UK: Gardener and artist Janis Hardiman – subject, allotments

Janis’ paintings of the Heath, allotment and her garden are displayed alongside a selection of sculptures by her father

By Ruth Pavey
Hamhigh
Spet 19, 2019

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Janis’ paintings of the Heath, allotment and her garden are displayed alongside a selection of sculptures by her father who created several large-scale, public sculptures including, ‘Peace’ and the Southwood Memorial at St James’ Piccadilly and ‘Monument of Earl Haig’ near the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

Janis studied at St Martin’s from 1959-61 followed by two years at Camberwell School of Art. Brought up in a household full of sculpture, several of her father’s works including his bust of Winifred Knights feature in her interior scenes.

Ham&High gardening correspondent Ruth Pavey visited the exhibition and the garden that inspired so much of Janis’ work and writes:

“Pictures of gardens often show them from a slight distance, but in Janis Hardiman’s paintings we are parachuted straight in, landing among lush rows of artichokes, beans, nasturtiums, comfrey, cabbages.

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