Jan Grover

Jan has always harboured a desire to create art be it painting, pottery, or photography. As perhaps one of the first IT professionals in the late 60s and early 70s there was never much time to pursue this other than the odd night class, so it was not until she was at home with a young family she was able to concentrate on her pottery. This was followed by an introduction to painting during a two year stay in Australia in 1982, but after returning home and rejoining the workforce it was many years later she was able to begin to pursue her love of painting.

Jan completed a part time course in Painting and Drawing at ASA in 1991, but it was another decade before she was at last able to devote more time to painting.

Influenced by Lance O’Gorman’s impressionistic seascapes while living in Mairangi Bay, she exhibited successfully in local art exhibitions on the North Shore before moving to Mangawhai in 2006.

Here in Mangawhai she has helped develop the Mangawhai Arts movement and is still very active within the arts community. As Jan’s love of painting continues to grow, her commitment to painting, once a priority, is now juggled with other pursuits.
She has been fortunate enough in recent years to partake in several watercolour workshops with Australian painters John Lovett and Chan Dissanayake, and New Zealand’s Brian Millard, and hopes to pursue this medium in the near future.

She is currently exploring mood and atmospheric effects using dry brush and glazing techniques in acrylics and oils, to reinforce the tranquility and peace found in her latest works.

Contact Jan :
Phone: 021 109 9499
Email: [email protected]