Biography

Janice Walton trained at Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College and at Edinburgh Art College. Having three children in her mid twenties she then did mainly commissioned work and private teaching. When she moved to Surrey in the mid-eighties she undertook much more teaching and studied the human form in great depth, working intensively from the model.

Janice’s expertise for many years was in Pastels but recently she felt the need to devote all of her time to the development of her own individual work which is now also in oils. Her subject matter has moved from almost exclusively the human form into the world of still life and recollections of past experiences. Her style has developed into expressionistic constructivism, with a strong sense of colour and balanced composition reflecting the many hours of exploratory drawing she has always done. Yearly trips to South Africa have resulted in original interpretations of wildlife imagery. Having recently moved to a house by the sea in South Devon, seascapes and local landscapes are now part of Janice’s repertoire

Her work is happy and rich in atmosphere, merging imagination with reality.

Exhibitions

• Connoisseur Gallery, Crawford Street London.
• Hyde Park Gallery, London
• Royal Portrait Society, Mall Galleries, London
• Atrium Gallery, Whitley’s, London.
• The Orangery Gallery, Holland Park London
• Fire and Iron Gallery, Leatherhead
• Figurative Artists’ Gallery, Twickenham (two person show)
• Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey (solo show)
• Robert Phillips Gallery, Walton on Thames.
• Weybridge Library
• Windsor Street Gallery, Chertsey
• The Gallery, Virginia Water. (Including 4 solo shows)
• Gallery 17, Beckenham
• The Cultural Centre, Wassenaar, The Netherlands (solo show).
• Deutschen Apotheker- und Ärtzebank, Göttingen, Germany (solo show).
• Inspires Gallery, Oxford
• Kaya Gallery, 74 High Street, Totnes, Devon
• Mayne Gallery, Kingsbridge, South Devon
• Ghuba Gallery, Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
• The Brownston Gallery, Modbury, Devon
• Blue Indigo Gallery, 1 The Triangle, Teignmouth , Devon
• Devon Artist Network
• Devon Open Studios

Awards

• Art prize in final year of School.
• Travel Award in 2^nd. Year Art college.
• Diploma of Art from Edinburgh College of Art.
• City & Guilds Adult Education Teaching Certificate.

Collections

• Works in collections in Great Britain, The Netherlands, Germany, Japan, United States and South Africa.
• Numerous commissioned works throughout career including child and animal portraits, and landscape views.
• Major Installation “The Bathers” for the Burgh Island Hotel, South Devon – Autumn 2005.

Seascapes

I just love to paint and now have the immense challenge of shifting sands and constantly changing seas and skies in all weathers.

Portrait / Figurative

As you can see from my life and portrait work, I have evolved a way of portraying the human form using line supported by colour, almost like a scaffolding.

Wildlife

Included in my portfolio is a body of work very special to me - my personal interpretations of the wildlife in Africa - especially the elephants!

Scenic

Rich in atmosphere, merging imagination with reality.

Commissions

One of the most challenging commissions that I have undertaken is a large six-panel installation for the Ganges Room in Burgh Island Hotel. More recently I have completed a commission of a stunning view of Kingsbridge estuary, and a lovely view across the Avon Estuary towards Bantham.