Janet Fons Fine Art

Spring 2016 Newsletter

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

Spring has sprung! I have new work and new venues to share with you.

Now Showing.
I am exhibiting some of my newest work with my favorite group of artists, Art Group 360 at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis.
We'll be hanging the artwork on April 5th and the show will run through the end of the month.

To see more of my newest "Cloudscapes" series, click on the image.

Missouri Athletic Club
405 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63102

Come Join the fun!
Painting without using a brush can help loosen up your work and build great texture. I will be demonstrating how to paint with a palette knife on April 21st at Grafica Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in Webster Groves. Lary and Lynn Bozzay welcome art lovers every third Thursday to watch, listen, learn and discuss different art related topics. The demo will run from 5:30 until 7:30. Wine and cheese provided.

Grafica Fine Art Gallery, 7884 Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63119

Open House and Reception
Coming up this summer I will be exhibiting with my favorite group of artists:
Art Group 360 at Third Degree Glass Factory.
Join us at the Third Friday Open House on August 19 from 6 to 10 pm.
Enjoy great food from local caterers and food trucks, listen to live music and check out the artwork of Art Group 360.

Third Degree Glass Factory, 5200 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108. Free parking.

Palette Knife Painting

"Edge of the Ocean", oil, 14x11. This painting showing thunderheads building over the ocean is inspired by many hours spent looking out over the ocean, marveling at its absolute vastness. This one-of-a-kind original artwork is painted with a palette knife creating wonderful texture.

"Art washes away from the soul"

― Andrew Wyeth

I am always open! Shop on my website: JanetFons.com

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Contact me by email: janet@janetfons.com or
phone: 314.598.7199

I am represented in the St. Louis area at these galleries:

7884 Big Bend Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63119

101A W. Argonne, Kirkwood, MO 63112

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Fall 2015 Newsletter

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

I hope you will be able to come see one or both of these new shows that I have work in. They are both huge group shows showcasing regional and national talent.

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River Rocks, oil, 12x16

I am proud to have been accepted to exhibit in the juried Art St. Louis Exhibition XXXI. The opening reception is November 14th.

Secret Stream, oil, 12x9, is one of three paintings I am exhibiting in the
2015 Small Works Invitational at OA Gallery in Kirkwood.

I hope you can join me November 20 from 6-9 pm at the opening reception for the 2015 Small Works Invitational presenting talented, award-winning artists from around the region and across the country. From realism to abstraction, the subjects are eclectic and diverse, showcasing the talents of over 60 artists, many who have never before exhibited in the St. Louis area.

I read an interesting blog post by Heidi Harner the other morning about abstract vs. representational art. She said her favorite way of describing abstract art is "like music without lyrics"...to read the post click here.

Come see this wonderful abstract mixed media painting Garnet Coded by Portland artist David Castle at the 2015 Small Works Invitational at OA Gallery.

"You can lose the essence by detailing a lot of extraneous things."

― Andrew Wyeth

I am always open! Shop on my website: JanetFons.com

Shipping is free with no-questions-asked returns.
Contact me by email: janet@janetfons.com or
phone: 314.598.7199

I am represented in the St. Louis area at these galleries:

7884 Big Bend Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63119

101A W. Argonne, Kirkwood, MO 63112

How to Commission a Painting.
Have you ever wished for a painting of a special place or imagined a painting on a blank wall? If so, read on...

Feel free to pass this email to a friend.

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Two New Commissions by Janet Fons

I recently delivered these two custom paintings to Grafica Fine Art who commissioned them for a designer client for delivery to a residential customer. Word is designer and client are very happy! It is always a pleasure to create custom artwork.
Many thanks to Lynn and Lary Bozzay at Grafica Fine Art & Custom Framing.

Before Dark, Oil, 27x27 by Janet Fons

After Dark, Oil, 27x27 by Janet Fons

Save the Date for My Upcoming Solo Exhibition

Artist, Janet Fons, of St. Peters, MO will present “Point of Departure” at Grafica Fine Art in Webster Groves from October 26 through November 30. An opening reception will be held for the artist on Friday, October 26 from 5 to 8 pm.

Clearing Storm, Oil on canvas, 30x30

With a limited palette, harmonizing hues and a play of light, landscape artist Janet Fons offers us an escape from the constraints of reality art and a means to explore the emotions nature stirs in each of us. We are encouraged to leave behind the superficiality of the material world and allow ourselves to revel in the beauty that surrounds us.

A New Home for 9 Paintings by Janet Fons!

I recently had a whopper of a sale through my gallery, Grafica Contemporary Fine Art (Webster Groves, MO). Their client was an architecture firm re-doing an entire floor at the St. Louis Club in Clayton Missouri. The client bought EIGHT of my current available paintings and commissioned a NINTH piece to be painted to a custom size (30x48 inches). WOW is all I can say. One sale is exciting enough...this one is thrilling.

My paintings feature in the Louisiana Room if you ever get a chance to visit this beautiful space. I wish I had taken some photos of the bar/lounge area that you walk into off the elevator...the place is stunning. However, having tunnel vision at the time, I only took photos of my paintings in the room they were hanging in which I will share below. If I haven't said it enough already: many, many thanks to Lynn and Lary Bozzay at Grafica Contemporary Fine Art. BTW, the framing was also done by Grafica. Enjoy!

Check out the News Articles at the right side of this blog to read "Decking The Walls" in the Webster Kirkwood Times.