Collection: Janice Gay Maker

Bachelor Of Fine and Applied Arts in Painting
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, Massachusetts
1981

Artist Janice Gay Maker is known for her brilliant use of color. Over the years working in oil paint, oil pastel and soft pastel, she has created lively, passionate vistas from observation in the natural and urban landscape. As the years go by and her subjects evolve she continues to use the same lively color palette in composing her paintings of animals and portrait work.

“Being a naturalist at heart, painting is the perfect vehicle by which to communicate my feelings and passions for the world around me. With over 40 years of painting experience, seeing the world through painters eyes is never ending for me, this is where my paintings begin.”

“Much of this work reflects landscapes and urban scenes “colorative” in nature. They convey a sense of peace, tranquility and mystery, a place where one may escape. Seldom does my work confront the viewer, but welcomes them in. There is a spirit in nature that touches our senses. It makes us feel whole...it makes us feel satisfied. The dawn and the dusk hours are particularly intriguing to me as this time presents its veil of mystery. Its colors like our impressions are continually changing from moment to moment. The intent of my work is to discover the soul of the subject. Here there is a past, present and future.