Janet A. Cook - Artist & teacher

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Janet A. Cook - Artist & teacher

Pastel Class Tuesday evening, 5.30pm-8.30pm at National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South Please call the Pastel Society of America 212.533.6931
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JANET A. COOK, PSA., currently teaches classes at the Pastel Society of America, New York and Workshops at the Art Students League, NYC. Janet's work has been featured in the International Artist Magazine and was chosen as a finalist in the Pastel Journal top 100 artsist working in pastel, The Portrait Society of America, and the Art Renewal Center in 2016. Elected Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America Gold medal - Master IAPS Circle artist Elected Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club, New York Her work has been shown widely, and is in the Permanent collection of the Trenton City Museum, NJ She is represented by Dacia Gallery, New York and Haven Gallery, Northport, NY

Operating as usual

12/29/2020

K2, Pastel on paper, 19x12
Created with as few strokes as possible. Inspired by the minimal strokes of Tony Alain.

12/28/2020

Winter vacation 365 days ago in sunny Florida, an opportunity to paint and draw beaches rather snow ⛄️

12/21/2020

Looking into the future, 6x6, oil on panel is now on display at Dacia Gallery’s holiday group show, 53 Stanton St, NYC. Call ahead for opening times (917) 727-9383
Thanks to Abbie for posing

12/21/2020

Tuesday January 5 will be my first class of 2021. Registration opens this week and continues through to the first week of January at the Art Students League, NYC. The class focus’ on Painting and Drawing from Life & Digital media and runs two afternoons (2-4pm) a week. This gives you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
To learn more & sign up, follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

Please register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions: please email [email protected]
or call 646-876-5128
or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture
January 5-27
Class runs from 2AM – 4PM Tuesday with instruction, and Wednesday 2AM-4PM without instruction.

Course Number: #9043

Monthly Cost: $160

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately, the class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

Image: Arboreal, 20x16, oil on panel

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womensart

12/21/2020

Gabriella in front of my painting ‘A tangent of opposites’ looking a lot happier than in my painting. 60x40 inches, oil on two panels

12/13/2020

K, Pastel on paper, 19x12
Created with as few strokes as possible

12/04/2020

Thinking of warmer, covid free times.
Pigma Micron Pen, Ink on paper w watercolor wash

12/02/2020

Registration is now open for Painting and Drawing from Life & Digital media through December 7th at the Art Students League. The focus of the class is portrait Painting and Drawing and runs three mornings a week, for three hours which gives you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
Class starts Monday December 3rd at 10AM, and finishes December 31st. If you would like to join the class, there is still time to sign up. To learn more, please follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

And register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions, please email [email protected] or call 646-876-5128 or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Course Number: #9043
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture Nov 1 - 30, 2020.
Class runs from 10AM – 1PM Monday and Thursday with instruction, and Friday 10AM-1PM without instruction.

Monthly Cost: $199

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately our class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

Image: After Tiepolo, oil on panel

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #tiepolo #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womenartistsasl

12/01/2020

December’s Registration is now open and continues through December 7th at the Art Students League. The focus of the class is portrait Painting and Drawing from Life & Digital media and runs three mornings a week, for three hours. This gives you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
Class starts Monday December 3rd at 10AM, If you would like to join the class, there is still time to sign up. To learn more & sign up, follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

Please register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions, please email [email protected] or call 646-876-5128 or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture Nov 1 - 30, 2020.
Class runs from 10AM – 1PM Monday and Thursday with instruction, and Friday 10AM-1PM without instruction. Please note the times on the ASL page maybe incorrect.

Course Number: #9043

Monthly Cost: $199

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately our class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

Image: Lady Macbeth (detail), oil on panel

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womenartistsasl

11/28/2020

December’s Registration is now open and continues through to the first week of December at Art Students League. The class focus’ on Painting and Drawing from Life & Digital media and runs three mornings a week, for three hours. This gives you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
Class starts Monday December 3rd at 10AM, If you would like to join the class, there is still time to sign up. To learn more & sign up, follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

Please register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions, please email [email protected] or call 646-876-5128 or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture Nov 1 - 30, 2020.
Class runs from 10AM – 1PM Monday and Thursday with instruction, and Friday 10AM-1PM without instruction. Please note the times on the ASL page maybe incorrect.

Course Number: #9043

Monthly Cost: $199

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately our class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

Image: (detail) Bending over backwards, oil on panel

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womenartistsasl

11/06/2020

Before I painted the figure, I painted like this for a little while. San Francisco, oil in canvas 48x36

10/28/2020

Rolling, Karen and Jason.
Oil on panel, 48x48
This painting was created just as I was giving up taking classes after a number of years. Rolling into the future

10/27/2020

Christophe, model extraordinaire, sadly no longer with us. I only had the opportunity to draw him twice. Thank you Gabriella for organizing.

