Blue Mountains Artists Connection: Member Profile

Jane Canfield

The Farm, near Beechworth. Oil on Hemp.

Jane can be seen hurtling along in her little van with her two poodles visiting out west or up and down the coast. Jane works in various ways but the constant is always sketch book and camera in easy reach.

My background as a graphic designer and years of absorbing from different influences, whether its the ink on the printers mixing table that I had to stop myself sticking my hand right into; my obsession with architecture, or growing up surrounded by my fathers art it all comes out in different ways in my work. Sadly, it was after the passing of my father, that I felt the urge to pick up oils. I think that starting my career in painting a little older, has combined to give me the confidence to follow a style that may not have been there earlier in my life.
I am inspired by peaceful places and areas of human habitation that we sometimes discount as not attractive. I am inspired by the work of the Impressionists, the Fauve Movement, the Art Deco, and the Japanese style, in particular of the Ukiyoe prints of Kawase Hasui; and the Australian women artists of the 20s to 40s.
Jane has exhibited out west, through the mountains and to Sydney; she has works in collections nationally and internationally.
Her works can be viewed locally in her studio by appointment (Leura on 0409 692 780); or you can visit www.seegergallery.com to view a full range of her works for sale.

"Power I" winner-Crockett Group Art Prize, Contemporary.

Sandy Cove, Great Ocean Road. (SOLD).

Apollo Bay (chosen by M. Olley AC to hang in Mosman Art Prize, 2009. (SOLD)

'Katoomba Afternoon'. See at Hat Hill Gallery Exhibition, Blackheath 'Sydney & Surrounds' from June 5th 2010.