In the Pop-Up Gallery

March 16- April 13

Works by Carol Janosik

Color has always excited and inspired artist, Carol Janosik. Mixing color and“watching the magic”as a blank paper, canvas, or wall comes to life brings great joy to her. Some of her earliest memories involve color. Janosik says,“As a young child, I vividly remember taking a purple crayon to my parents’ bedroom wall. And I recall with delight when I received my first box of 64 Crayola crayons, then spending hours mixing those crayons as I designed paper doll clothes.”Asan adult, she felt a similar delight discovering oil paints. She continues to be motivated by the thought of working with color, whether it’s mixing oils with a limited palette, watching soft pastel glide across paper or seeing how watercolor blends and moves. Janosik paints from both life and her imagination. Her paintings tell a story by reflecting what sheloves and cares about most:herCatholic faith, her family, and“the beauty of God’s creation.”Seeing a certain expression on the face of a loved one, a beautiful sunset, or a special moment spent with someone she loves inspires her to create that moment on canvas or paper.

Carol Swetye Janosik was introduced to art at an early age. Her parents owned and operated Swetye Ceramic Art ware in Salem, Ohio where she was born producing ceramic greenware andbisque ware and their own glazed ceramics. Janosik’s grandfather had also been an artist.J anosik spent summers traveling the United States in the back end of a station wagon stopping at flower shops (where her father sold his pottery), history museums, and art galleries. She saw beauty all around but was especially influenced by the art ofElsie Patty of Grand Lake, Colorado, whose gentle spirit and beautiful mountain scenes captured her heart. It wasn’t until Janosik’s youngest child was in high school that she started to“play”with color. In 2008 she discovered oils under the direction o flocal artist, Pat Wynn. She took lessons along with a group of ladies her husband, John, dubbed “the painting ladies”.In 2022, dear friend Roxane Puga, invited Janosik to attend a Cecile Houel Pastel Portrait Workshop with her in Burlington, Iowa. Janosik maintains an active arts practice. She states,“Roxane and I continue to paint together encouraging each other to grow as artists. In addition I enjoy working with watercolor, especially sketchbook journaling when I travel with my husband,John.”Janosik isa member of theFort Madison Area Art Association, The Iowa Artists and The CatholicArt Institute.