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The artist, Janna Hampton, is standing in front of her
painting of "Comanche", an Appaloosa stallion portrait
commissioned by a friend.
"I use layers and layers of transparent color with an
airbrush to give the subject depth and softness. The
eyes are detailed to look 'in focus' leaving the remainder
of the horse blurry or 'out of focus'...... the way we see
things."
painting of "Comanche", an Appaloosa stallion portrait
commissioned by a friend.
"I use layers and layers of transparent color with an
airbrush to give the subject depth and softness. The
eyes are detailed to look 'in focus' leaving the remainder
of the horse blurry or 'out of focus'...... the way we see
things."
Pricing your Portrait
• $1.50 per square inch unframed.
One subject (horse).
• $2.00 per square inch for 2
subjects
• $.50 per square inch for each
additional subject.
Minimum size: 14” x 16”
Maximum size: 36” x 48”
• $1.50 per square inch unframed.
One subject (horse).
• $2.00 per square inch for 2
subjects
• $.50 per square inch for each
additional subject.
Minimum size: 14” x 16”
Maximum size: 36” x 48”
Janna Hampton lives on the ranch, happily, after raising her daughters who are on their own now, and remain
active in ranchlife. Within her is the heart of an artist and the love of animals, particularly horses.
Janna's family has been ranching in the Big Horn Basin and Big Horn Mountains since the 1920s. As a child, she
was surrounded by the wild terrain of the badlands and mountains and the spirited horses used to work her family’s
sheep and cattle. "I grew up with horses on the ranch. They were part of the family." Janna remembers fondly.
This love of horses was a big part of her young life and it showed in her day to day school activities. She was
constantly drawing pictures of nothing but horses. "My second grade teacher, Mrs. Dooley, was so frustrated with
me because I would draw horses when I should have been doing school work. Surprisingly, she kept a few of my
drawings and returned them to me some twenty years later," she says.
Even in the second grade, Janna had an eye for the detailed contours of horses, from the muscles in the neck to
the tufts of hair above the hooves (on the fetlocks). In the eighth grade, an art assignment required that she draw
things in a still life. Several objects were placed in front of her that she was required to draw. To her amazement,
she discovered she could draw something other than horses. This ended her strictly horse artwork for quite some
time.
Although she had no formal education in art, she became knowledgeable through experimentation and practice.
"Art is just something that has always come very naturally to me," Janna says. For years she did commissioned
work consisting of murals, human portraits, landscapes, wildlife and billboards, to name a few. She has worked with
everything from water color to airbrush, sculpting to oil painting and has discovered that she prefers working with
acrylic.
Commissioned work was proving to be financially rewarding but was leaving emotional rewards to be desired. Then
she was reacquainted with the passion that had piqued her artistic curiosity so many years ago - horses. While
riding at her parents’ ranch in Ten Sleep she snapped a photograph of her favorite horse inside the barn. "The
lighting in the barn made the photo turn out unusual and it became an inspiration." she says.
She took that photo and for the first time since the eighth grade, Janna Hampton painted herself a picture of a
horse. "I had done commissioned work for so long that I had never really painted anything for myself and it was a
great feeling," Janna said. A foreign yet liberating experience for her. This single painting made her realize that this
was the avenue she wanted her artwork to take.
Janna is very much looking forward to the future of her art now that she has found the direction that is most
satisfying for her. She considers herself fortunate, "If you have a talent, natural or cultivated through hard work,
you should use it. It’s a freedom to be able to paint my passion and to have it come so naturally."
active in ranchlife. Within her is the heart of an artist and the love of animals, particularly horses.
Janna's family has been ranching in the Big Horn Basin and Big Horn Mountains since the 1920s. As a child, she
was surrounded by the wild terrain of the badlands and mountains and the spirited horses used to work her family’s
sheep and cattle. "I grew up with horses on the ranch. They were part of the family." Janna remembers fondly.