10/25/2020

November Art Students League Class coming up. My class focuses on Painting and Drawing from Life & Digital media. It runs three mornings a week, for three hours to give you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
Class starts Monday November 2nd at 10AM, If you would like to join the class, there is still time to sign up, but please do it before the end of November 6th. To learn more & sign up, follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

Please register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions, please email [email protected] or call 646-876-5128 or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture Nov 1 - 30, 2020.
Class runs from 10AM – 1PM Monday and Thursday with instruction, and Friday 10AM-1PM without instruction. Please note the times on the ASL page are incorrect.

Course Number: #9043

Monthly Cost: $199

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately our class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

Images: Varnishing Phaton’s fall

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womenartistsasl

10/23/2020

Liz and Kuan in same pose top in Pastel, lower in oil ‘Thank You both'. Also, Thank You to all those that have signed up for my November Art Students League Class. The class focuses on Painting and drawing from Life & Digital media. It runs three mornings a week, for three hours to give you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
Class starts Monday November 2nd at 10AM, If you would like to join the class, there is still time to sign up, but please do it before the end of November 6th. To learn more & sign up, follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

Please register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions, please email [email protected] or call 646-876-5128 or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture Nov 1 - 30, 2020.
Class runs from 10AM – 1PM Monday and Thursday with instruction, and Friday 10AM-1PM without instruction. Please note the times on the ASL page are incorrect.

Course Number: #9043

Monthly Cost: $199

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately our class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womenartistsasl

10/01/2020

Patricia Watwood’s painting from the 10 th year anniversary show at Dacia Gallery show Featuring Artists Kerry Simmons, Billy Seccombe, Brittany Brett, Marshall Jones, Shana Levenson, Daniel Maidman, Janet Cook, Michael Bergt, Megan Read, Nadine Robbins, Kseniya Galper, Shana Levenson, Blond Jenny, Erin Anderson and Lee Vasu.

10/01/2020

Thank you Lee for including my work in your 10th year Anniversary Show. Congratulations!!!🎈🎊🍾🎉 Lee stands in front of a painting is by @slevenson on display at Dacia Gallery, 53 Stanton Street, East Village. Show runs to Oct 2. Call ahead for opening times (917) 445-5243‬

09/29/2020

Part two. Precariously balancing. Oil on panel, 20x16

09/27/2020

‘Thank You' to all those that have already signed up for my October class at the Art Students League. The class focuses on Painting and drawing from Life & Digital media. It runs three mornings a week, for three hours to give you plenty of time to paint the model and receive one-on-one critiques via Zoom.
Class starts Thursday October 1st at 10AM, If you would like to join the class, there is still time to sign up, but please do it before the end of October 7th. To learn more & sign up, follow link in profile.
https://theartstudentsleague.org/class/ppainting-from-life-and-digital-media-portraiture-online/

Please register with your League’s online Registration Account and thank you!

Questions, please email [email protected] or call 646-876-5128 or (212) 247-4510

Class Details:
Painting from Life & Digital Media: Portraiture Oct 1 - 30, 2020.
Class runs from 10AM – 1PM Monday and Thursday with instruction, and Friday 10AM-1PM without instruction. Please note the times on the ASL page are incorrect.

Course Number: #9043

Monthly Cost: $199

Class Description
This class offers an opportunity to paint from life while embracing the technology that makes it possible. Zoom, video, photos, email and text enable us to continue to work together but in a virtual space. Ultimately our class pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, while still honoring the tradition of working from life.

#teachingonline #zoomclasses #oilpaintingonpanel #artstudentsleague
#contemporarypainting #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting
#creativeuprising #figurativeart #contemporaryartist #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art
#womenartists

09/26/2020

Four of my fav models and Artists; @abbie_cadaby, Donato
@fitartmodel& @gabrielahandal, all of who collaborated in ‘Fallling up’ the work behind them. Oil on Aluminum, 60x40 inches.

09/25/2020

Thank you Stephanie Cassidy from the Art Students league of New York for publishing my tips on becoming an artist. This is just one persons opinion and I know there are some well known versions out there. We all have our point of view and mine is written from a representational artist’s perspective. Many thanks to Kristy Gordon for input and Jerry Saltz’ insights.

09/25/2020

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Pastel Society Of America,15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY
10003-1796

Opening Hours

Monday	10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 17:00
Thursday	10:00 - 17:00
Friday	10:00 - 17:00
Saturday	10:00 - 18:00
Sunday	10:00 - 17:00

Telephone

(212) 533-6931

Website

http://janetAcook.com

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No more inktober

The making of a painting is often a long process of moments of activity followed by long periods of watching paint dry 😐 If you want to learn how to paint, I am currently teaching Sharon Sprung’s class at the Art Students league thru December and I would welcome you joining the class either full or part time. Contact ASL for registration ‭(212) 247-4510.

Paintings inspiring by other paintings. The colorful sprinkles are for censorship purposes. These paintings will be on exhibit in the Steubend Hall at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. NY. October 21st to November 1st 2019 . RSVP for the opening reception by email to [email protected], by phone to 718.687.5990, or at the link below.

