We are happy to welcome to The Studio Gallery artist Janette Drysdale, who is a contemporary West Australian Artist, that has exhibited in Australia and abroad.

Painting with oils, she uses shape, perspective, colour and light to give life to a simple scene. Each painting is created to capture a moment in time whereby the viewer can interpret the story or project their own experience onto the painting. The stories in Janette’s work can often be illuminated by her detailed placement of people, birds or objects within the scene.

Janette has a passion for combining pop art and realism and seeks out scenes that bring emotion and joy to the viewer with the use of strong colours.

Her father was an artist in his spare time and her grandfather a professional artist, which led to her being immersed in art from a young age. After University, Janette first started working with Apple Computers and became an expert in Desktop Publishing, which was very new at the time. This followed with a career in Advertising and Print production, where her love of creativity and form was nurtured. She became an Adobe Certified Expert and Trainer in the Creative Suite – predominantly Adobe InDesign, however, also was proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Children and a busy family life followed, and the creative pursuits were put on temporary hold. However, she pursued her skills in painting by attending Fremantle Arts Centre Painting courses for several years whilst the children were little. Over time, she was able to find more time for painting, first for her own fun and personal development, eventually resulting in her first solo Exhibition at Heathcote Cultural Centre in 2017, in conjunction with the Charity “Youth Focus”. It was a complete sell out. Janette has continued to support many charities over the years in this manner over the years, supported many charities with her art for auction, this includes Mission Australia, RMHC, JDRF and others.

Still working in the corporate world, in 2019, she decided to give up the security of full-time work and pursue painting full time She has not looked back. Janette has sold many paintings locally, nationally and several Internationally, with her recent solo Exhibition another big success.

Click on the link below to view her Artist page.