Janice Hamilton
Janice Hamilton, an Associate Artist at Artists' Showplace Gallery, paints brilliantly colored oil and pastel paintings. “Although color and light are a constant joy to me", she says, "I strive to convey the subtleties that surround us." Janice has had a desire to paint since childhood, being influenced by watching her mother colorfully decorate their home. She took art classes and workshops from numerous nationally known artists, such as Rudy Calao, Paul Leveille, Leo Smith and Gregg Kreutz. These artists, and others, gave her the skills and confidence to work in oils, quickly earning her acceptance in numerous award shows. She enjoys painting florals, still life and landscapes. Later she had an opportunity to study pastel portraiture, falling in love with both the medium and the subject. Soon she branched out into other subjects with her pastels, winning awards and being invited to teach at various art groups. She taught pastel and portrait painting classes at Richland and Brookhaven Community Colleges. As a member of the Oil Painters of America, Janice Hamilton has been accepted into their shows, displaying her art in galleries around the country. Using the plein aire skills she developed as a member of the Society of Outdoor Painters, she has done small sketches from Europe, Canada and the United States to be used later for larger paintings.
In the past three years, Janice combined her skills in color and design to explore abstractions in her art. Hours are spent on each piece of art, finding and losing images on the canvas, until the color and design please her. Janice has had many one-woman shows, including those at the Goodrich Gallery, Wolfe Creek Heritage Museum, Courtyard Theater, and the Framemaker Gallery in Austin. She was the featured artist at the Garret Gallery and was included in Beaux Arts Auction at the Dallas Museum of Art. She also participated in Neiman-Marcus Charity Christmas Program, painting in the downtown store window and donating the painting. In the 2003 June/July issue of the International Artists Magazine, she was featured as one of the “Master Pastel Artists of the World”. She was also included in the “Artists of Texas" Volume IV magazine. Using her degree in Education, she taught for the Texas Instrument Art Club for 20 years. She recently added a class at the Highland Park United Methodist Church. Janice Hamilton has also served on the ACA Executive Board, as both President and Executive Director. She was the President of the Pastel Society of the Southwest and is a member of the Degas Pastel Society and the Oil Painters of America.
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