack chair series

Adirondack Chair #3, oil on 1.5 inch wrapped canvas, 24x20

I love adirondack chairs.  I'm not sure whether it's the sculptural lines of their design or simply the nostalgia of sitting in these chairs and enjoying a summer's eve, but these chairs inspire me.

Adirondack Chair #2, acrylic, 16x20

Adirondack Chair #1, acrylic, 16x20, canvas

I think this article has some great points.  jana

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Lessons From the Open Studio: Don’t Say No

by Luann Udell

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Portrait of Native American - in progress

I'm working on my first large portrait -- a 20x16 portrait of a Native American.

I still have some work to do on this painting but it's coming together nicely.  Considering that it's my first large portrait, i'm happy with what's happening on the canvas, so far.  Now i need to be careful not to overwork the painting.  Sometimes less is more.

Saturday at the NC Museum of Art

l to r:  Lisa, Jana, Kris
at the NC Museum of Art
yesterday afternoon

Yesterday spent some time with Lisa and Kris.  Here's a photo of us in front a painting with three trees and two clouds.  It was great to see them again and catch up.   

--- jana

SOLD - Jenny Lake and the Tetons, 12x16 oil on canvas panel, studio work

Jenny Lake and the Tetons, 12.x16 on canvas panel, oil, studio work

Sold this painting and it is on its way to a collector in the upper midwest!  Thanks for buying original art work.

 jana van wyk     

 @JanaDVanWyk  #janavanwyk #makebigart #nationalpark #grandtetons   #studioart

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about this painting:

"Jenny Lake and the Tetons" was painted from a photograph I took in Grand Tetons National Park near Jackson, Wyoming, while on vacation with my family....we crossed the lake to begin our hike up the canyon across the lake.

This is an original Expressive oil painting 12x16 inches - one of a kind. The brush strokes are juicy, thick, and colorful. The painting is on a canvas board that is 1/8 inch thick.
To read about my painting adventures visit: www.janavanwyk.blogspot.com and www.highdesertpainters.blogspot.com

I'm looking back today - "Connections #3" - art quilt

Connections #3 - 50" x 24"
hand dyed cotton by artist, hand embellished with embroidery thread, machine-pieced, machine quilted
Jana Van Wyk copyright 2014

My current focus is painting; however, for many years I hand-dyed cotton and created art quilts.  I was an active member of  PAQA-South, the Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South  and helped coordinate the 2006 PAQA-South Conference.

I entered Connections #3 into this juried show:

2007 ARTQUILTSmarkings

April 27 – May 30, 2007  Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, North Carolina

Connection #3 was not accepted into this show; my "markings" were the hand embellished markings that I created using embroidery floss.  Looking back and doing a self-critique, I believe one of the reasons it was not accepted is because my markings do not stand out in a photograph.  Remember curators and jurists are only looking a photographs that are usually projected to a screen.

Of course I was disappointed to be rejected. What did I learn from this? 

1) Not getting into shows is simply part of being an artist, get used to it, and move on. 

2) This art quilt now hangs happily in a focal spot between my sunroom and family room.  Visitors see this art as they enter our kitchen.  I displayed it on a wall with a medium dark neutral color and often my friends will say "those colors really pop against that wall".  So simply enjoy your work if it doesn't sell and show.  Maybe this one is meant to stay with me for now.

Looking to the Right - 20x24 - oil on canvas

I was driving north towards Abiqiui, New Mexico in early evening and happened to look right.  What I saw made me pull over the car and take photos.  I painted this based on the photos I took that day.  See the adobe on the far right?

For sale on my online store http://www.janavanwyk.etsy.com

I've updated my etsy store! www.janavanwyk.etsy.com

Hi everyone!    I've updated my etsy store and it's all stocked up with over 15 paintings!

http://www.janavanwyk.etsy.com

Over the next few days I'll be posting even more paintings;  the new ones will be BIG ones so stay tuned.  Jana

Purple Hills 11x14 oil painted on location in New Mexico

Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces   20x24   oil

Painted for my Solo show "Wide Open Spaces" at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC  - January 15 - March 15, 2012

based on a photograph taken in Colorado

Cottonwood Glory

Cottonwood Glory  16x20   oil

Painted in my studio based on a photograph I took in New Mexico in the autumn.