Janette George

Media: Painting

Exhibition and News

Delighted to have a piece, Into the Quiet accepted into the Leamington Open 2026. This is the first piece I have had chosen for this biannual exhibition in The Pump Rooms Gallery after a few years trying. The show is on until 3 May 2026 – there is a stunning selection of work from 47 artists and is really worth a visit. Instagram Post

Biography

Having left university with a degree in Chemistry, becoming an artist was not the most obvious choice, but it was on this career pathway that I worked with colour matching and dyes and gained a fantastic insight into the magic of mixing colours – and how the smallest amount can significantly change a colour. This is fundamental to how I work today.

I am drawn to expressing places I have visited and things I have seen where the light and colour interact to provide beauty – wide expansive skies, seas and landscapes; the hues of nature; reflections in water; textures and layers. I love how colour can be built up and blended from its constituents using a palette knife and large soft brushes. I often start a piece working in acrylics and a lot of water to give a soft primary layer. I then work over this, mainly with oils, as I find they enable me to create depth and levels of colour, with constant blending and mixing of the paint to produce the hue and texture needed.

I am also the lead director of Warwickshire Open Studios. I organise our annual Summer Art Weeks and actively support emerging artists, providing them with opportunities to develop their artistic skills and build confidence on their creative journeys.

Get in touch

Contact

studio@janettegeorge.co.uk

Website: https://www.janettegeorge.co.uk

The artist at work