Jan grew up in a small village in Yorkshire – her passions from an early age were painting and drawing and exploring the countryside.

Since completing her graphics degree at Middlesex Polytechnic she has been running a successful design company and works from her home studio in Arnside, Cumbria where she lives with her partner.

She took up painting a couple of years ago and has quickly developed her own unique style – inspired by the colours, light and reflections in the landscapes around her; she enjoys working quickly to get into the flow; capturing the immediacy, vibrancy and life of the moment.

She works with acrylics, oil sticks, pastels, graphite, and has recently started mono printing.

One of her works, High Tarn was selected for the RBA Bicentennial Exhibition at the Mall Galleries and Jan was also accepted as a wild card on Landscape Artist of the Year 2024.