Janet originally trained as a designer and Visualiser in Advertising, becoming Art Director for local Advertising agencies followed by a leading Pharmaceutical Company based in Hertfordshire. After combining freelance working and a family life, Janet decided to return to a full time Student life balancing finances with working at a local Bookshop which she loved! Janet emerged three year’s later with a University degree: BAHons in Writing &Publishing with English Language and Literature . Meeting her Scottish husband meant a relocation to Edinburgh and a new career, lecturing in Further Ed in Journalism, communications and Creative writing. After a few years Janet found her niche, a love of teaching in Adult and community education and settled as a Learning advisor and Health & Literacy tutor working within the NHS community. Whilst living in Edinburgh Janet took advantage of the amazing Adult Education Botanical Art Classes at The Royal Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, which were incredibly inspiring. Every weekend she visited too, drawing. For the last 10 years Janet has settled with Storm, her Border collie and Scottish husband in North Beds and creates her animal portraits in watercolours, delicate florals, directly drawn from her beautiful pollinator friendly garden or countryside flowers and printmaking from her Studio situated in her wildlife friendly cottage garden created by her husband. She likes to resuse materials as much as possible in printmaking ; therefore the method of collagraphy and dry point etching are her preferred processes. Janet explores natural inks, makes charcoals and uses flower essence paint. She is a member of the Bedford Art Society, where she enjoys painting outside in the summer with the group She also a member of the SAA, St. Neots Art Club where she exhibits and Society of Animal Artists.