ABOUT THE ARTIST

An Original Oil Painting by the artist 
of her birthplace in Maine.

TATNIC  FARM©
 by 
J. P. Gaudette

Janet Gaudette is a native of a small town in thesouthern seacoast area of Maine. She has been drawing and painting for thirty-five years. She enjoys working with charcoals, pen & ink, pastels, acrylics and her favorite medium, oils.

Growing up on a farm surrounded by woods developed her appreciation of old buildings, artifacts, animals and the changing seasons of New England.

During her teens she spent four entire summers at Ogunquit, a premier art colony since the nineteenth century. Living only feet from the Atlantic Ocean, she enjoyed opportunities to explore the small fishing village. She's familiar with misty mornings and tangy salty air, climbing slippery rocks laden with seaweed, the spectacle of seals sunning themselves on the sandy beach, waves crashing against rocks at high tide and the fury of hurricanes.

It is from this diverse background that Gaudette brings realism to her paintings. "I want people to feel they can hear the cawing of the seagulls, smell the roses in the vase, climb the trees near the house, or pat the pets in the portrait."

The artist is an avid animal enthusiast. She and her family have provided a home for many cats, dogs and horses throughout her lifetime. She knows the joy of raising and loving a pet...and the sadness of that final good-bye.

Gaudette studied under the direction of the Internationally famous Alfred Brule, Nelson Pierson, Phyllis Ginty & the late George Lombard. She has taught art classes for adults & children at her home studio and won numerous ribbons at local fairs.