dipping my brush in my soul - jana van wyk

New Paintings

2026-04-15T14:22:00.001-04:00

This morning I dropped off 6 new paintings at Petersons Designing Consign in Cary, NC.

Here’s a photo of one of them:

California Coast 12 x 18 oil

Here’s a few more paintings I brought in:

New venue selling my paintings

2026-04-01T09:36:00.012-04:00

My paintings are now available for sale at Peterson’s Consigning Design in Cary, NC.

I will bring in new paintings at least once a month.

Their website is Consigningdesign.com

Paintings sold so far:

“California Mist” 8x10 oil on panel, painted in studio

“San Geronimo, NM” 12x18 oil on canvas, painted on location in Taos, NM

“Hondo Valley, NM” 11x14 oil on panel, painted on location in Hondo, NM

The painting below will be available April 15.

Taos Mountain, Spring 12x18 oil on canvas

Welcome to my website! Jana Van Wyk - dipping my brush in my soul and painting what i find

2020-07-21T07:11:00.000-04:00

jana van wyk - dipping my brush in my soul ......and painting what i find.
Please read my journal entries below.

ArtSpark Main Exhibition show

2014-08-18T03:55:00.001-04:00

Adirondack Chair #3, 20x16, oil on wrapped canvas

I'm happy to announce that "Adirondack Chair #3" was juried into the "Artspark Main Exhibition show" to be held Spet 5-25 in downtown Raleigh, NC

SOLD - Ghost Ranch Adobe (painted on location)

2014-08-07T02:32:00.002-04:00

Ghost Ranch Adobe, 11x14, oil on panel,

This painting is in the collection of Coni Grant. Congratulations, Coni, enjoy! jana
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Sold - Taos Adobe, oil on canvas

2014-08-07T01:57:00.001-04:00

Toas Adobe, oil on canvas, plein air, Taos New Mexico

This painting is now in the Collection of Nelson Hubley. Thanks for buying original art! jana van wyk

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Hondo Valley Church, 12x16, oil on linen, plein air

2014-07-30T10:29:00.000-04:00

Hondo Valley Church, 12x16, oil on linen, plein air

This painting is now in the collection of the Rich and Bev De Vries family. Thank you for supporting original art, jana

Adirondack chair series

2014-07-29T12:21:00.002-04:00

Adirondack Chair #3, oil on 1.5 inch wrapped canvas, 24x20

I love adirondack chairs. I'm not sure whether it's the sculptural lines of their design or simply the nostalgia of sitting in these chairs and enjoying a summer's eve, but these chairs inspire me.

Adirondack Chair #2, acrylic, 16x20

Adirondack Chair #1, acrylic, 16x20, canvas

2014-07-27T21:55:00.003-04:00

I think this article has some great points. jana

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Portrait of Native American - in progress

2014-07-25T11:23:00.000-04:00

I'm working on my first large portrait -- a 20x16 portrait of a Native American.

I still have some work to do on this painting but it's coming together nicely. Considering that it's my first large portrait, i'm happy with what's happening on the canvas, so far. Now i need to be careful not to overwork the painting. Sometimes less is more.

Saturday at the NC Museum of Art

2014-07-20T06:41:00.003-04:00

l to r: Lisa, Jana, Kris
at the NC Museum of Art
yesterday afternoon

Yesterday spent some time with Lisa and Kris. Here's a photo of us in front a painting with three trees and two clouds. It was great to see them again and catch up.

--- jana

SOLD - Jenny Lake and the Tetons, 12x16 oil on canvas panel, studio work

2014-07-02T22:20:00.000-04:00

Jenny Lake and the Tetons, 12.x16 on canvas panel, oil, studio work

Sold this painting and it is on its way to a collector in the upper midwest! Thanks for buying original art work.

jana van wyk

@JanaDVanWyk #janavanwyk #makebigart #nationalpark #grandtetons #studioart

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about this painting:

"Jenny Lake and the Tetons" was painted from a photograph I took in Grand Tetons National Park near Jackson, Wyoming, while on vacation with my family....we crossed the lake to begin our hike up the canyon across the lake.

