One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare

Janet Vendrig lives near the small lakeside town of Port Perry, Ontario where she grew up filling sketch books while wandering the wooded trails of her rural home. Most days were spent outdoors fuelling her creativity. After graduating from the University of Toronto, Janet returned to her home town honing her skills with local artists during her nursing career and while raising her family. With deep rural roots and a diverse background as a nurse, ski coach and artist, Janet creates with a focus on the inherent wonder and power of nature where she lives and plays every day.

Janet works with acrylics, watercolour, and natural mixed media. Her autumn leaves are inspired by her favourite season with its warm vibrant colour palette. She loves the process of painting in translucent watercolour layers and watching her leaves transform much like those outside her studio window during this spectacular fall phenomenon. She also uses organic textures harvested from her gardens to create compositions with both a visual and tactile connection to the outdoors. Janet’s warm serene personality is expressed through her acrylic abstracts wrapping the viewer in a silent embrace through the use of colour, layers and texture. By bringing the outdoors in, Janet connects the viewer, artist and nature, enriching all.

Janet treasures her solitary time, outdoor adventures and creating in her riverside studio. When not in her studio, she can be found in her gardens or active on the water, trails and slopes with her family and dogs on Lake Scugog and the shores of Georgian Bay.

ABOUT THE ARTIST