JANET BOTHNE

Janet Bothne grew up in Massachusetts and studied Fine Art with a focus on painting at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the early 1980‘s. From there she went on to numerous endeavors including antique restoration, freelance portraiture and illustration, and painting commercial murals.
 
She moved to the Los Angeles area in 1996 where she married her artist‘s eye with computer skills, becoming a graphic designer and humorist for a silk-screen company — but her passion for drawing and painting pushed its way to the forefront of her life in 2003, when she quit her job to pursue her dream.
 
Over time, her foundations in realism have given way to a fresh, bold abstract expressionism that allows her to explore color as her sole focus and subject matter.
 
In the short time that Bothne has been painting full-time, her works have garnered awards at three Southern California juried shows and her collectors now span across the U.S. and abroad.

Interview with Janet Bothne, January 2010

Available Artwork Click on IMAGES for larger view
Wine and Candy (diptych) acrylic on canvas 35" x 60"
Ochre’s Audition acrylic on canvas 27" x 44"	Derivation II acrylic on canvas 24" x 48"
My Sunny Someday (diptych) acrylic on canvas 60/62" x 42"	Come Foreward acrylic on canvas 24" x 50"
	Keeping Up with the Royals (diptych) acrylic on canvas, 13" x 16"
Making Connections (diptych) acrylic on canvas 39/40" x 72"