Silk Screen, Collage, Monoprints and Acrylic Collage Paintings.
After completing studies in Fine Art in 1975, Jan worked in various art mediums until 1989, when she concentrated on image making exclusively using the silk screen process.
Jan combined silk screen with collage, resulting in the production of unique monoprints. In her process, Jan used an open screen with heavy torn paper as a mask, positioned on each work to prevent ink from being deposited in unwanted areas. This approach continued until1997 until the establishment of the Carlton, Melbourne Studio. Silk Screen printing has manual physical, size difficulties, with permanency issues in water based inks.
Through the following year, Jan converted to adding acrylic paint to collage. The collage is now applied to stretched canvas, allowing for changes in scale as well as the variety of collage materials, eg. timber, metal, wire and found objects. Collage materials are applied on a black background, acrylic paint is added, dark to light, waiting for each colour to dry before the next application.
Although landscape is not her only inspiration for image making, it is naturally suggested in Jan’s painting by the colours, textures, horizontal panels and separations. Found objects have an inferred history and draw connections between things encountered and time and place.
Via the collage medium, Jan draws upon a vehicle which offers the viewer creative opportunities for interaction and personal participation.