Jankeenandesigns - a new website of a great new artist (Other Website...)

Member Name: SusanLesley

Product:	Other Website...
Date:	06/02/09 (263 review reads)
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Advantages: New work in the art world, lovely greetings cards to buy

Disadvantages: I can't wait to see the next paintings!

In a recent review about The Crossing at St Paul's I mentioned a Midland artist called Jan Keenan who I have known for some years now.

She graduated from Manchester University in 1986 with an honours degree in printed textile design and has been working as a designer ever since. She has sold her designs all over the world and to high profile businesses including Asda, Tesco, Morrison's, M & S and Lakeland Plastics.

She has also been painting during this time mainly for her own enjoyment but has recently decided to move into painting with a view to exhibiting her work and the first of these exhibitions is at The Crossing at St Paul's in Walsall.

I have followed her career fairly closely as I think she is an excellent although currently undiscovered artist and I already have a few of her works adorning the walls of our cottage here in Wales.

She has also set up a website at www.jankeenandesigns.co.uk which is what I intend to review here.

The website itself is simple and classy so that it shows of her works to their best advantage.

The home page is just an introduction to the artist and a mention of what is available on the site.

The gallery shows her current work most of which is on show at the exhibition I have mentioned. It is a lovely page as the paintings are shown in slideshow format so you can sit and just enjoy looking at all of them without having to keep clicking here and there to find each one. You can of course select the ones you want to look at further by clicking on the thumbnails at the side of the slideshow.

On the shop page the items for sale are the original paintings, limited edition prints, greetings cards, postcards and fridge magnets. You can pay via Paypal or contact the artist directly and pay by cheque. I have ordered some of the greetings cards and the order came within a couple of days, well packed to keep the cards flat in transit. I was very impressed with the speed of delivery and the quality of the cards.

There is an 'about me' page which tells us a bit more about the artist and her work, with a contact page giving the e mail address for enquiries about the work, commissions or sales or indeed comments about the website or anything else you wish to pass on to her.

The final page is the news page telling you where exhibitions of her work are to be found.

The paintings currently on the website include some beautiful natural studies of sheep, starfish, birch trees, dandelion clocks, sunflowers, boats and much more including one of their cat Dolly but I see that one isn't for sale!

So there you are a new website for the beginning of a new venture by this artist. Take a look - you'll be impressed by her work!

Summary: A new artist well worth a look