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Janyce showed artistic talent at the tender age of four. Growing up in Goodland, Kansas; she sketched portraits of family members, pets, and people around town. By the age of six, her drawings startled people as they saw an uncanny resemblance in her sketches. God blessed Janyce with dual artistic talents as a painter and musician; she played Chopin concertos by the age of ten. |
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She became motivated as an artist early on by the works of
artists like: Norman Rockwell and John Singer Sargent. After receiving
formal art training at the University of Nebraska, Scottsdale Center for
the Arts, and later on at the Portland School of Art: Janyce launched a
career as a highly commissioned artist. While living in the Southwest, she
was represented by local galleries and exhibits such as: the Tempe Art
League Annual Juried Show, Arizona Wildlife Federation Art Show and Auction,
and Arizona Cowboy Artists.
She was then recruited to a successful Phoenix based Television show with a stint as a live on-camera illustrator. Janyce and her family followed their calling to the Pacific Northwest in the mid-eighties where she fell in love with the rugged terrain and explosive landscapes of the region. Cascading mountains, Northwest wildlife, and horizon-less waters soon fell to the canvas. In result, Janyce quickly established herself as a sought-after talent in the community. |
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Her work has appeared in the prestigious Pacific Rim Art Expo, the Northwest Pastel Society National Juried Show, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Show, exhibitions with the Arizona Cowboy Artists, and the Western Washington Fair Juried Show (as beneficiary of the People’s Choice Award and several others.) She has also accepted invitations to serve as juror at select shows. Janyce creates her subjects in the media of pastel, oil, acrylic, watercolor or charcoal. In addition to being an accomplished painter, she’s forged a career as an award-winning recording artist, composer, and classical piano teacher. She found creative outlets in combining her art and music in multi-media presentations which she and her husband produced. She was a worship leader and keyboardist for Aglow International for seven years, as well as a keyboardist/vocalist for the Northwest Band, One Accord, for five years. Her artwork has been published on the book cover of Tasty Rhythms authored by Jeff Brandt. She’s a member of esteemed organizations like: the American Society of Portrait Artists, Oil Painters of America, Northwest Pastel Society, and Music Teachers National Association. Janyce is also actively involved in nurturing and shaping the artistic talents of her three gifted children. She resides happily in Puyallup, Washington with: husband Dan, children: Mysti, Evan, and Talia, and 6 adopted pet children: Kobe, Rusty, Riley, Sophie, Mogee, and Stewart. |
