JAN MUNRO

JAN LIVES AND WORKS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE,ENGLAND. SHE HAS BEEN PAINTING FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS AND HAS TRIED MANY DIFFERENT MEDIAS.AT THE MOMENT SHE LOVES USING ACRYLIC WITH ADDED COLLAGE PAPERS.THIS IS WHERE SHE ADDS COLOUR AND PATTERN, SHE MAKES HER OWN COLLAGE PAPERS,ITS PART OF THE PROCESS.ACRYLIC ALLOWS LAYERING AND THIS IS HOW SHE MAKES AN INTERESTING SURFACE THAT LOOKS WEATHERED,WORN AND TACTILE. COLOUR IS EVERYTHING BUT SO IS GOOD BALANCE OF TONES. PEOPLE SAY HER PAINTINGS ARE 'HAPPY AND LYRICAL,BRIGHT AND FULL OF CHARACTER'.