Janet Smith Lucas is an oil painter whose primary interest is portraying atmosphere and the effects of light on subjects. Her favorite subjects include landscapes, street scenes and still life. Janet particularly enjoys painting from sketches and reference photos that she has taken from her travels throughout the United States and Europe.
Janet has studied painting under John Lonergan for several years, and has taken classes or workshops from artists including Camille Przewodek, Tom Browning, Mark Carder, Kim English, William Jameson, Charles Sovek and Janet Tillery. She has participated in numerous art shows in Birmingham, Nashville and Knoxville, and was the featured artist for the Webbfest Art Show 2004 in Knoxville. Her paintings are included in private and corporate collections throughout the Southeast.
