Janet Jacobson

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About Janet Jacobson

Janet Green Jacobson’s landscapes convey a love of the land that comes from the heart, and from living in the mountains of North Carolina all her life. A native of Hendersonville, N.C, Janet has earned the respect of jurors, fellow artists and most importantly, the public. Janet’s career began as a traditional watercolorist, but over the years she has explored many different media as well as subject matter. From watercolor, she moved to acrylics and mixed media and from there to oils. Currently, she works exclusively in oils on canvas. She still considers herself a student, maintaining that the learning process never stops.She feels that with each finished painting, she is a different artist. She finds inspiration from a wide range of subject matter. Currently, landscapes are her main focus; however, she maintains that the real subjects of her paintings are light. Janet studied at the University of South Carolina, earning a BA and MFA. Her work has been shown in galleries in Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Aspen and Scottsdale, as well as numerous galleries in the southeast. Twelve works were purchased and now hang in the Henderson County courthouse in North Carolina. She was the recipient of an Emerging Artist Grant in 1996, and honored locally as Best Artist of the Year for 1995. Janet currently shows primarily in western North Carolina and the Southeast, with numerous one man shows and exhibitions throughout the region. Her studio is located in Hendersonville, N. C.