Janet Fountain

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Biography

Janet Fountain was born (1956) in regional Victoria, Australia. She enjoyed drawing in ink from a young age. She took to painting when she moved to Mount Isa in remote northwest Queensland and encountered the Flying Arts School. There she painted the rugged local landscape, and industrial scenes of Mount Isa Mines. She has work in the State of Queensland collection (landscape panel paintings on canvas) and in the National Gallery of Australia print collection (lino prints).

Janet Fountain

Artist Statement

Since returning to Perth in August, I have begun exploring the parks and gardens to draw and photograph ducks. These studies have become the basis for paintings. So far, the Pacific Black Ducks and Wood Ducks have suited my purpose. Currently, the settings for my ducks have been chosen around Perth, mainly in Subiaco.