janice capps patterson

1996 Painting

2017-05-10T08:42:00.002-07:00

Janice C. Patterson, 1996

Owned by Brenna Lila Jane Berry-Stewart, Photographer
Reproduction of artwork by Janice Capps Patterson prohibited without permission of owner and family.

Recording of Aubade

2013-08-31T14:18:00.002-07:00

Preston recorded Janice playing this on the piano using an old cassette tape. We did the best we could to digitize and clean the audio file. Click on the link below to listen.

aubade-mp3

We are so grateful to Cole Tutino, Indiana University, for his notation of Mom's composition, Aubade for the piano. Mom also composed this piece for handbells. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in either of these sheets.

UNC-TV Video playing the accordion

2012-08-15T12:10:00.002-07:00

An anonymous poster shared a youtube video of Mom playing the accordion as a teenaqer at UNC-TV. She was amazing at even a young age... enjoy :). I also recall she said she played on the Lawrence Welk show. Wonder if that is out there somewhere too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekoWTIvQrEk&feature=player_embedded#

Art Gallery

2012-06-14T20:26:00.001-07:00


The George Tabor Azalea

We had to remove the web site of her artwork in June '12 because our server is in transition... we will re-open again soon but thank you for enjoying the gallery!!! Feel free to view a sample of her paintings... link to the left "A sample of paintings by Janice".

Connections

2011-03-06T14:42:00.000-08:00

Some time has passed since my last post as work and Motherhood have kept me busy, however my plans to soon post videos, more paintings on the web site, share stories and much more are all "on deck". This pause has produced time to connect and reconnect through the very medium of this blog, however. Precisely one of the reasons it was created! I am very grateful for those of you that have recently reached out to me and my family via e-mail to inform me of our distant family relation and to those of you who are family friends....renewing memories that ought not to be forgotten. Abu Bakar Tambi and Zainah, old family friends through Dad's work at NCSU, now in Malaysia. My father recalls the story when Bakar reached out to shoo an insect off Mom's painting only to realize it wasn't going anywhere. Jerry McCall, a distant cousin whose Grandmother was painted by Mom and hung in our house for years. Hearing about her "infectious laugh" and spirit ignites more curiosity about Mom's heritage... and warrants a visit to the Asheville, NC area to pass on this painting to a family who knows "Great Aunt Olivia".
More soon,
Trish, David, Samantha and soon to be Baby Haak, #2.

Ecology

2010-09-26T12:32:00.000-07:00

As an Ecologist I just love pouring over Janice’s paintings looking for all of the interactions she saw. In this piece there are a few pollinators, an herbivore, and a predator who will undoubtedly make this a tri-trophic cascade.
Locating faces here and there I find that most of the time her representations are accurate enough for me to identify the plants and animals to Genus if not species. This accurate reconstruction is one of the features I’ve always loved about Janice’s paintings.

-David Haak, PhD

Reproduction of artwork by Janice Capps Patterson prohibited without permission of owner and family.

Searching for paintings

2010-09-11T12:20:00.000-07:00

As I continue to scan in transparencies and slides, I realize that there are numerous paintings out there where we do not have documentation of the location/owner (yet I do have some) and some were not photographed. I welcome anyone who knows where her paintings are located (or if you have one) to feel free to write me. I would dearly love to hear from you and would look forward to ensuring the painting is documented appropriately. trish.haak@gmail.com

Reproduction of artwork by Janice Capps Patterson is prohibited without permission of owner and family.

There is one in particular which I found was auctioned off that happens to be my absolute favorite. It was painted in Florida and it is unfortunately one that was never photographed for her collection. It would be like searching for a needle in a haystack to find this painting. I know it was auctioned off in St. Louis, MO though!

Sold Date: 08/20/2008
Channel: Auction
Source: Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers

JANICE CAPPS PATTERSON, AMERICAN English cathedral with garden, 1992, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, gilt framed.30 x 48 inches

Accordionist

2010-09-11T08:32:00.000-07:00

She was an accomplished accordionist and played for many invited occasions including an invited spot on the Lawrence Welk show as a young lady. Flight of the Bumblebee and Lady of Spain were two of her favorite pieces.

