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ARTIST'S STATEMENT:  I work primarily in transparent watercolor, striving to capture the mood of a scene - the time of day, the lights and shadows, the unique colors, the interesting shapes and textures.

BACKGROUND AND TRAINING:  Jan Grady became interested in creating art a couple years before she retired from a career as an Information Technology Manager at Hewlett Packard.  She took classes in doing portraits in pastels and then developed a love for transparent watercolor.  She studied with Oneida Hammond and Floy Zittin in the Bay Area for many years and has taken numerous watercolor workshops from such artists as Dale Laitinen, Christopher Schink, Jane Hofstetter, Doris Olsen, Ben Kudo, Jann Pollard, Lian Zhen, Robert Dvorak, Terry Madden, Marie MacDonnell Roberts, Carla O'Connor, Michael Atkinson, Donna Zagotta, Karen Frey, Mike Bailey, Judy Morris, Skip Lawrence, Susan Bourdet, Katherine Chang Liu, Mary Whyte, Don Andrews, Gerald Brommer, Barbara Nechis, John Salminen, Ann Pember, Ted Nuttall, Karen Honaker, Margaret Evans, Terri Hill, Jane Freeman, and Birgit O'Connor.      

Jan is a member and past leader of the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society and is also a member of the Fine Arts League of Cupertino, the Los Gatos Art Association, the California Watercolor Association, the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and the American Watercolor Society.  She and her husband, Bob Grady, who paints in oils, love to travel and get inspiration for their painting from the places they visit.

Jan's work is also available through Art Liaisons, art representatives, as well as the Artisan Shop in Menlo Park, Ca.  The Artisan Shop is located in the Court of the Potters at the Allied Arts Guild.  It features work by California artists in ceramics, glass, jewelry, needle work and other media.  The shop is operated by volunteers of the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary, and proceeds from sales benefit the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University.  The Artisan Shop and Allied Arts Guild are at 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park.  Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.  Call (650) 325-2450.

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JAN'S BLOG:  jangrady.blogspot.com

To see the larger picture, just click on the thumbnail print.



River Walk San Antonio 1 2013
15" X 22"

Calla Lilies 2013
15" X 22"

Claire and William in Yosemite 2013
11" x 15"
Collection of Amber & Sean Grady


Coffee And Cookies 3 2013
11" X 14"

Star Gazer Lilies 2013
15" X 22"

Glorious Rose 2013
15" X 22"


Coffee And Cookies 2 2013
12" X 12"

Coffee And Cookies 1 2013
12" X 12"

Quiet Canal, Venice 2012
15" X 22"


Sidewalk Cafe, Venice 2012
15" X 22"

Blue Boat, Venice 2012
15" X 22"

Red Gondola, Venice 2012
15" X 22"


Golden Gondola, Venice 2012
15" X 22"
Selected as publicity image and won a Sponsor Award for Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society Annual Show 2012

Reflections in Smoked Glass 2012
22" X 30"

Busy Bee 2012
15" X 22"
Accepted into LGAA 2012 Member Juried Show


Vino e Pane 2011
22" X 30"

Antelope Canyon Light 2011
11" X 15"

New Hampshire Autumn 2011
15" X 22"


Red Orchids in Spotlight 2011
22" X 30"

Ruffled Orchids 2011
22" X 30"


Venice Walking Bridge 2011
22" X 30"


Fruit and Sunflowers in Copper Pots 2010
15" X 22"
Selected for 2011 Show at Sent Sovi Restaurant

Figs and Lemons 2010
15" X 18"



Taking a Break in Zakopane 2010
15" X 22"
Accepted into 2011 NWS Member Juried Exhibition


Grape Leaves with Vines 2010
15" X 22"

Grape Leaves in Sunlight 2010
15" X 22"

Pink Rose 2010
11" X 15"

Grape Leaves in Fall 2010
15" X 22"
Accepted into Filoli's Spring Watercolor Exhibit 2011
Collection of Doris Lehr

 

Oregon Coast at Sunset 2010
15" X 22"

Autumn Leaves 2010
13" X 22"

Be My Valentine 2010
11" X 15"
 

