Her first memory was sitting atop her Dad's horse, looking at tiny hands holding the edge of the saddle horn, looking down that long neck to the two ears, the smell of the horse, the smell of leather and moving above the ground so high and effortlessly. "The smell of old saddle leather takes me back to that moment of no return, when I was bitten by the horse bug and infected for life." The paintings are preferred life size and head shots. They capture the eye and personality of each individual. Portraits by commission are a welcomed challenge for Janna and the requirements she needs are good, clear photographs. You can contact her from this website or email address: janna@tctwest.net |
Janna's ART WORK
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Her first memory was sitting atop her Dad's horse,
looking at tiny hands holding the edge of the saddle
horn, looking down that long neck to the two ears, the
smell of the horse, the smell of leather and moving
above the ground so high and effortlessly. "The smell
of old saddle leather takes me back to that moment
of no return, when I was bitten by the horse bug and
infected for life."
The paintings are preferred life size and head shots.
They capture the eye and personality of each
individual.
looking at tiny hands holding the edge of the saddle
horn, looking down that long neck to the two ears, the
smell of the horse, the smell of leather and moving
above the ground so high and effortlessly. "The smell
of old saddle leather takes me back to that moment
of no return, when I was bitten by the horse bug and
infected for life."
The paintings are preferred life size and head shots.
They capture the eye and personality of each
individual.
The artist, Janna Hampton, is standing in front of her painting of "Comanche", an
Appaloosa stallion portrait commissioned by a friend.
"I use layers and layers of transparent color with an airbrush to give the subject
depth and softness. The eyes are detailed to look 'in focus' leaving the remainder of
the horse blurry or 'out of focus'...... the way we see things."
Appaloosa stallion portrait commissioned by a friend.
"I use layers and layers of transparent color with an airbrush to give the subject
depth and softness. The eyes are detailed to look 'in focus' leaving the remainder of
the horse blurry or 'out of focus'...... the way we see things."
Janna's family has been ranching in the Big Horn Basin and Big Horn Mountains since the 1920s. As a child, she was
surrounded by the wild terrain of the badlands and mountains and the spirited horses used to work her family’s sheep
and cattle. "I grew up with horses on the ranch. They were part of the family." Janna remembers fondly.
Although she had no formal education in art, she became knowledgeable through experimentation and practice. "Art is
just something that has always come very naturally to me," Janna says. For years she did commissioned work consisting
of murals, human portraits, landscapes, wildlife and billboards, to name a few. She has worked with everything from water
color to airbrush, sculpting to oil painting and has discovered that she prefers working with acrylic.
Commissioned work was proving to be financially rewarding but was leaving emotional rewards to be desired. Then she
was reacquainted with the passion that had piqued her artistic curiosity so many years ago - horses. While riding at her
parents’ ranch in Ten Sleep she snapped a photograph of her favorite horse inside the barn. "The lighting in the barn
made the photo turn out unusual and it became an inspiration." she says.
She took that photo and for the first time since the eighth grade, Janna Hampton painted herself a picture of a horse. "I
had done commissioned work for so long that I had never really painted anything for myself and it was a great feeling,"
Janna said. A foreign yet liberating experience for her. This single painting made her realize that this was the avenue she
wanted her artwork to take.
surrounded by the wild terrain of the badlands and mountains and the spirited horses used to work her family’s sheep
and cattle. "I grew up with horses on the ranch. They were part of the family." Janna remembers fondly.
Although she had no formal education in art, she became knowledgeable through experimentation and practice. "Art is
just something that has always come very naturally to me," Janna says. For years she did commissioned work consisting
of murals, human portraits, landscapes, wildlife and billboards, to name a few. She has worked with everything from water
color to airbrush, sculpting to oil painting and has discovered that she prefers working with acrylic.
Commissioned work was proving to be financially rewarding but was leaving emotional rewards to be desired. Then she
was reacquainted with the passion that had piqued her artistic curiosity so many years ago - horses. While riding at her
parents’ ranch in Ten Sleep she snapped a photograph of her favorite horse inside the barn. "The lighting in the barn
made the photo turn out unusual and it became an inspiration." she says.
She took that photo and for the first time since the eighth grade, Janna Hampton painted herself a picture of a horse. "I
had done commissioned work for so long that I had never really painted anything for myself and it was a great feeling,"
Janna said. A foreign yet liberating experience for her. This single painting made her realize that this was the avenue she
wanted her artwork to take.
Her portraits capture an individual horse’s personality and appeal by focusing on the expression in the eyes,
position of the head, and partial neck and chest area.
Janna works from photographs.
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position of the head, and partial neck and chest area.
Janna works from photographs.
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Partially written by Judie Framan, writer for
"Today's Horse Trader." JAFraman@aol.com
"Today's Horse Trader." JAFraman@aol.com
Available Prints
"Old Saddle" Size of print: 15" x 20"
Cost of print: $100 unframed,
includes postage.
Original is acrylic and is part of the
ranch's collection.
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Left; T-shirt design we did for the bike tour. Features a local
cowboy offering my daughter, Andrea a cool drink, western style.
2011. I took the photo and had help with computer graphics from
Andrea.
cowboy offering my daughter, Andrea a cool drink, western style.
2011. I took the photo and had help with computer graphics from
Andrea.