Children's Play "Antoine"

2010-09-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

Does anyone in the family remember when she wrote the play "Antoine"? I have a copy and will make it electronic for you.

Documentaries

2010-09-09T09:38:00.000-07:00

I found VHS tapes labeled "Janice C. Patterson documentaries" for PBS 1994, Channel 5-1987, Municipal Building Art Exhibit, and Carolina Ditchbanks. I'm working on converting them to DVD/video streaming.

Exhibitions

2010-09-08T12:36:00.001-07:00

Reproduction of artwork by Janice Capps Patterson prohibited without permission of owner and family.

1967    Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, “Best of the Year Exhibition.” Juried by Peter Kahn (brother of Wolfe Kahn and former student of Hans Hoffman.)

1974    Durham Fine Arts Exhibition, Second Place Award, Durham, North Carolina.

1975    North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina. Three jurors for the Collector’s Gallery. Moussa Domit, Curator of the North Carolina Museum of Art wanted to buy Tharp’s Honeysuckle for the permanent collection of the museum but it was already sold.

1975    Raleigh Fine Arts Society Juror’s Choice Award.

1975    North Carolina Museum of Art Artist’s Exhibition, Purchase Award.

1976    Raleigh Fine Arts Society Two Artist’s Exhibit.

1976    North Carolina Artist’s Exhibition, Circulating Exhibit, North Carolina Museum of Art. Jurors: Lawrence Alloway, former director of the Institute of Contemperary Art in London, and curator with the Guggenheim Museum, Edward B. Henning, curator of modern art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Roy Slade, Dean of the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C., and in 1972, director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Thirteen paintings were juried for the circulating exhibition.

1978    Carrboro Art School Exhibition, Carrboro, North Carolina.

1978    Women of Wake Exhibit, etching entitled Vineyard, juried by Mackey Bane, Curator of Exhibitions, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, N.C.

1979    Weatherspoon Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Juried for permanent collection.

1979    One woman exhibit, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina. (Johnson Rotunda).

1982    Serigraph juried for permanent French print collection at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France.

1983    The Raleigh Fine Arts Society Exhibit. Cash Award. Juried by Dr. Lee Hall, Senior Vice President and Director of the Office of Arts and Communications within the Academy for Educational Development in New York City.

1983    First Regional Juried Art Exhibition (Southeastern States) Juror, Patterson Sims, Associate Curator, Permanent Collection of Whitney Museum of American Art. Exhibit held at the Spartanburg Arts Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

1987    Municipal Building Art Exhibition Series, Raleigh, North Carolina. One artist exhibition. Juried by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission and Beverly Ayscue.

1987    One woman exhibit, Queen’s College, Charlotte, North Carolina. E.H. Little Art Gallery, juried by Rick Crown, November 1987.

1987    Magazine Cover, Meredith College Magazine, Raleigh, North Carolina.

1987    “EVENINGS” Channel 5, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, North Carolina.

1987    Documentary, Noon News, Channel 7, WITN-TV, Washington, North Carolina.

1988    November-December Year End Magazine Covers, Appalachian Trailway News, Volume 49, Number 5.

1989    One woman exhibit, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina. (Johnson Hall Rotunda).

1989    WTVD-TV, Channel 11, Durham, North Carolina, Don Ross filmed Meredith College exhibit. The was publicized widely and rerun as an Encore Done Ross in 1991.

1989    Janice Patterson’s music composition “Aubade” was performed by the Tintinnabulators, Hand Bell Ringers before a “by invitation only” audience on December 26 in the White House, Washington, D.C. It was also performed in the National Hand Bell festival.

1990    One Woman Exhibit. Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, Florida.

1990    One Woman Exhibit. First National Bank in Palm Beach, Florida.

1990    One Woman Exhibit. Lost Tree, North Palm Beach, Florida.

1990    Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, Workshop.

1990    Television Interviews: Channel 12, West Palm Beach, Florida with Gary Tuckmann, CBS at the time. Channel 5, West Palm Beach, Florida with Kelly Dunn.Television Documentary: Channel 2, PBS, Panorama Public Television Documentary, Miami.

