"Ain't No Wallflower" Sculptural Paintings
Introducing a new body of work, moving towards wall sculptures with the “Ain’t No Wallflower” Collection, limited edition of 29 in the series.
Private showing of these new works and more available by appointment.
The first nine have found a home with a collector in New York and will add color to their residence in Miami, Florida.
Private Collection, 1 to 9 “Ain’t No Wallflower”
15 - 29 “Ain’t No Wallflower” are Available
15 - 29 “Ain’t No Wallflower” are Available
15 - 29 “Ain’t No Wallflower” are Available
97th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
It is always an honor to be included in the Spring Salon at the Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT! Out of more than 1,000 juried entries, 250 are chosen each year to be on exhibit.
The history of the museum began in 1903, becoming Utah’s first visual art’s museum. It is a beautiful space for contemplating art. Stop in to see the Spring Salon, April 21 to July 3, 2021, showcasing the diversity and quality of Utah Contemporary Art. Take this opportunity to see “Tracing Clouds” up close and peer into her multi-layered paint strokes and get lost in your own imagination.
“Tracing Clouds”, 23.5” x 23.5” Acrylic on Multi-Pane Acrylic Glass
(27.5” x 27.5” Framed)
Available
34th Annual Dixie Sears Invitational
Artist Janell James has created original paintings that are 3D Structural and Kinetic works of art. Classically trained, she has painted with oil for more than a decade, taking her layers to a modern format, painting on five panes of clear acrylic glass her paintings are ten layers deep. A viewer is drawn into her dimensional process revealing more with each look captivating the imagination.
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE
February 13 - April 3, 2021
Opens to the public: Saturday, February 13, 2021
Included in this year’s invitational are the following two paintings which,
you can see in person if you are in the St. George, Utah area.
Art will be available for sale in the
Sears Art Museum and on their website.
Where The Sea Used To be, 16” x 16” Acrylic on Multi-Pane Acrylic Glass
TruVue Museum Quality Top Sheet
Measures 20” x 20” Framed
Spirited, 19” x 13” Acrylic on Multi-Pane Acrylic Glass
TruVue Museum Quality Top Sheet
Measures 23” x 17” Framed
Feature Exhibition, Trove Gallery, Park City, UT
New contemporary work available!
Dimensional. Sculptural. Kinetic. Living Art.
It would be a great honor if you could join me in the celebration opening night
Friday February, 23 from 6-9PM.
Make a night of it in the fresh mountain air!
Book your dinner reservations today.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are an investigation of the intersection of traditional landscape imagery and modern ideas about painting and color. In my practice, I attempt to reconcile my personal history as an art-maker, as well as the tradition of landscape painting, with a contemporary art practice that borrows more specifically from a language of Modernism—specifically in regards to mid-century conversations about painting. Incidentally, both genres at work in my practice (abstraction and landscape) have a tradition of exploring ideas about the Sublime—Romantic and Modern—respectively.
While my subject matter draws heavily from landscape, my process and true exploration is about painting in a Modern sense. My brush strokes become objects that hold their own presence. The colors and layering I use both create the illusion of space and undermine it in the proverbial push-pull of abstract painting. The interplay between light and shadows cast upon the many layers ads to the sculptural interpretation while also creating ‘living’ paintings that appear kinetic, interacting with the natural environment. The purpose of the layering of a transparent painting surface is to raise the stakes; the points of depth are deeper and the points of flatness are flatter. The increased depth and complication of flipping the surface back and forth and layering it multiple times is a demonstration of the mastery of the material as well as a device to push the boundaries of the flatness/depth dichotomy in every painting. My paintings are at once paintings and sculptures and they are at once landscapes and quite the opposite of that—something acrylic and manufactured that is more reflective of contemporary culture.
Current Exhibitions
Desire Lines, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Salt Lake City - Until May, 26
"The Line Up", 27" x 33" Acrylic on Multi-Layered Acrylic Glass
Square One: Helper Artists of Utah, Finch Lane Gallery
Salt Lake City, UT - Until February 23.
"Me and My Friends, 40" x 40" Acrylic on Multi-Layered Acrylic Glass
Upcoming Exhibition
Woodbury Art Museum, UVU, Art of Our Century: Janell James, Spotlight Artist
May 10 - July 14, Orem, UT
“I combine traditional and modern art styles, merging old-world traditions with contemporary techniques for endless possibilities.”
– Janell James