Janice Lightowler
BA(Hons)
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After graduating from the University
of Ulster in Belfast with B.A.(Hons) in 1990, Janice formed
her business, Bluebelle Landscapes, at her home in Moira,
Co. Down.
Her enthusiasm for art developed
on holiday when she was eleven years old. Janice took ill
with Chickenpox and being housebound, her father bought artist
materials to help pass the time. This was when Janice’s
talent began to emerge.
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After the Rain
Janice has exhibited and
sold her work in many countries, including many local galleries,
the RDS in Dublin and Mall Galleries in London.
Janice is a member of the Arts
Society of Ulster (ASU) and Ulster Society of Women Artists
(USWA) and her work is part of the Ulster Television Art Collection.
During the 2007 USWA 50th anniversary
exhibition at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Janice’s
work was voted “Most Popular Work” by the public
and she was awarded the Max MacCabe Trophy (known as the Visitors’
choice Trophy). She again won the Visitors’ Choice Trophy
from the USWA in 2008.
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Armagh Apples
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From Inch Abbey
At the USWA 51st exhibition the
“Founders Award” was presented to Janice for her
large oil painting of Armagh apples.
Also this year she won 1st prize
in the H.R Brown Art Award from the Rose Society of Northern
Ireland. It was the first time in the history of the exhibition
that a painting of Rose Hips had won the competition.
In 2009 at the USWA 52nd exhibition
Janice won an award from Winsor and Newton.
Janice’s main mediums are
oil on canvas and pencil drawing, which portray her meticulous
approach to detail that is a hallmark of Bluebelle Landscapes.
As well as working on her
own compositions, Janice also accepts commissions.
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Reflections of Ardglass
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