JANET MIRIAM'S ART

Piano Player

2012-01-28T07:35:00.000-08:00

For wet canvas...Photo Paint-a-Long:

Artists I like-George Tooker 1920-2011

2012-01-28T03:23:00.000-08:00

I had almost forgotten how much I liked this artist until I ran across a painting of his this morning. More information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tooker

Curtain Photos

2012-01-22T05:54:00.000-08:00

I just discovered that pictures I take on my Iphone come out pretty well. Before I had great collection of ceilings. Here are two I liked a lot. Maybe I can turn them into paintings.

Sketches for Wet Canvas

2012-01-22T05:38:00.001-08:00

Here are two sketches I did for Wet Canvas Photo paint-a-long. They are having some trouble over there...so I'm posting them here for the time being:

Piggy Back Tag

2011-12-11T05:33:00.001-08:00

Drawing done for wet canvas photo paint along

Christmas Card 2011

2011-12-10T05:21:00.000-08:00

Stairs with Tree

2011-10-31T03:42:00.000-07:00

New Tiles for Christmas....acrylic on 4"x 4" tile.

Stairs with Orange Cat

2011-10-31T03:40:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on 4"x 4" tile.

Polka Dot Cat

2011-10-31T03:36:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on 4"x 4" tile.

Witch Flying through the Night

2011-10-06T04:10:00.000-07:00

A new witch tile for Halloween

Witch, Black Cat and a Marguerita

2011-10-06T04:05:00.000-07:00

New Halloween tile:

French Market

2011-09-17T09:11:00.000-07:00

For a project in Wet Canvas/Photo Paint-Along

Artists I like-Yasuo Kuniyoshi 1893-1953

2011-08-15T02:37:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuo_Kuniyoshi

Kunyoshi was one of my father's best friends. His studio was above Janice's Dress Shop on 14th Street, NYC. As a little girl he fascinated me because he had so many girl friends.

To Spectator Sport

2011-08-07T05:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I just read your comment and since I can't seem to post a comment myself, I'm answering you here.
I found this sculpture in Google images-Henry Moore rockingchair sculptures. It was sold at Christies. Can't link either, so here is the info:
"Mother and Child on Ladderback Chair"
bronze with green and brown patina
hgt: 7 3/4" width: 7 3/8" depth 2 1/4
Casr circa 1952-1954

Collage Cards

2011-07-08T03:09:00.000-07:00

Making a bunch of these....maybe for sale:

Collaged Angels

2011-06-25T02:31:00.000-07:00

This started out as a project for Wet Canvas...to be inspired by the paintings of Fra Angelico and ended up as a sort of quirky collage. Torn paper from old work and gold acrylic:

A Couple of Angels

2011-06-17T02:09:00.000-07:00

Drinking Ladies-New Tiles

2011-06-17T02:02:00.001-07:00

Three Collage Girls...with more to come

2011-04-08T04:13:00.000-07:00

My favorites right now. These can be used as greeting cards or as very small pictures.

COLLAGE CARDS

2011-03-26T06:42:00.000-07:00

Shelter Drawings-Henry Moore 1898-1986

2010-12-27T05:48:00.001-08:00

Henry Moore's studio was bombed out early in World War II, so he started to do drawings of the people seeking shelter from London bombings in the Underground stations.

They are done in paint, ink and wax resist.

My Favorite Artists-Henry Moore 1898-1986

2010-12-27T05:37:00.000-08:00

Henry Moore's drawings looked sculpted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Moore

Alphonse Mucha

2010-11-30T05:03:00.000-08:00

My copy of a Mucha poster for Russian war relief. For a project on Wet Canvas.

My Favorite Artists: John Piper 1903-1992

2010-10-11T06:57:00.000-07:00

I just love his buildings....more in google images. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Piper_(artist)

The Miners

2010-09-04T04:34:00.000-07:00

For a project on wet canvas.

My Favorite Artists-Doris Lee 1905-1983

2010-08-20T07:04:00.000-07:00

A contemporary of my fathers, born the same year, died the same year. I remember growing up knowing her work...so my father must have known her. The art community was small then. Wish he was still around, I have so much to ask him.

Here she is and some of her paintings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lee

My Favorite Artist's-John Lidzey 1935-2009

2010-08-07T05:08:00.000-07:00

A wonderful watercolourist from the UK.

http://johnlidzey.co.uk/index.html

My Favorite Artists-Max Ernst

2010-07-23T09:24:00.000-07:00

My Favorite Artists: Marisol Escobar

2010-07-10T05:31:00.000-07:00

This beautiful artist born in Paris, with a South American background. Born: 1930

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisol_Escobar

The Laughing Peasant

2010-05-22T04:42:00.000-07:00

My copy of Albrecht Durer's The Laughing Peasant for a project in Wet Canvas.

