Bio

Janis Gill Ward, is a native of New Jersey, has lived in Pine Bluff, Arkansas 45 years, having also lived in Little Rock, Naples, Florida and now Fayetteville., AR.

A Graduate of the University of Arkansas, after raising four children, she furthered her art studies under many well-known watercolor artists, attending workshops in California, Maine, Little Rock, Florida and New Orleans.

The artists that influenced her the most are Carol BArnes of Colorado, Maxine Masterfield of Florida, Ame Westerman of Oregon but the very best is M. Douglas Walton of Louisiana Tech, Ruston, Louisiana

Artist Statement

Watercolor is exciting to me because of the unexpected .

Even with acrylics, the first step is chaos. My style is semi-realistic to abstract. Forty-two inch square watercolors or 4 x 5 ft. canvass acrylics are my specialty.
Wall murals are delightful to paint, also.Art teachers have always said, "Paint what you know." Life around me is where I find my inspiration. The beauty of nature, the perils of wildlife, the extinction of birds, the activities of people, the awesomeness of God's world, these are present in my art.