Wine With Dinner 2010
15" X 22"
Accepted into Fine Arts League of Cupertino 2010 Fall Fest Show -
Collection of Sandy and John Newman at Newmans at 988 in Cannon Beach, OR
 

Persimmons in Silver Bowl 2010
15" X 22'
2nd Place Award in Watermedia at Fine Arts League of Cupertino 2010 Fall Fest Show
Accepted into Triton Museum 2010 Statewide Watercolor Competition & Exhibition

Champagne and Strawberries 2009
15" X 22"
Accepted into Fine Arts League of Cupertino 2010 Fall Fest Show
Selected for 2011 Show at Sent Sovi Restaurant

 Collection of Paula Draper        

 

Peaceful Venice Canal 2009
11" X 15"


 

Garden in Cordoba, Spain 2009
22" X 30"
 

Still Life with Olives and Honey 2009
22" X 22"
Accepted into Silicon Valley Open Studios/Pacific Art League Invitational Show 2009

Still Life with Olives 2009
22" X 22"
Honorable Mention - Silicon Valley Open Studios/Pacific Art League Invitational Show 2009

Lily 2009
11" X 15"
 

Aunt Erva 2009
11" X 15"

Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite 2009
11" X 15"

Rose in Sunlight 2009
15" X 22"

Venice Restaurant 2009
11" X 15"

Antelope Canyon 6 2009
11" X 15"

Yellow Rose 2009
22" X 30"
Collection of Jim & Joan St. Laurent

Plumeria 2 2009
11" X 15"

Venice, Along the Grand Canal 2009
15" X 22"

LAUMC Altar 2009
11" X 15"

Tuscany Rooftops 2009
11" X 15"

Flamingos 2009
15" X 22"

Fruit in the Sun 2009
7" X 11"
Collection of Glenn Tokunaga

Merced River in Autumn 2 2008
15" X 22"
Accepted into Los Gatos Art Assn. Open Juried Show 2009
Collection of Alie Victorine

Sunlight Through Petals 2008
15" X 22"
Collection of Susan Galel

Gondola 2008
7.5" X 11"
Collection of So Yong Park

Blue and Yellow Macaws 2008
15" X 22"

Merced River in Autumn 2008
15" X 22"
Collection of Michele Breen

Fuchsias 2008
15" X 22"

Ducks and Swans 2008
15" X 22"

Iguazu Falls 2008
15" X 22"

Llama 2008
15" X 22"

St. Francis Church 2008
11" X 15"

Red-tailed Amazon 2008
15" X 22"

Cuzco Street 2008
15" X 22"

Study in Reds 2008
11" X 15"

Southwest Fantasy 2008
22" X 30"

Tango 2008
15" X 22"
Collection of
Sean & Amber Grady

Torres del Paine 2008
15" X 22"

Grand Canyon Light 2007
15" X 22"

Flowers in the Rain 2007
15" X 22"
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Chiang

House with Rocks 2007
11" X 15"

House on the River 2007
11" X 15"
Collection of Renee Towon

Cactus Flower 2007
11" X 15"

Allied Arts Stairway 2007
15" X 22"

Iris 2007
11" X 15"
Collection of Carl Schwab

 

Bowl of Fruit 2007
11" X 15"
Collection of Ann Everett

California Poppies 2007
15" X 22" 
Collection of Glenn Tokunaga

French Village 2007
15" X 22"
Collection of Sean & Amber Grady

 

Tulips 2007
15" X 22"
Collection of Marla Sarkozy

Flowers from China 2007
15" X 22"
Collection of Judy Sherman

 

 

Pomegranates 2007
22" X 30"
Accepted into Los Alto Hills
Town Hall Show 2007

Half Dome with Trees 2007
11" X 15"
Collection of Susan Kipers

Half Dome in Spring 2007
11" X 15"
Collection of Jane Jang

 

Yosemite Falls in Spring 2007
11" X 15"
Collection of Michele Breen

Pebble Beach 2007
15" X 22"
Collection of Tracy
de Swiet

  

Baby Elephant 2007
11" X 15"
Private Collection

 

Zebra 2006
15" X 22"
Collection of Stephanie
Finch

Two Impala 2006
15" X 22"

 

African Elephant 2006
15" X 22"

 

Jess 2006
11" X 15"