Witch with Black Cat

2010-05-11T03:49:00.000-07:00

Zero, Max and Me

2010-05-11T03:43:00.000-07:00

My wonderful cats that lived with me for seventeen years, and alas, have now gone to Kitty Heaven.

Cards sent to a friend.

2010-05-11T03:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some cards I sent to my friend, for various holidays....mostly Halloween.

Adam and Eve

2010-03-21T09:02:00.000-07:00

How could I forget the apple?

Acrylic on tile.

My Favorite Artists: Mary Frank 1933-

2010-03-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frank

A beautiful sculptor. painter and printer.

My Favorite Artists: Al Parker 1906-1985

2010-02-15T04:14:00.000-08:00

A fabulous illustrator. It is said that he was one of the artists Matisse wanted to meet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Parker_(artist)

My Favorite Artists: David Stone Martin 1913-1992

2010-02-03T06:03:00.000-08:00

Illustrator of Jazz record albums and many Time magazine covers. He illustrated over 400 albums. Boy, do I mass LP's.

A lovely artist.

Ben Shahn's Art

2010-01-26T04:48:00.000-08:00

My Favorite Artists: Ben Shahn 1898-1969

2010-01-26T04:01:00.000-08:00

Ben Shahn: painter, illustrator. graphic artist, photographer, writer and teacher. Part of the Social Realism movement (my father's paintings also followed this group...the style of the '30's..when things were tough)

I've always loved his paintings and drawings. He painted mainly in egg tempera which gave his work a beautiful clear color. I'm a fan. Check him out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Shahn

A Christmas Tile

2010-01-05T04:27:00.000-08:00

So many people liked this tile I'm thinking of doing a similar one. The original was given as a present a long time ago.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2009-12-19T16:32:00.001-08:00

Lecture 12

2009-11-09T04:05:00.001-08:00

Lecture 11

2009-11-09T03:59:00.000-08:00

...and

2009-11-03T04:05:00.000-08:00

A Couple More

2009-11-03T03:56:00.001-08:00

Another Lecture Doodle

2009-10-30T07:06:00.001-07:00

More Lecture Doodles

2009-10-30T07:04:00.000-07:00

Lecture Doodles

2009-10-27T09:43:00.000-07:00

From the lectures at Cambridge Adult Center. While the lecturers read, demonstrated and sang, I doodled them.

My favorite doodle

2009-10-22T11:00:00.001-07:00

I make a doodle of this lady all the time, but can't seem to make an art piece around her.

Idea for a cartoon

2009-10-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

Here I'm trying to be a cartoonist

I Love Ludwig

2009-10-01T08:51:00.000-07:00

Not only is "Madeline" a wonderful children's book, the author was a wonderful painter.

He was brought up in the hotel service world and even owned a small restaurant for a while.

At one time he was going to collaborate on a children's book with Jacqueline Onassis. Alas, it never came to be.

Here are a few of my sketchbook paintings in the style of Ludwig Bemelmans.

Three Surrealists

2009-09-26T05:04:00.000-07:00

Here are three Surrealists whose work I love:

Remedios Varo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remedios_Varo

Dorothea Tanning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Tanning

Leonora Carrington
http://www.carringtonleo.5u.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Carrington

Carrington and Tanning are the last of the old Surrealists, and are still alive in their nineties.

They are both tied to Max Ernst; Carrington was his lover and Tanning was his wife.

Give them a try, especially Varos, who is amazing.

Ink Blot Fantasy

2009-09-25T09:58:00.000-07:00

Big lady with martini

2009-09-24T11:27:00.001-07:00

Magic markers in sketch book

Singer in markers

2009-09-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

Sketch in markers

The Bar Scene

2009-09-24T11:19:00.000-07:00

The bar life in pen and ink...just a doodle

Studio

2009-09-23T08:20:00.000-07:00

I'm having a little trouble getting image and text together. The studio below originally was a drawing of Frank Auerbach's studio in London and I liked it so much I changed it around and made it My Place in my head. I figured that a sink would be to the right of the fridg and shelves, with a bathroom in back, off the hall. The rest of the room would have easels, bookcases and space to throw paint around. These are fun pretend games I do all the time.

Studio

2009-09-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

FIVE BATHERS

2009-08-26T06:44:00.000-07:00