Janene grew up in West Texas riding horses, playing sports and drawing constantly. She attended Texas Tech with the idea of majoring in art and minoring in Kinesiology.  The art program was very contemporary and liberal. She longed to study the classics but her passion for art would have to wait until much later.

Always drawing and trying new techniques when she was younger, she used her drawing skills to draw illustrations for Christian missionaries in several countries, including Romania and China.  She designed many children’s art projects for churches and bible studies still used today.

Finally,  Janene was able to pursue the skills to enable her to paint and draw in the style she loved.  She is classically trained in Grisaille and chiaroscuro.   She studied with major artists who encouraged her to continue.
Drawing and painting daily help her to relax and challenge her skill.  She loves demonstrating live and has taught both drawing and painting.

Janene has shown her work in various shows and galleries including the Texas Gallery, The Forsyth Museum at Texas A&M, the Scottsdale Art School,  and the George Bush Presidential Library.

She was named “Best and Brightest” by The Scottsdale Artist’s School 2011.

Janene was juried into the Forsyth Gallery and Museum in 2011 and in 2012.

Recently, she was accepted to the 2021  Bosque Art Classic, and the 2022 Community Show at the Reynolds Museum Texas A&M University.

Janene was one of five artists  featured in “A Brush With Tradition” at the Bradfield Fine Arts Gallery in 2024.

Janene was a winner and published in the well known classic:  Strokes of Genius 5: Best of Drawing | Composition released in 2013 by North Light Books.

Janene is a member of the International Guild of Realism. https://www.realismguild.com/index.php

Winning many national and international awards for her paintings as well as her drawings, she realizes it a God-given privilege and blessing to be a painter.   She is grateful for the Lord’s grace in giving her this privilege.