Janet Dyer

Olive Trees by the Road, Provence, Original Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer presents an expressionist landscape of the french countryside. "I love painting olive trees, in any season, but especially when their leaves are gray-green," shares Janet. The trees line up the brightly lit pasture creating a contrast between the verdant hues. Janet paints the piece mainly with a palette knife, creating bold and dynamic strokes.

About the Artist
Janet Dyer doesn’t like to spend too much time talking about her art, as she’d rather be creating it. She doesn’t have an artist statement, the traditional statement of purpose crafted by visual artists to explain their method. On becoming an artist, Janet simply states, “I picked up some crayons and pencils and brushes and kept using them.” She believes the process of creating art is equal in importance to the final product. The artist enjoys relinquishing control of her paintings to find delightful surprises in her so-called “mistakes.” Janet's expressively gestural yet bucolic landscapes are a testament to the success of her method.

Words that describe this painting: landscape, France, Provence, olive, country, nature, expressionism, palette knife, trees, oilpaint, Europe, travel, expressionism, landscape, acrylic painting, blue

Olive Trees by the Road, Provence
Janet Dyer
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
12 in. h x 16 in. w x .75 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.