A timeless portrait to be created, and presented as a loving gift in celebration of your beautiful childrens lives or the love of a loyal family pet
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Jan Williamson earned her Fine Arts Degree from West Texas University. She has studied under Emilio Cabellero, James Edward Ivy and she was mentored by the late Texas artist Dollye Ballenger. Dollye discovered the young girl's natural ability to replicate a human likeness when Jan was only twelve. What intrigued Dollye was Jan's ability to capture the essence or the spirit of the subject at such an early age.
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan personally accepted an original portrait by Jan for his presidential library. Later, Jan painted a 40x60 reenactment of the rescue of Jessica McClure entitled Triumph of the Human Spirit. The city of Midland, Texas features this tribute in the Midland Center. Although portraits are her first love, her eye for design and home interiors coupled with her love of children took her into the world of high fashion furniture and bedding design. For fifteen years, she has been the designer and creator or the upscale children's furniture, art and bedding line for Plenty's Horn. This position places her in the company of the world's high end designers, with clients such as Jerry Jones, Wayne Huizenga, Wayne Gretsky, Rosie O'Donnell, Seal and Heidi Klum, Dillon and Shiva Rose McDermott, Michael Waltrip, the infant daughter of the late Rick Hendrix, Donald Trump Jr., Steve Beureline, and Steve Jobs, just to name a few.
Over the last 15 years, her work has been in designer showrooms in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ridyadh, Europe, Mexico, South and Central America, and throughout the United States. Jan's time is limited to only a few portrait comissions a year, however, she always remembers her first love of portraiture.
During the first meeting, the artist and client will discuss subjects, lifestyle, and interests so they may be included in the planning of the protrait. Other elements discussed during this meeting would be setting, mood, dress and lighting. From that information, a photographic session or sessions will be planned. Photographs from these sessions will help determine the right pose, feel and look of the portrait. It will also allow the artist time to observe personality traits and expressions that enable her to bring life to the portrait. Once the right look and feel of the portrait is determined, the painting stage will begin. The painting is considered complete when all parties agree and are happy with the final rendering.
Depending on the artist's schedule, a painting could take up to six months to complete.