About Janet
Watercolor, words, books and songs have all been part of the same creative life.
Janet Brice Parker
Creating since childhood
Janet Brice Parker began formal art training in 1956, at age twelve. She later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alabama and studied with artists including Richard Brough and Alvin Sella.
Her working life has crossed many corners of the visual arts. Her experience has included work as an artist for a CBS affiliate, freelance design, set design, courtroom art and screen-print graphic design. Her paintings and portraits have been represented by galleries and are held in private collections.
Words became another canvas. Janet is the author of The Ivy Stays Green and Do Right Rhymes, and her poetry has appeared in a number of publications. Today her creative work also includes original songs built from her own lyrics.
Education
BFA, University of Alabama
Art training
Began in 1956 at age twelve
Books
The Ivy Stays Green
Do Right Rhymes
Creative work
Watercolor • Portraiture • Poetry • Books • Songs
Never quit
To all who have visited my website, and especially to aspiring artists, I encourage you to truly “see” the world around you. As painters, poets, authors, or musicians, you probably discovered this gift at an early age.
I am 82 now, and I’ve never given up on my abilities. I have had periods of burnout and, at times have turned to other creative pursuits.
But as my paternal grandmother used to say, “Never quit. Never quit painting, reading, writing, or staying active. Never put down the brush.”
Contact Janet
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