"Looking Up" - Things Definitely Are!

Wow! What a couple of great weeks. Summer Solstice is almost upon us and things are definitely looking up. The gratitude I feel for the many art collectors and art lovers supporting visual arts, and my personal artwork, is both empowering and humbling as an artist. Thank you for taking your time to peruse my newsletter each week and for showing an interest in my creations!

“Looking Up” found a home here in Salt Lake City, UT this past week with thanks to Forsey’s Fine Furniture and their team of local designers. This lovely grouping of Aspen trees can be found on a hike at the top of Millcreek Canyon. I always love my time in the mountains among these gentle giants. Hearing their leaves jingle like a type of foliage currency fills my soul bank as the wind moves these trees unanimously to and fro. Nature is a source of meditation and calming peace for my mind.

I hope in the coming days you can find yourself amongst the trees, taking some time to listen to what they have to say as they jingle and sway.

Cheers and Happy Summer Solstice!
Janell

“Looking Up”, 30” x 24” Oil on Canvas

“Looking Up”, 30” x 24” Oil on Canvas

"Thing 1 & Thing 2" Privately Collected in Austin, Texas!

Well, it is an amazing feeling to have “Thing 1 & Thing 2” so positively received! Thank you all for your wonderful and generous comments on these new abstract paintings. Shipped within the week of completion, these two paintings found a home in Austin, Texas.

“Thing 1” & “Thing 2”, each 40” x 63” Mixed Media on Canvas Private Collection

“Thing 1” & “Thing 2”, each 40” x 63” Mixed Media on Canvas
Private Collection

I am so pleased to have the opportunity to house these new pieces from Janell. Their beauty and vibrancy immediately hit me. These joint pieces will be the center of excitement in our home.
— Zeke Dumke IV
Goofing Around In The Studio.  Obviously inspired by my inner hippy child…

Goofing Around In The Studio.
Obviously inspired by my inner hippy child…

The process of making art is not only a collaboration between the artist and the art, it can also be a collaborative effort between the collector and the art itself. One of the wonderful gifts of these abstract paintings is that they can be arranged in 16 different combinations allowing for collaborative freedom and reset within an interior room at any time. I love this! Every artist has a preferred way of displaying art but these fun pieces come with options and they all have appeal.

I am so grateful for this collaboration and the collection of these works into a wonderful home!
Thank you, Zeke!

Studio Shot In Front Of “Thing 1” & “Thing 2” There’s nothing a good hat can’t add…

Studio Shot In Front Of “Thing 1” & “Thing 2”
There’s nothing a good hat can’t add…