1990    Miro Gallery, Via Mizner, Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida.

1990    Professional Arts Committee, Palm Beach County Council of the Arts.

1991    January 28, Slide Presentation and exhibit at the Gold Room, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida.

1991    February and March, American Artist’s Magazine.

1991    Taught Master Artist Workshop, March 18-23 at the Armory Art Center.

1991    Lecture and Slides, Wellington Art Society, Wellington, Florida.

1992    Artist in Residence, Palm Beach County Council of the Arts.

1992    Norton Artist Guild Exhibition, West Palm Beach, Florida.

1992    Chefs-d’oeuvre de l’estampe du XXe siècle, De Bonnard a Baselitz, Galeries Mansart et Mazanne, Paris 2e

1993    10 Female Artists of South Florida, Northwood Institute, West Palm Beach, Florida.

1993    Emerging Artist Grant, City of Raleigh Arts Commission.

1995    Exhibition and Documentary, Channel 4, WUNC-TV, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

1995-1998    National Popular Music Award, ASCAP, Nashville, Tennessee.

1996    Won a $2500 grant for writing a musical drama with environmental theme for all ages.

More continues... this is all for now.

Her books

2010-09-08T11:27:00.000-07:00

Reproduction of artwork by Janice Capps Patterson prohibited without permission of owner and family.

Meredith article (some bio included)

2010-09-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

Appalachian Trail news feature

2010-09-08T11:10:00.000-07:00

I remember that Mom was featured in the Appalachian Trail Conference Newsletter. I believe she was commissioned to do some painting for someone in Virginia... perhaps these two things merged? Not sure.

Music compositions

2010-09-02T11:33:00.000-07:00

Fred Corbin's handbell choir always played this piece so beautifully. In 1989, “Aubade” was performed by the Tintinnabulators, Hand Bell Ringers before a “by invitation only” audience on December 26 in the White House, Washington, D.C. It was also performed in the National Hand Bell festival. Some background may be found in the Meredith article. I have this in electronic format now.

I need to connect with my sister Meg regarding Mom's other music compositions. I have inherited most of the artwork (slides, transparencies) and Meg has the music... which she can play and I cannot!

LIFE during the 50's

2010-09-01T12:06:00.000-07:00

LIFE Magazine 1956

Mom is playing the accordion at the Raleigh Woman's Prison

This is so interesting.... filled with articles on woman's issues: achievements, prospects, earnings,the role of the hostess, civic engagement, the "ideal husband", types of mothers, the housewife/homemaker life and woman's changing roles. I find this subject fascinating because so much has changed for women since the 19th century, and then so much hasn't. Much progress is to be attributed to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, but I wonder what they would say now? Surely they would be very impressed with the hot topics on MomsRising but changes are still needed!

Analysis of paintings

2010-09-01T11:04:00.000-07:00

She mostly painted landscapes... which we always referred to as places not yet covered by concrete. She truly wanted to see as many places preserved as possible. She was an avid environmentalist in this way. This was the passion she and our father shared so deeply - a love of nature. Her paintings were "realist" paintings, but sometimes her work was referred to as "Pre-Raphaelite", but I think that is because of the colors she chose and her imitation of nature. She mostly used acrylic, but also enjoyed pointillism, pastels and block printing... She studied art under Peter Kahn and Arnold Singer at Cornell, the Institute Voleau in Philidelphia, at NC State and Meredith College. This analysis is from 1987, therefore a more recent reappraisal is probably in order.

A few select letters, click on letter to see enlarged view

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Just a few newspaper clippings, click articles to see them bigger

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Thank you for connecting!

2010-09-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

Thank you Kathee Smith and Suzie Waterman for getting in touch with me over the past couple of weeks! I have several people to visit in NC when I make it home who have some of Mom's work to give to the family. I also look forward to checking out the UNC TV station where her Carolina Morning painting is to get a nice photo for Samantha. Any additions, please feel free to post. I would like to start gathering some memories.... more documents to come soon.

A sample of paintings by Janice

2010-09-01T07:07:00.000-07:00

All Artwork images below are copyright of the artist / assignee