In Jane Austen’s novel “Emma” at the Box Hill picnic which turned out to be a sore disappointment, Frank Churchill said to Emma: "Our companions are excessively stupid. What shall we do to rouse them? Any nonsense will serve..

“Abstract…The Picnic”, is a tribute to Manet’s “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe”
Watercolour on Arches Paper….
yellow, orange, still life, fruit, janis zroback, food, watercolour, picnic, jane austen, green
I paint in many different styles and feature a myriad of subject matter, which I show as individual collections….
I am inspired by the world interpreting it in brilliant colours, often influenced by the writings of famous authors and poets..
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beautiful work
Thank you so much….
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Yummy Janis! This is a wonderful feast of colour! Love it!
Thank you so much Robin….I’m really happy you like it…
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Excellent Image! 07/12/2012
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Thank you so much Deborah..
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I hope that, even with your broken leg, you won’t be prevented from going on picnics this summer yourself! Great color contrasts and fresh style.
I hope so too…thanks so much Cindy..
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Congratulations! beautiful work ! :)
Thanks so much jj.
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Janis this one kinda dances between the surreal and the abstract. It cries out enjoy the color, if it was about the fruit I would have focused on the fruit. Very beautiful Janis.
That’s exactly what I wanted to convey Jim..thanks so much..
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looking great idea ,colour and work .found this janis so beginning to see where everything is liz
Thanks so much Liz…great it will all become clear very soon…
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07-13-12 Congratulations!

Your outstanding work has been featured in ART UNIVERSE
Thank you so much Kira…very good of you…
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I love how you combine realism and abstracts together and come up with some really beautiful images !
Thanks so much George…very nice of you…
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