Bright Lights, Big City

Janet Pedersen is a contemporary landscape and figurative painter. She works in bold color with loose brushwork to capture the ever-changing light or movement in a bustling city. She expands on her observational eye, honed from years of plein-air painting, and composes her paintings through experimentation, paint application and subject exploration. A graduate of Art Center College of Design in California, Janet received her BFA in illustration and packed her bags for NYC. She eventually enjoyed a career as a children’s book illustrator and author. Among her many clients were Candlewick, Clarion, Penguin and Random House Books.