This is an original Expressive oil painting 12x16 inches - one of a kind. The brush strokes are juicy, thick, and colorful. The painting is on a canvas board that is 1/8 inch thick.
To read about my painting adventures visit: www.janavanwyk.blogspot.com and www.highdesertpainters.blogspot.com

I'm looking back today - "Connections #3" - art quilt

2014-06-23T22:29:00.002-04:00

Connections #3 - 50" x 24"
hand dyed cotton by artist, hand embellished with embroidery thread, machine-pieced, machine quilted
Jana Van Wyk copyright 2014

My current focus is painting; however, for many years I hand-dyed cotton and created art quilts. I was an active member of PAQA-South, the Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South and helped coordinate the 2006 PAQA-South Conference.

I entered Connections #3 into this juried show:

2007 ARTQUILTSmarkings

April 27 – May 30, 2007 Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, North Carolina

Connection #3 was not accepted into this show; my "markings" were the hand embellished markings that I created using embroidery floss. Looking back and doing a self-critique, I believe one of the reasons it was not accepted is because my markings do not stand out in a photograph. Remember curators and jurists are only looking a photographs that are usually projected to a screen.

Of course I was disappointed to be rejected. What did I learn from this?

1) Not getting into shows is simply part of being an artist, get used to it, and move on.

2) This art quilt now hangs happily in a focal spot between my sunroom and family room. Visitors see this art as they enter our kitchen. I displayed it on a wall with a medium dark neutral color and often my friends will say "those colors really pop against that wall". So simply enjoy your work if it doesn't sell and show. Maybe this one is meant to stay with me for now.

2014-06-16T06:50:00.001-04:00

Looking to the Right - 20x24 - oil on canvas

I was driving north towards Abiqiui, New Mexico in early evening and happened to look right. What I saw made me pull over the car and take photos. I painted this based on the photos I took that day. See the adobe on the far right?

For sale on my online store http://www.janavanwyk.etsy.com

I've updated my etsy store! www.janavanwyk.etsy.com

2014-06-14T15:55:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! I've updated my etsy store and it's all stocked up with over 15 paintings!

http://www.janavanwyk.etsy.com

Over the next few days I'll be posting even more paintings; the new ones will be BIG ones so stay tuned. Jana

Purple Hills 11x14 oil painted on location in New Mexico

Wide Open Spaces

2011-11-04T11:57:00.001-04:00

Wide Open Spaces 20x24 oil

Painted for my Solo show "Wide Open Spaces" at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC - January 15 - March 15, 2012

based on a photograph taken in Colorado

Cottonwood Glory

2011-11-04T11:56:00.001-04:00

Cottonwood Glory 16x20 oil

Painted in my studio based on a photograph I took in New Mexico in the autumn.

Autumn Evening

2011-11-04T11:50:00.001-04:00

Autumn Evening 16x20 oil

Painted in my studio based on a photograph taken in North Carolina.

Windy Day II

2011-10-25T17:02:00.001-04:00

Windy Day II 24x30 oil

Painted for my Solo show "Wide Open Spaces" at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, NC - January 15 - March 15, 2012

San Geronimo Apple Tree

2011-10-23T14:57:00.001-04:00

San Geronimo Apple Tree 16x20 oil

Painted from a photograph taken in Taos, NM in Spring of 2009. There are apple trees near the San Geronimo Lodge that burst forth in glorious color for only a few days in the Spring. I didn't get a chance to paint them on location and have been waiting for a time to paint them from my photographs in the studio. Today was that day.

Along the River

2011-10-22T16:10:00.000-04:00

Along the River 16x20 oil

Painted from a photograph taken while we were whitewater rafting on the Snake River in the Grand Tetons National Park.

Rio Hondo

2011-10-20T11:35:00.000-04:00

Rio Hondo 16x20 oil

This is a rio (river) and early Spring scene viewed from the road between Arroyo Hondo and the John Dunn bridge, north of Taos, NM.

Near Grand Teton National Park

2011-10-19T10:09:00.000-04:00

First the glazes...

Then the opaques. This is a scene along the Snake River in Wyoming near Grand Tetons National Park, as seen from our whitewater rafting.

Marsh at Dusk

2011-10-18T16:43:00.001-04:00

Marsh at Dusk 20x16 oil

Painted in my studio from a photograph; completed in the studio Autumn 2011

On location in Taos, NM

2011-10-18T12:39:00.001-04:00

Taos Morada in Spring 12x16 oil

I painted this scene on location in May of 2011 on a beautiful Spring morning.

Mariposa Ranch 12x16 oil

This is the Mariposa Ranch north of Taos, a beautiful vista of ranch land. Painted in the Fall of 2010.

Pink Barn 12x16 oil

This pink barn is also on the Mariposa Ranch; this painting was done on location in the Spring of 2011.