Curriculum Vitae

Janda Grove has always created -- expressing forms of what moves her, whether something in the “real world” or an image from a dream or vision.

Janda’s childhood in western Michigan allowed her to develop a sensitivity and appreciation of the ever- changing light and colors of nature. Such deep roots have given her a love of organic natural forms.

Even as a child she loved art, drawing flowers, trees and horses. From age 15, she worked with an art tutor, in tandem with art classes in school. In later years, she studied with professional painters such as Terry Miura, Don Hatfield, Gretchen Lopez, and Suchitra Bhosle, and through studying the masters in museum collections and galleries around the world.

The middle part of her life led her on a healing journey — to investigate natural healing modalities, especially herbal medicine, and to study yoga, meditation, and tai chi. Each practice afforded new ways of connecting to the resonance of people, or places or things. It is this very essence that inspires her to share what she sees, and is what she captures in her work.

A dynamic and diverse contemporary artist, Grove’s current work incorporates symbolism and natural beauty. She intuitively transforms her subjects and ideas into studies of light, shape and shadow, often leaning toward abstraction of figures and landscapes.

Grove primarily works with oils on canvas, linen, or gessoed boards. She utilizes her diverse training and inspirations to push the medium to its full range of expression -- from transparent work on vellum, to thick, rich paint applied with a palette knife. She allows her inner image of a subject to suggest her palette, whether it is the harmony of tonalism, the vibrancy of pure chroma, or the exaggerated color of impressionism. She may use the soft brush or the sharp knife to achieve the appropriate style for expression of the delicacy or strength of the subject.

See more paintings and information about Janda at her website:

www.jandagrove.com

Artist Statement

I like to create in different ways at different times, because I am always growing. I have phases where I work on paper, or paint oils, or do photography. Now I am enchanted with oil paint, and the sensuous richness of the medium. I like to work with line, and I love the exercise of comparing shapes, values, and hues. Art is a means where we can learn to really see, and to be totally present in the now. I hope that my art can be an inspiration to appreciate the miraculous in the mundane, the subtlety as well as vibrancy in everything. I celebrate the path with heart, and the hearts who have loved me into being.

Awards and Exhibitions

Transferencia:Impressions of Cuenca

Cuenca, EC

March 9 2023

Flora Cafe, Cuenca, EC

July - Dec. 2021

Continuations

IdiomArt Gallery, Cuenca, EC

January 2021

Reflections

Miguel Illescas Gallery, Cuenca EC

March 8, 2019