About

Greetings!

I am an artist that is passionate about mixed media art and love teaching art workshops to teens, children and adults. I have been teaching art workshops in the San Gabriel valley since 2004. I teach at libraries, after school programs, Girl Scouts and Belle’s Nest (an artisan boutique in Sierra Madre) as well as other community organizations.

I received a Bachelor’s degree in art at Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University) in Ashland, Oregon.  I spent my first year after graduation in Bend, Oregon working as a staff photographer, and then relocated to Southern California with a national photography company.  Shortly after I arrived in California, I met my wonderful husband and we have made a home with our precious daughter, cat and turtle at the base of the San Gabriel mountains where I am blessed to create art in my beautiful garden studio.  I owned and operated a full service portrait studio for about 20 years, closing it in May of 2011 to spend more time with family, teaching and creating fine art.

In May of 2011, I published my first book, Bud, a Collection of Baby and Floral Art and will be providing a lecture and gallery show at the Bruggemeyer Library in April, 2012.  I am currently working on my mixed media series “Nature” and designing jewelry.

I can be reached at my studio: 626.344.2787 or janellmithani@gmail.com.

Please contact me if you are interested in a workshop, a piece of my art or if you would just like further information. My full press kit is available for organizations interested in having me teach art workshops.

Have a beautiful day!  –Janell