Janel Huntzicker Acheson
I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t creating, drawing or painting. I grew up watching my mom, Lois Huntzicker, who is an artist, create realistic graphite drawings that captured every detail and the complete essence of her animal subjects. I developed a respect and passion for art as I watched her as an artist and helped at her art shows. Aware of this passion for art at a very young age helped me discover my path. I earned a Bachelors of Fine Art degree from Montana State University in 2009. My contemporary fine art training at MSU as well as my upbringing surrounded by local artists helped me on my path to find my artistic voice.
I grew up with Montana’s wilderness as my playground. We lived far enough out of town that my weekends were spent playing in the mud, catching frogs and turning a densely overgrown piece of the forest into a playhouse with my sister. We were fortunate to have the best of Montana’s nature literally outside our back door. This is the first key to why it is so important to me to have some hint or aspect of nature in my artwork – simply stated, it is what inspires.
Through my artwork I strive to bring a level of respect to my animal subjects, large, small, feathery and fuzzy. I am especially interested in capturing their ‘reality’, which includes every quirk and imperfection. I believe sometimes imperfections are what make them unique and special. This is key to why I paint what I paint and the subjects I choose.
There is something honest and pure about someone’s character when they let their own quirky imperfections show. I work to highlight that honesty in my artwork. I strive to have my paintings be true to the subject’s nature. Without that level of honesty, I don’t think you can truly experience the subject in it’s entirety.
www.AchesonArtwork.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/achesonartwork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AchesonArtwork
I grew up with Montana’s wilderness as my playground. We lived far enough out of town that my weekends were spent playing in the mud, catching frogs and turning a densely overgrown piece of the forest into a playhouse with my sister. We were fortunate to have the best of Montana’s nature literally outside our back door. This is the first key to why it is so important to me to have some hint or aspect of nature in my artwork – simply stated, it is what inspires.
Through my artwork I strive to bring a level of respect to my animal subjects, large, small, feathery and fuzzy. I am especially interested in capturing their ‘reality’, which includes every quirk and imperfection. I believe sometimes imperfections are what make them unique and special. This is key to why I paint what I paint and the subjects I choose.
There is something honest and pure about someone’s character when they let their own quirky imperfections show. I work to highlight that honesty in my artwork. I strive to have my paintings be true to the subject’s nature. Without that level of honesty, I don’t think you can truly experience the subject in it’s entirety.
www.AchesonArtwork.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/achesonartwork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AchesonArtwork