Summer 2017 Newsletter

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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! Now Showing. 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)

Check out my NEW website: JanetFons.com designed by Fine Art Studios Online (FASO). Questions? Contact me by email: janet@janetfons.com

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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Summer 2016 Newsletter

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Multiple Choice. Join me along with my favorite group of artists, Art Group 360 at Third Degree Glass in downtown St. Louis. We'll be showing the artwork from our show, Multiple Choice. This exhibit features each artist’s unique theme in a grouping of small works done in a square format.   Opening night is August 19th from 6-10 pm. Third Degree Glass Factory 5200 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108 Come Join the Fun! There will be tons of fun stuff to do and see at Third Degree Glass during Third Friday, this August 19th from 6-10 pm. If you've never been to the factory you are in for a treat. Glass blowing demonstrations, food trucks, live music and more. The artwork of Art Group 360 will be hanging in the East Gallery.   What's new on my easel Cloudscape #5 Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, 30x30 inches.

I am always open! Shop on my website: JanetFons.com 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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Spring 2016 Newsletter

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Spring has sprung! I have new work and new venues to share with you. View this email in your browser

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 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. Share Forward

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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. View this email in your browser

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. Share Forward

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