 Janet
Biondi is an artist who embraces nature and color with her natural talent. A
New England native, Janet has been working as a professional artist since 1982.
For several years she focused her work exclusively on marine mammals, exhibiting
in galleries nationwide and showing with the foremost artists in her genre.
Today her focus is on landscape and wildlife subjects.
"I consider painting as my way of bringing more beauty into the world.
People say they feel a sense of calmness when viewing my art which helps me
to feel that I’m actually making a difference in people’s lives.
For a moment they are transported out of their existing reality and brought
into a place of reflection and contemplation. I enjoy experimenting with color,
pushing the limits a bit to get a sense of vibrancy that may not really exist
in nature but that is still appealing to the eye. The challenge of going beyond
realism and creating an image that still registers as ‘real’ is
exciting to me."
Janet’s work has been published and distributed by Island Heritage Collection
of Honolulu and she is the illustrator of the award winning children’s
book, “D is for Dolphin”. The book received many reviews including
those from actors Steve Allen, William Shatner, Lloyd Bridges, animal activist/actress
Betty White, and musicians, Phil Collins and Paul Winter. Janet’s work
has been collected internationally and is included in the private collections
of singer/songwriters, Graham Nash and David Crosby.
Exhibition credits among others include: Consecutive annual juried shows at
the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut; the International
Mystic Maritime Museum Exhibition in Mystic Connecticut; consecutive biannual
American Cetacean Society Symposium shows in Monterey, California; several one
woman gallery shows throughout the 1980’s and most recently an award for
her pastel piece entitled, “On the McCloud”, at the North Valley
Art League National Show in Redding, California.
Currently, Biondi is painting landscape and wildlife in chalk pastel and oil
on canvas. She reproduces her work in the form of matted prints, notecards and
archivally produced giclee prints. Her work can also be viewed at “The
Gallery” in Mt Shasta.
For further information about her original paintings and other products please
contact the artist directly. |
