Janet Lombardi Blixt Artist
Arts at Charlie Osborn Dot Com

     
 
     
   


   
Janet Lombardi Blixt


Janet Lombardi Blix Artist
Jan painting "en plein air"
at Lake Tahoe
 
Janet Lombardi Blixt  

I began oil painting at the age of seven with private art instruction while growing up in Los Angeles. The weekly lessons continued into high school. In college I majored in painting, printmaking and graphic design and received a BA in Art from Chico State University. My influental instructors include Janet Turner, Marion Epting and Paul Feldhaus, with whom I worked to obtain a degree in printmaking.

After graduating college I began a career in graphic design in Southern California. My passion for painting was rekindled upon returning to Chico eleven years ago. Painting in an expressionistic yet representational style, I work primarily in oils, pastel, and acrylic. Mostly I create “en plein air,” which means on location, outdoors. The Chico area has an endless supply of interesting outlooks to capture, both in architecture and nature. “As I paint “en plein air” I strive to relay to the viewer a sense of the elements that I see and feel at the moment. Capturing the light, as it presents itself to me outdoors, is an important part of my art.”



Voted
1st Place
Best of Chico, Local Artist
in the
Chico News & Review
2008 & 2009
Best of Chico Poll!

UPDATES FROM JANET
Now teaching art lessons for children - homeschool and afterschool programs,
ages 7+ Also, adult classes - mornings and evenings.
Weekly summer camps fill fast, so call soon .

Email janet@chicoartschool.com for more information
or call 570-3895

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Janet's artwork currently can be seen at
Chico Art School and Gallery
336 Broadway, Suite 20, in Chico,
(near House of Rice, upstairs)
and at Starbucks downtown on the corner of 3rd and Broadway.