Explore a new media technique September 9-13 2019 in my Pen and ink workshop at the Art Students League NYC. ‭1 (212) 247-4510‬.

Brian Bailey demoing how he creates the veiled effects on his subjects in Pastel at IAPS June, 2019 #pastel #iaps #viel

Opening tonight at 6-9pm! Come see what these look like now the varnish is dry and they are on the wall at Dacia Gallery, 53 Stanton St., New York . Bring an ☂ 🌧 fineartconnoisseur.com/2019/05/contemporary-oil-paintings-janet-cook/ . . . . . #epanel #oilonpanel #oilpaintingonpanel #contemporarypainting #janetacook #vasaripaints #rosemarybrushes #figurativepainting #creativeuprising #artstarsmag #figurativeart #blackmodels #contemporaryartist #figurepainting #artnow #artcritic #contemporaryartcollector #artmoderne #artfido #bluereview #artsy #artnet #huffpostarts #timeoutnewyork #artfido #bluereview #huffpostarts #creativeuprising #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporary_art #contemporaryartcurator #womensrtists

The frenetic dash to get it all in the taxi to take to gallery on Saturday. Thanks to @gabrielahandal for assistance.

Removing tape after varnishing. #oilonpanelpainting. I use Solivar varnish which is super shiny, so I added some Solivar Matt Varnish to it: it’s still ice rink shiny tho . I experimented on another surface adding turpentine to Solivar (1part Solivar , 1 part distilled turpentine) result - patchy at best. Ideally I would like a satin finish which is removable in the future. Gamsol is another possible option but not sure Solivar and Gamsol are comparable. The combination of the two does produce ideal varnish effect though, ie satin finish. Any ideas?

Wrapping painting to take to photographer. This is my least favorite job, so decided to play with iMovie and record the making of the envelope out of plastic, bubble wrap and glassine paper. . . . #packing #wrappingart #wrappingartist #plasticwrap #contemporarypainting #paintingonpanel

Post back ground up date. Not just fix some drawing faux pas.

Peeling off mask, I did this while the paint was wet so I could fix any hard edges.

Decided to mask off figure using very fine tape. I need to play with background a bit more.

Works in progress for upcoming show at Dacia Gallery NYC, Opening May 23rd. May18-31, 2019. Please stop by if you are in town. Call Lee for inquiries ‭(917) 445-5243‬

Haven Gallery Opening ! #havengallery

WIP of @figmod13 #micronpen in orange and brown on paper.

Day 17 and 18 of @Inktober... a few images to makeup for lack of posting yesterday. Mostly drawn with Micronpen with a couple in Zebra ball point and color pencil with Copic marker .

As I missed day1 of Inktober I am adding a video of my sketch book to make up for it on day 15. [email protected] with Micronpen and occasionally color pencil

Bio

website: janetacook.com �

Represented by Dacia Gallery, New York City, NY since 2012, Cook has shown her work in numerous exhibits and has had three solo shows. She has also shown at Six Summits gallery, CT The Alexander Adam Gallery, NYC., and at the Haven Gallery, NY. In 2014 she exhibited her work at the United Nations, NYC, The Denise Bibro Gallery, NYC – and in Southern Carolina where she participated in the 'Women Painting Women' exhibition at the Principle Gallery in Charleston. In 2013 she participated in the Fountain Art Show, at the Armory, NY, and had her work shown in France, Germany, and Romania as part of Dacia Universal Art Project. Museum shows include a four-person invitational at the Trenton City Museum, NJ., Canton Museum, Ohio, Mattatuck Museum Ct, National Academy Museum, NY., Hudson River Museum, NY., and the Maritiem Muzeeum of Vlissingen, Netherlands.

Cook's work has been featured in the New York Times weekend section and reviewed in the Times of Trenton, NJ, Huffington Post, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Brooklyn Rail, NYArtbeat.com events section, Artdaily.org, The Epoch Times, The American Art Collector, American Artist Magazine, the Gallery and Studio Magazine, TheGreatNude.tv (which also made a YouTube video of her 2014 solo show at Dacia Gallery), Fine Art Connoisseur, NBC's 'Dateline' program, the 'Da Vinci Code', The Pastel Journal, Drawing Magazine and has written three articles for the International Artist Magazine. Her figures and portraits have appeared on the front cover of Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, the Art Students League Lines Magazine, and in Poets and Artists Magazine.

Over the years she has received many awards for excellence, including: 2016 Outside the Box Finalist and an Honorable mention from the Portrait Society of America members show. She was a Finalist in the 12th International Art Renewal Center Salon (ARC), and has won Gold and Silver medals from the Allied Artists of America, a Master Circle Medal award from The International Association of Pastel Societies, and Best in Show from the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. Cook is also an elected member of the Salmagundi Club where she serves as a member of the Arts Committee, Pastel Society of America, The Allied Artists of America, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and America Artists Professional League.