you are everywhere (sold)

'The Lilacs are out and I'm thinking of you'-recent email to my Daughter. Every spring she would make a point of picking some for me. I hold the memory close.

I love this passage from 'Lilacs' by Amy Lowell

' Lilacs in dooryards

Holding quiet conversations with an early moon;   

Lilacs watching a deserted house

Settling sideways into the grass of an old road;

Lilacs, wind-beaten, staggering under a lopsided shock of bloom

Above a cellar dug into a hill.

You are everywhere.'

May, Quiet Conversations,  oil / cold wax on canvas, 16x20in, copyright Jan Yates 2014

*On another note, I am happy to report that Saturday's open studio event was a perfect day! Thanks to new visitors and collectors, students, neighbours, friends and loyal patrons for stopping by. Your support means more than I can say.
The only downside - I was so busy in conversation, I forgot to take photos !

Saturday Studio Sale

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.
 Vincent Van Gogh

July, oil on canvas, plein air, 30x36in, 2014, available

I really love the above painting. It was made on a good day with a good friend and I am happy to share the story during Saturday's event (info below). This is an opportunity to be in an artist's  environment -I will be leaving my tools and paints out so visitors can really get a grasp on the 'work' involved in making art.

Saturday Studio SALE

May 24, 11-5

Christmas lasting gift

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas-in Niagara!

A lasting gift for anyone connecting with the vineyards here in wine country...

 Aluminum pigment in this painting emphasizes the movement of light-quite evocative in low light as well.

available at special auction price until tomorrow.

oil/ aluminum on canvas, 8x10in
  jy4

Value: $350

starting bid:$70

BID HERE

book lover

Do you have a book or nature lover on your Christmas list?

 'Quiet Conversations' is available for auction until this Saturday, Dec 14.

Quiet Conversations,  encaustic on panels, 9x12in

You don't even need to leave the house if you win this painting -I am happy to mail it -gift wrapped!
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Gift of Art

Last Christmas I was fortunate to have requests for gift certificates and this season I am offering the same option. They can also be individually customized.
Art resonates on an individual level so this way your loved one will be able to select what speaks to them!

Just choose any of the artworks from my website and I will incorporate it into the gift certificate design-at no charge. Or simply select one of the two designs below. The certificate can be redeemed for either a workshop (70.) or a work of art (starting at 70).
Orders and payments can be made online. Please email: janyatesart@gmail.com

 *as well, I am shamelessly flogging my 4th annual Online Art Auction. Info is on the sidebar with a link to available works of art-thanks to those who have already made bids!

Open Studio & online Sale

 

Fall, cold wax, oil, encaustic on canvas, 24x48in, 2013, available

Happy October!

For three weeks in October I will be opening my studio doors and inviting the public in to see the tools of a working artist's trade. This open studio gives you a rare opportunity to see inside an artists' working space and talk directly about what fuels the work. 

Work can be purchased online. Sale ends October 19.

Click here to view available works

 

Updated Painting Workshops

Studio on the Ridge

Workshops & Classes

upcoming in August 

August, Greenbelt disaster, oil on canvas, 9x12in, sold


 

Plein Air Painting

 Mondays, 6:30 -9PM, $85 for a series of 4 sessions.
series starts Monday, August 6

more info

 

Encaustic Painting

Sunday, August 12, 10AM-1PM, $70 includes most materials

Class size is limited and students have ample time to work hands on with this fluid and luscious medium.

more info

 

Exploring the Surface: Painting with Cold Wax

  Sunday, August 26, 10AM-1PM  $70 includes most materials

more info

Registration for any of these classes can be made conveniently and securely online via paypal.

to sign up please click here

*New Series: OPEN STUDIO

 

 

These sessions are primarily self directed. You can work inside the studio or outdoors ala plein air.The instructor is available to guide you and address your individual needs in a mentor-ship approach. These sessions are ideal for those just starting out or for the more seasoned artists who wish to push themselves in a new direction. This is also an inspiring environment for those who simply need time to work. Participants provide their own materials. If you are new to art-making we will be happy to recommend materials and media most suitable for your needs.

 

Ongoing Tuesdays:

10AM - 12:30PM

Or

6:30 -9PM

$85 for a series of 4 sessions or$35 per session

all classes are held in Grimsby, ON