Birds of Paradise Pattern 2006
15" X 22"

 

African Birds of Paradise 2006
15" X 22"
Won 2nd place prize in 2006 Los Gatos Art Assn. Member Juried Show
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Chiang

Zebras in Zambia 2006
22" X 30"
Accepted into 2006 Los Gatos Art Assn. Member Juried Show

Catching the Sun's Rays 2006
11" X 15"
Accepted into 2006 Los Altos History Museum Juried Art Show
Collection of Bob & Jan Grady

 

When the Power Went Out 2006
22" X 30"

 

Aurel Street in Provence 2006
15" X 22"
Collection of Clover Worland

Rita With Hat 2006
11" X 15"
Collection of Rita Hellyer

 

Antelope Canyon #5 2006
15" X 22"

 

Antelope Canyon #4 2006
15" X 22"
Collection of Upuia Ahkiong at Kua Massage Therapy  in Burlingame

Antelope Canyon #3 2006
15" X 22"
 

Lauterbrunnen Valley,
Switzerland 2006
11" X 15"
Collection of
Nancy Lippe

Athabasca Falls #2 2006
15" X 22"

Lower Yosemite Falls 2006
15" X 22"

Bird on a Post 2005
11" X 15"
Collection of Luann Galeserian

China Garden 2005
11" X 15"

Lavender Fields #2 2005
11" X 15"

 

 Click here to view 18 paintings from my
VASES series 2005

Frisky 2005
8" X 10"
Collection of Susan & Paul Sowers

Emperor Penguins 2005
15" X 22"

Three Sheeps to the Wind 2005
15" X 20"
Accepted into 2005 Los Gatos Art Assn. Member Juried Show
Collection of Sarah & Craig Parks

Mother and Baby Chimp 2005
15" X 22"
Collection of Glenn Tokunaga

Morcote Lake View 2005
15" X 22"

Jungfrau in Spring 2005
22" X 30"
Collection of Ashley Hiltunen

 

Umbrellas of Wengen 2005
15" X 22"
Collection of Laura St. Laurent

Hay Bales, Provence 2005
15" X 22"
Collection of Nancy Luter & Ken Becker

Koi at Play 2005
15" X 22"
Collection of Marla Sarkozy

Plumeria Vision 2005
11" X 15"
Collection of Sean & Amber Grady

Birds of Paradise 2005
15" X 22"
Collection of Luba Kipnis

Beaugency Dinner 2005
22" X 30"
Collection of Marla Sarkozy

Brantes Patio 2005
22" X 30"
Collection of Susan Kipers

Aurel and Lavender 2005
22" X 30"
Collection of Hal & Marilyn Hosfeldt

Lavender Field, Provence 2004
11" X 14"

Textured Pear 2004
22" X 30"
Collection of Kelsey Lane

Misty Pears 2004
22" X 30"

Tuxedo Pear 2004
22" X 30"
Collection of Liz Rome

Pastel Pear 2004
22" X 30"

Suede Pears 2004
22" X 30"

Warm Textured Pears 2004
22" X 30"

Stained Glass Pears #2 2004
22" X 30"

Gentle Pear 2004
22" X 30"

Birds on a Wire 2004
22" X 30"

Art Deco Pears 2004
22" X 30"
Private Collection

Stained Glass Pears #1 2004
22" X 30"

Three Pears 2004
22" X 30"

Montbrun 2004
8" X 12"

Simiane La Rotonde 2004
6" X 10"

Brantes Village 2004
9" X 13"

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Brantes Archway 2004
10" X 13"
Private Collection

 paintingbranteschurch.jpg (213141 bytes)

Brantes Church 2004
7" X 11"
Collection of Patty Rosewater

 paintingbrantescross.jpg (129438 bytes)

Brantes Cross 2004
7" X 10"

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Roquepierre 2004
10" X 13"

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Brigitte Painting Lavender 2004
20" X 28"

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Pear 2004
10" X 14"
Collection of Kelsey Lane

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Pomegranate 2004
10" X 14"

 paintingantelopecanyon2.jpg (114756 bytes)

Antelope Canyon #2 2004
16" X 20"

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Antelope Canyon #1 2004
16" X 20"

 

