Janet Shearer
I’ve been a fan ever since I first saw Janet Shearer’s work nearly 17 years ago and have been following her inspirational work. I found a couple of sites a while ago and have also mentioned her work in a previous Christmas post just last year. Since it’s getting that time of year again, hard to believe, and the dreary winter months are ahead, I think it’s timely to post a few that I think really stand out.
First, Janet Shearer herself in front of one of her creations inspired by a cafe in Venice. She painted this mural in St. Austell with famous figures who had some connection to the town.
Thinking of Christmas….and Italy, where I’d love to be…
Thinking it would be nice to be in warmer weather at the beach? Well, this incredibly realistic scene would do the trick all the time.
It is interesting to note that Janet’s work is painstakingly meticulous and tedious, as would be expected of anything that looks this exceptional. She was a former model, then set designer and now she makes her living painting trompe l’oeil murals for nearly $8,000 for a 8 x 5′ mural — depending on the detail of course. That may be a steal for this talent. I’d get mine on canvas, however, and as seen above in the right mural scene, she does paint on canvas and then installs.
I was thinking of these beach / bath robes when I painted my silk robe for The Faux House.
And then, I’ve always loved these exterior and interior vignettes. They turn what is outside in upon itself. I love that trickery of trompe l’oeil. This second one with the flooring’s style and perspective reminds me of Vermeer.
The search for Vermeer’s painting the Music Lesson, with the floor that I’m remembering (also with reference to the Dining Room in the Faux House) brought me to two interesting sites. The picture link above shows what this room would have looked like based on Vermeer’s camera obscurra that he often used to force perspective and the second site I discovered is Mubi and the post link of Stolen Paintings that were Never Recovered. Unfortunately, Vermeer’s painting The Concert is listed as stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Fortunately, I had at least seen it but once.
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I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.