This love of horses was a big part of her young life and it showed in her day to day school activities. She was
constantly drawing pictures of nothing but horses. "My second grade teacher, Mrs. Dooley, was so frustrated with
me because I would draw horses when I should have been doing school work. Surprisingly, she kept a few of my
drawings and returned them to me some twenty years later," she says.
Even in the second grade, Janna had an eye for the detailed contours of horses, from the muscles in the neck to
the tufts of hair above the hooves (on the fetlocks). In the eighth grade, an art assignment required that she draw
things in a still life. Several objects were placed in front of her that she was required to draw. To her amazement,
she discovered she could draw something other than horses. This ended her strictly horse artwork for quite some
time.
Although she had no formal education in art, she became knowledgeable through experimentation and practice.
"Art is just something that has always come very naturally to me," Janna says. For years she did commissioned
work consisting of murals, human portraits, landscapes, wildlife and billboards, to name a few. She has worked with
everything from water color to airbrush, sculpting to oil painting and has discovered that she prefers working with
acrylic.
Commissioned work was proving to be financially rewarding but was leaving emotional rewards to be desired. Then
she was reacquainted with the passion that had piqued her artistic curiosity so many years ago - horses. While
riding at her parents’ ranch in Ten Sleep she snapped a photograph of her favorite horse inside the barn. "The
lighting in the barn made the photo turn out unusual and it became an inspiration." she says.
She took that photo and for the first time since the eighth grade, Janna Hampton painted herself a picture of a
horse. "I had done commissioned work for so long that I had never really painted anything for myself and it was a
great feeling," Janna said. A foreign yet liberating experience for her. This single painting made her realize that this
was the avenue she wanted her artwork to take.
Janna is very much looking forward to the future of her art now that she has found the direction that is most
satisfying for her. She considers herself fortunate, "If you have a talent, natural or cultivated through hard work,
you should use it. It’s a freedom to be able to paint my passion and to have it come so naturally."
Her portraits capture an individual horse’s personality and appeal by focusing on the expression in the eyes,
position of the head, and partial neck and chest area.
Janna’s signature style involves blending and/or using the same colors of the horse as in the painting’s background;
giving a feeling of unity; the same feeling one strives for with their horse. She wants the viewer to “get up close and
personal, and resist the urge to pet the horse on canvas.”
Janna works from photographs. A standard 3”x5” or 4”x6” photo is sufficient as long as eye expression, body color
and markings are clearly visible or explained in detail (a liver chestnut may look black in a photo). Don’t ask her to
invent a pose, she will paint what she sees and any changes could render an unsatisfactory likeness. Please
specify if you prefer your horse painted with or without a halter, bridle, etc. The finished painting will be your
horse.
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position of the head, and partial neck and chest area.
Janna’s signature style involves blending and/or using the same colors of the horse as in the painting’s background;
giving a feeling of unity; the same feeling one strives for with their horse. She wants the viewer to “get up close and
personal, and resist the urge to pet the horse on canvas.”
Janna works from photographs. A standard 3”x5” or 4”x6” photo is sufficient as long as eye expression, body color
and markings are clearly visible or explained in detail (a liver chestnut may look black in a photo). Don’t ask her to
invent a pose, she will paint what she sees and any changes could render an unsatisfactory likeness. Please
specify if you prefer your horse painted with or without a halter, bridle, etc. The finished painting will be your
horse.
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Partially written by Judie Framan, writer for
"Today's Horse Trader." JAFraman@aol.com
"Today's Horse Trader." JAFraman@aol.com
Available Prints
Janna's acrylic painting of the "Old
Saddle" was made into signed, limited
edition prints of 500. The original hangs
in the dining room of the ranch house.
Size of print: 15" x 20"
Cost of print: $100 unframed, includes
postage
Saddle" was made into signed, limited
edition prints of 500. The original hangs
in the dining room of the ranch house.
Size of print: 15" x 20"
Cost of print: $100 unframed, includes
postage
To view and order these
prints by Jalan Crossland,
please click here
prints by Jalan Crossland,
please click here
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