Janet Mitchell

	Janet Mitchell Canadian A.S.A., C.S.P.W.C., R.C.A. [1912-1998] COCHRANE; 1942 Watercolour on paper 13 x 16 ins. Sold @ $ 4,180

	Janet Mitchell Canadian A.S.A., C.S.P.W.C., R.C.A. [1912-1998] UNTITLED, CHILDREN AND FLOWERS; 1964 Watercolour on paper 14 3/4 x 21 3/4 ins. Sold @ $ 3,135

	Janet Mitchell Canadian A.S.A., C.S.P.W.C., R.C.A. [1912-1998] STAMPEDE TIME; 1979 Watercolour on paper 14 x 21 ins. Sold @ $ 3,600

	Janet Mitchell Canadian A.S.A., C.S.P.W.C., R.C.A. [1912-1998] STAMPEDE MERRY-GO-ROUND; 1979 Watercolour on paper 13 1/2 x 20 1/2 ins. Sold @ $ 3,800

	Janet Mitchell Canadian A.S.A., C.S.P.W.C., R.C.A. [1912-1998] BREAKWATER; 1973 Watercolour on paper 19 3/4 x 27 3/4 ins. Sold @ $ 4,140
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Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 1915, Janet Mitchell did not develop an interest in art until the 1940’s, when she won a scholarship to study at the Banff School of Fine Arts. At a later date, she did attend a summer workshop at Banff and a seminar at the University of Saskatchewan, but was mainly self-taught. Janet Mitchell passed away in Calgary in 1998. A painter of landscapes in watercolour, oils and acrylics, she tends towards impressionistic interpretations in a very creative way. Her work is colourful and spontaneous, and noted for its combination of humour, fantasy and colour. Mitchell was commissioned by Reader’s Digest of Canada and the Montreal Club to paint the John F. Kennedy Rose for the Rose Festival at Expo ‘67, in Montreal. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and the Canadian Society of Watercolour Artists. She was also an active and influential member of the Alberta Society of Arts. She has held several one-person shows. Her work is represented in many collections across Canada, such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Glenbow Museum, University of Calgary, the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), and the London Public Library and Art Museum.