A native Ohioan, Janet graduated from Lorain High School and Baldwin-Wallace College. She has taught in three Ohio school systems and now lives in Westerville.

Currently, Janet is a board member of the Worthington Area Art League, and she has served as president in the past. She is a member of the Westerville Art league and the Central Ohio Watercolor Society.

While teaching art at Reynoldsburg High School in 1974, Janet took her first watercolor class from Leland McClelland. Soon watercolor became Janet’s medium of choice.

She has taken classes and workshops from many watercolorists in Columbus and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Each artist has something different to offer, and by studying many techniques, Janet has developed her own bright, crisp style.

As a freelance artist, Janet has been commissioned to paint historical buildings, businesses, boats, cars, florals, people and pets. Her paintings of the Ohio Bicentennial Barns appeared on 19 phonebook covers around the state. Her painting of the Ohio State Capital was featured on the 2003 holiday card for Governor Taft’s staff. Recent commissions include Velvet Ice Cream’s Ye Old Mill which appeared on their cards and packaging, the Burton Morgan center at Denison University and the Granville Inn.

Janet’s paintings can be seen on www.KathysCareCards.com.  Kathy's Care Cards were created by  Kathy Boston, R.N., to fill the void between "Get Well" and  "Sympathy" cards for victims and survivors of cancer and other terminal illnesses.   Janet, along with other artists, donated original artwork for the cards.   Please visit  www.KathysCareCards.com to view artwork that expresses new messages of hope healing and love.