Oil Painting Class

Evans House, Norman St, Warrington, WA2 7HW

Janice Lazzarich

I am an oil painter and I work in traditional oil painting techniques. I started my career in advertising and then decided to change direction when my son went to school, so I could be at home with him and I could also do a bit of painting at the same time.

I studied Fine Art with a very well-known artist in South Africa, Ryno Swart, and from that time onward I have specialised in oil painting. I do tend to jump around a bit in terms of subject matter, but that keeps me inspired and stops me from getting bored. I paint what inspires me at the time, whether it is a simple still life or a complicated portrait. I like to paint quickly and loosely and I love seeing the individual brushmarks, the palette knife marks, and really bright provocative colours!

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I set up The Fox Studios so that I had a bricks and mortar place in Warrington, where I could teach my passion, jewellery. I had been planning this for some time (around 3 years), before I went ahead and took the plunge. I chose Warrington for a few reasons, it's my home town, it's quite central (directly between Liverpool and Manchester) and because, well, where else would I set up jewellery classes?

I have been creative for as long as I can remember. When I left school I couldn't decide whether I wanted to do Fashion or Fine Art. I chose Fashion. I'm not quite sure why. It was an experience, and I enjoyed the journey, but I'm not sure I'm very fashionable. I have continued to sketch and paint, and have done so for many years. Due to a big life change in 2000, I started an evening class in jewellery and silversmithing and I can quite safely say I was hooked. I eventually went back to University as a mature student and finished my degree in 2008. A few short months later I was back teaching on the evening class where I'd first picked up the bug and it turned out I loved teaching.

I've been a jeweller for around 20 years now. I never expected to become a teacher, but it's something I really enjoy (and I hope it's something I'm good at, students do keep returning). I try to tailor the learning experience to the individual student, so that you can get the most out of the course.

Heather x