Janice Sylvia Brock: My Life on Canvas

by Janice Sylvia Brock, Catherine Mason (Editor)

Overview

Illustrated throughout with her colorful and vibrant paintings, this is the story of English artist Janice Sylvia Brock. It follows the fascinating and at times harrowing journey of a unique talent, who survived childhood illness and despite disability became an internationally successful painter. Janice Sylvia Brock: My Life on Canvas is the first book to combine her full biography with the largest selection of images yet published. From the early, detailed Pre-Raphaelite-inspired pictures, through sun-drenched Caribbean scenes, to the contemplative oval heads that characterize her current paintings, Brock shows the ability to soak up a huge variety of influences – whether they be Impressionism, Expressionism or even elements of Surrealism – then turn them around and give her own interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781300152
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	12/16/2013
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	10.30(w) x 11.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Janice Sylvia Brock is an internationally recognized artist who specializes in paintings of Caribbean life. She divides her time between the United Kingdom and Barbados.
www.janicesylviabrock.com

Catherine Mason was born in Australia, raised in the United States and trained in History of Art in the UK. She has worked in the art world variously as an exhibition organizer, consultant, educator and researcher and now divides her time between Barbados and the UK, concentrating on writing.
www.catherinemason.co.uk

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Let the Sunshine In: Introduction by the Editor
A Walk Into My Past: Introduction by the Artist
1. The Singing Frog
2. My Family
3. Illness Strikes
4. The Challenge of Hospital Life
5. My First Painting
6. Reclaiming My Body
7. Into the Big Wide World
8. Paintings and Patrons
9. The Love of David
11. A Dangerous Place
12. My Time to Shine
The last Chapter: The Next Canvas