Janet Fons Fine Art: Summer 2017 Newsletter

In case you missed it. (This is a copy, none of the links are active.)

Summertime and the living is easy...

Announcing my new website by Fine Art Studios Online (FASO).
Same address: http://www.janetfons.com
I am working on moving my newsletter to FASO and cleaning my email list. If you receive this newsletter and have previously unsubscribed, please accept my apology and opt out again...it is never my intention to annoy anyone!

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I am exhibiting some of my newest work at OA Gallery. Shown here: Cloudscape #1 - Thunderheads build over the ocean. Oil on gallery wrapped canvas (side painted), 36 x 24 inches.

OA Gallery
101A W. Argonne, Kirkwood, MO
Hours: Wed- Sat, 12-5

What style of frame works for you? I love plein air style frames because they work well with paintings on panel. Oil paintings do not require a mat or glass so the wide face of these frames work great with these paintings. There are many traditional plein air styles available in may different finishes and colors. Contemporary plein air style frames (like the Taos Grey, upper right) are also a possibility if that works better for your personal style.
(Clockwise from upper left: Walking Through Shadows, Little Stream, Beach Combing, Woodland Stream, all 6x6.)

To frame or not to frame...it depends on what you like! I like large paintings (the over-the-sofa size) to be gallery wrapped canvas (sides painted) without a frame. It showcases the work and is clean and contemporary. Small pieces (like a piece above a small table) need a frame to stand out.

Artwork to Fit Your Space
Imagine finding the exact painting that you love BUT it's just the wrong size. What to do? Look at this installation of three paintings in the hallway at the SLU Hospital Radiology & Oncology Building (L-R, Water & Grasses, Little Stream, Field & Stream). They are generously sized at 36x36 inches on gallery wrapped canvas in floating walnut frames. The surprise is the original paintings are only 6x6 inches! These gorgeous reproductions by Grafica Contemporary Fine Art fit this space beautifully!

A Wedding Memory & Commission

A friend and loyal art collector contacted me recently to paint a special memory for him and his new wife. He wanted a painting from their favorite park, Tower Grove, in Saint Louis. The image I decided on painting combined the distinctive Turkish Pavilion peaking through the trees with a nearby pond filled with water lilies. (Tower Grove Pavilion, oil, 16x12)