Half Dome, Yosemite
21" X 29"
Private Collection

  

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Lunchtime for Zebras 2004
17" X 21"

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Athabasca Falls, Canada 2003
8" X 12"
Collection of Susan & Paul Sowers

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Garden Gateway, 2003
11" X 15"
Collection of Lance & Laryssa Engle

 

Pink Church, Austria 2003
21" X 29"
Collection of Ashley Hiltunen

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Coming Home 2003
12" X 16"
Collection of Judy Kincaid

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Red Church, Sonora 2003
12" X 16"

Durnstein, Austria 2003
14" X 22"
Collection of Terry Lancaster

Half Dome, Yosemite 2003
8" X 11"
Collection of Dinesh & Joy Desai

Yosemite Falls 2003
8" X 11"

Water Wheel, Sedona 2003
12" X 16"

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Mont-St-Michel Window View  2003
14" X 21"

Santorini Pink Church 2003
12" X 16"

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Canyon de Chelly, Arizona 2003
21" X 28"
Collection of Bob & Jan Grady

Hallstatt, Austria 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Craig & Nancy Weflen

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Duomo, Florence 2002
14" X 20"
Collection of Sean & Amber Grady

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Peninsula School, Atherton 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Joanna Despres

Hayes Mansion, San Jose 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Yoshi Deguchi

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Great Wall, China 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Sean & Amber Grady

Niagara Falls 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Yvonne Linton

Turkish Coffee Urn 2002
12" X 16"

Scottish Hills 2002
21" X 28"

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Yosemite Falls Rocks 2002
21" X 28"

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Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Glenn Nelson

Portofino Church 2002
21" X 28"

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Lemons and Oranges 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Cindy Huffman

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Flowers in Blue Vase 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Mike & Christy Weflen

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Vegetables for Lunch 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Ann Everett

 

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Yellowstone 2002
12" X 16"
Collection of Susan & Paul Sowers

Li River, China 2002
12" X 16"

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Venice 2001
12" X 16"
Collection of Sean & Amber Grady

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White Peacock, Louisiana 2001
12" x 16"

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Pink Rose 2001
8" X 10"
Private Collection

 

Filoli Garden House 2001
12" X 16"
Accepted into 2002 Filoli Juried Art Show

 

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Russian Monastery 2001
12" X 16"
Collection of Rebecca and Bob Harrison

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Brugge Holiday 2001
12" X 16"

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River Cruise in Burgundy, 2001
12" X 16"

Zurich Street at Twilight 2001
12" X 16"
Collection of Matthias & Laura Weber

 

Rochepot Castle, France 2001
12" X 16"

New Orleans Garden District 2001
12" X 16"
Collection of Erin Grady

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New Orleans Fountain 2001
9" X 12"

Butchart Gardens II 2001
14" X 22"

Vail 2001
12" X 16"

Big Sur 2001
12" X 16"

Portofino Harbor, 2000

 

Blue Mosque, Istanbul, 2000

Santorini Church 2000
12" X 16
Collection of Dianne Eckloff

Juliet's Balcony 2000
12" X 16"

Butchart Gardens I 2000
12" X 16"
Collection of Marialis Seehorn

Dolemites Church 2000
11" X 15"
Collection of Priscilla Broberg

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Segovia 2000
12" X 16"
Collection of S. Mazor

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Savannah Doorway 2000
8" X 12"
Collection of Sean & Amber Grady

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Mission San Juan Bautista 2000
8" X 10"

Dijon Doorway 2000
8" X 12"

Yellow Victorian 1999
8" X 10"
Collection of Kelsey Lane

Poinsettia 1999
8" X 10"

 

Water Lily 1999
8" x 10"

Here are a few of the pictures Jan painted on an "art" trip to Greece in May, 2000.  To see the larger picture, just click on the thumbnail print.

Santorini I 2000
9" X 12"

 

Santorini II 2000
9" X 12"

 

Folegandros I 2000
9" X 12"
Collection of Christos Kavalieratos in Athens, Greece

Folegandros II 2000
9" X 12"
Collection of Erin Grady

Folegandros III 2000
9" X 12"
Collection of Christos Kavalieratos in Athens, Greece

Folegandros IV 2000
9" X 12"
 
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