Janine Brougham
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Digitally-enhanced Life Drawings • Pop Portraits • Photography-with-a-twist
Janine moved to Mangawhai in early 2016. She grew up in Devonport on Auckland’s North Shore and completed a graphic design course in the early 1980s. Overseas travel was interspersed with freelancing both here and abroad, working primarily in the publishing industry — she recently revived her desktop skills to create ‘The Art of Wendy Clifford’ (limited edition book) with Wendy’s family, not only to share Wendy’s wonderful artwork, but to honour her friend and mentor who passed away in 2023: Janine met Wendy as a tutor for a workshop and is thankful to have been introduced to charcoal sketching by her. Attending numerous workshops offered by Mangawhai Artists, Janine is still figuring out how to merge different techniques and develop her own unique style to interpret her pop culture ideas. An early interest in collecting Mickey Mouse memorabilia has evolved to include other popular icons (including her current phase of reimagining the ‘Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas’ signage, as a social commentary on what is happening in Mangawhai). |
Further inspiration has come from the book ‘Steal Like An Artist’ by Austin Kleon, who states that Nothing Is Original — we need to embrace influences, school ourselves in the work of others, then remix and reimagine to discover our own paths. All creative work builds on what came before, so we need to selectively collect what moves us, then ‘fake it until you make it!’
Aside from art, Janine also enjoys piña coladas, getting caught in the rain, practising yoga and playing the ukulele. (Uke-le-aliens of The World, Unite!).
Having had the privilege of nursing her mother through her last 4 years of Alzheimers, Janine learnt that humour helps most situations, that there is a strange beauty in imperfection; and that we should value things that are ‘a bit wonky’. As Leonard Cohen said: ‘there is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in’.
You can contact Janine by phone (021 164 8560) or email ([email protected])
Having had the privilege of nursing her mother through her last 4 years of Alzheimers, Janine learnt that humour helps most situations, that there is a strange beauty in imperfection; and that we should value things that are ‘a bit wonky’. As Leonard Cohen said: ‘there is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in’.
You can contact Janine by phone (021 164 8560) or email ([email protected])
