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 Virginia artist Janet Brome grew up in San Diego. She majored in art in college and worked as a fashion illustrator before serving in the Peace Corps in Bolivia. She then earned a Master of Teaching degree and worked in arts education in suburban Maryland where she designed and directed a teacher training program in the arts.In 1978 she became a mother and a potter. Her animal pots were sold in craft galleries throughout the country. In 1979 the family moved into an old schoolhouse in Limeton, Virginia where she and her husband made pots in the school kitchen. After ten years as a potter, Janet returned to the field of education as a Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher. She has devoted full time to her artwork since the summer of 2000. She has studied at The Maryland College of Art and Design, The Corcoran College of Art, and The Art League in Virginia. She has been awarded several grants to continue her studies in art; one from The Front Royal Women's Resource Center in 2000, and one from The Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts in 2005. Janet has taught art at Lord Fairfax Community College, the regional Governor's School for the Arts, and regularly conducts workshops in the region. Since returning to making art, I have become increasingly aware of the beautiful colors of the landscapes around me. The Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains are often subjects of my paintings. I am surprised and inspired by the interplay of the colors I see; I push my canvases in an effort to inspire the viewer in much the same way. At any one time, I find myself drawn to a particular aspect of the landscape - reflections in water... the colors of grassy fields - and I will explore that through a series of paintings and constructions. |