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Through my recent work, I have been expressing 'capturing the essence of the moment'. When from the corner of my eye, I capture something that visually excites me, and I want to try to preserve the energy of this moment through painting.

Sometimes I paint a little memory. Stumbled upon through the scent of a colour, the thread of a scrap of fabric, the fragment of a day out. A few past moments retained like snapshots create a visual narrative in paint……stories.

Sometimes my paintings are collages of moments where I play with real representative collage. I preserve a memory (watercolour on tissue paper) responding with this media to the fragile nature of the subject, which I seal with layers of varnish into a still life. If I'm listening to music the lyrics sometimes link subconsciously into pieces of my work, and eventually become entangled in the paint on the canvas.

I try to find beauty in the small everyday moments of life, and share it through my paintings. On the days I get lost, I go back to Matisse, Picasso and read Hockney whose personal perspective lifts my spirits and always makes me seek to find 'pink through blue'.


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All artworks of Janet Gough
Painting, Two Bluebirds, Janet Gough

Two Bluebirds

Janet Gough

Painting - 21 x 28 x 1 cm

$784

Painting, Burning Light, Janet Gough

Burning Light

Janet Gough

Painting - 39 x 39 x 4 cm

$1,231

Painting, Meeting Klimt in the Silver Birches Again, Janet Gough

Meeting Klimt in the Silver Birches Again

Janet Gough

Painting - 40 x 40 x 6 cm

$915

Painting, Travelling to St Ives, Janet Gough

Travelling to St Ives

Janet Gough

Painting - 49 x 49 x 4 cm

$2,041

Painting, Birds in the Blue, Janet Gough

Birds in the Blue

Janet Gough

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$955

Painting, The Acorn, Janet Gough

The Acorn

Janet Gough

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$2,897

Painting, Turtle Doves, Janet Gough

Turtle Doves

Janet Gough

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,047

Painting, Little Bird and Orange, Janet Gough

Little Bird and Orange

Janet Gough

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,436

Painting, Dreams of Birds and Flowers, Janet Gough

Dreams of Birds and Flowers

Janet Gough

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm

$2,765

Painting, Dance of the Butterflies, Janet Gough

Dance of the Butterflies

Janet Gough

Painting - 69 x 69 x 4 cm

$3,095

Painting, First Day of August, Janet Gough

First Day of August

Janet Gough

Painting - 60 x 59 x 6 cm

$2,173

Painting, Things Blown on the Wind, Janet Gough

Things Blown on the Wind

Janet Gough

Painting - 90 x 90 x 1 cm

$2,568

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Who is the artist?

Through my recent work, I have been expressing 'capturing the essence of the moment'. When from the corner of my eye, I capture something that visually excites me, and I want to try to preserve the energy of this moment through painting.

Sometimes I paint a little memory. Stumbled upon through the scent of a colour, the thread of a scrap of fabric, the fragment of a day out. A few past moments retained like snapshots create a visual narrative in paint……stories.

Sometimes my paintings are collages of moments where I play with real representative collage. I preserve a memory (watercolour on tissue paper) responding with this media to the fragile nature of the subject, which I seal with layers of varnish into a still life. If I'm listening to music the lyrics sometimes link subconsciously into pieces of my work, and eventually become entangled in the paint on the canvas.

I try to find beauty in the small everyday moments of life, and share it through my paintings. On the days I get lost, I go back to Matisse, Picasso and read Hockney whose personal perspective lifts my spirits and always makes me seek to find 'pink through blue'.

What is Janet Gough’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Colorful Floral Compositions