I have been looking forward to sharing this Whimsy Spotlight for a while now. Believe it or not...I am almost speechless...almost! I find it hard to portray the perfect words and feelings that I have for such amazing art work...it is somewhat magical.
The Artist I am Spotlighting is able to capture the "moment, place, or item" all through her "oil sketches"...it comes to life, as if you could be right there in each beautiful painting.
I literally feel a skipped heart beat at each divine painting I see. I want to vicariously live through every whimsy picture...as if I am there.
It plays with my imagination and takes me back to watching "Mary Poppins" when I was a kid.
You know, the part in the movie where Mary, Bert, and the children are standing, staring in awe as the sidewalk chalk artist is creating many great pictures...they wanted to jump into the picture and become a part of it...and they did. This is how I see Janet Hill Studio paintings and why I am...almost speechless!
Janet Hill is the ever~so gifted and talented artist behind these glamorous, nostalgic oil paintings. As you can see not only does she have an eye for creating beauty,but she herself is stunningly beautiful!
Janet lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband of 2 years and her very cute dog "Princess Finnegan".
Being that Ontario has very cold winter's that can sometimes linger for 6 months out of the year, Janet has developed a strong interest in the beauty of interiors. Along with interiors, she gets inspirations from furniture, fashion and films.
Janet creates her paintings in a small laundry room in her cottage, where there is just enough natural light to paint by and also multi-tasking doing the laundry. That is another thing I love about Janet...her warm sense of humor.
Her work is wanted and admired by many. Original artwork is sold on e-bay and is snatched up within minutes of listing or posted. Depending on the painting, she does sell reproduction prints on her Etsy. Recently one of her painting's was featured in this September's "Romantic Homes Magazine" in the Artworld section.
It was hard to choose among her paintings of which ones to show you all. Everything is amazing and something I would want to display in my own home...which I will be. Each painting tells it's own story, and you will see why my heart skips a beat...
The Velveteen Sofa
Penelope's Bedroom
Peridot Heels
Straw Chair
Raquels Honey Stand
The Florentine Bathtub
Three Flats
Toast and Cherry Jam
Paige Reads a Mystery
Eggs
The Resort
The Resort
Vera dresses for dinner
Belle's Vanity
High Street Shopping
High Street Shopping
Zucchini Blossoms
Blancmange
I really can't show enough of Janet's divine artwork! These are only some of her amazing paintings. There is so much more to see on her blog and Etsy. I know I have a hard time picking just one of my favorites....so I am leaving it to you to pick one...or a couple of your favorites.
Janet is giving away to 2 lucky winners an 11x14 reproduction painting from her Etsy, your choice (she will have lots more up in her Etsy this week and she would even order other prints for the winners)! Are you ready to enter?
2.You know I love my Whimsy Followers! Another entry for you if you follow! Scroll back up a ways and you will see Whimsy followers on the side, click add and then leave me another comment. (If you already are, please leave another comment as a entry)
3. Grab my cute button, it makes me feel loved! (again if you already have this, let me know in a separate entry)
4. Blog, FB or tweet about this post. (separate entry for each thing)
5. Stop by and see Janet's blog and leave her a sweet comment. One more entry!
Please make separate comments for each entry being that I am going to use random.org for the giveaway! Make sure I have your information if you win.
You have until Sunday, September 13th at midnight Pacific time to enter. I will have the winner announced on Monday September 14th.
Good luck to you all! Lot's to do today as I said in my post yesterday about our new home...busy!
Hugs and good thoughts sent your way!
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