About Me.
Janice Gazetas
My love of nature came from time spent as a child wandering through the Lincolnshire countryside. Having taken A Level Art, as well as Sciences, I chose a career in science and studied Zoology and Botany at university. There I witnessed the exquisiteness of microscopic animals and plants. Nature is the greatest designer and through intense observation the structures and colours can be appreciated.
I worked as a research scientist and after having two children, trained as a Primary school teacher specialising in science, now retired. In 2013, I returned to painting by attending Botanical art classes.
Having the time now to develop my skills in watercolours, I attempt to capture and share the endless varieties and forms of plant life that can be found everywhere. Stopping to really look brings rich rewards, a sense of beauty and peace. I am interested in the complex and unexpected, both in structure and colour.
I want to try and share, to the best of my ability, those fleeting moments of great beauty that are all around us and to do the subject matter justice. I enjoy a challenge.
‘You’ve got the paintbrushes, you’ve got the colours, paint paradise and step inside.’
Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957)
Exhibitions and Awards:
2024 -25 Orleans House Gallery Winter Show, Twickenham
2024 Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition Plantae 2024 online
2024 Molesey Art Society Spring Exhibition. Received the Flora and Fauna Award for ‘Tulip Trio’.
2024 Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour 212th Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London and online
2023 RHS Plant Review Magazine Art Competition - Runner up with ‘Snowdrops 2’
2023 Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition Plantae 2023 at The Mall Galleries, London. Received SBA Exhibiting Excellence Award for Most Innovative Composition for ‘Canna Lily’
2022 Botanical Art Agency Of Korea, 8th International Botanical Art Exhibition, South Korea
2022 Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition Plantae 2022 at The Mall Galleries, London
2021 Botanical Art Agency Of Korea, 7th International Botanical Art Exhibition, South Korea
2021 Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition Plantae 2021 online
2021 Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours 209th Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London and online
2020 Society of Women Artists Annual Open Exhibition online
2020 Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition Plantae 2020 online
2019 Became a Fellow of The Society of Botanical Artists
2019 Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London. Received St. Cuthbert’s Mill Award for ‘Wisteria’
2018 Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London
2018 The Richmond Magazine ‘Glorious Richmond’ Art Competition:- One of Top Ten Finalists
2017 Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition at Westminster Gallery, London
2017 ‘Botanical Beauty’ Exhibition at The Riverside Gallery, Richmond, Surrey
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