“A Beautiful World”
About Janice Phelps Williams: Janice creates uplifting nature-inspired art with a delightful profusion of joyful colors, engaging organic forms, rhythmic compositions, and inspirational messages.
Janice’s creative versatility spans a variety of styles and media. Most recently the interior landscape of her imagination has captured her interest to the delight of viewers and collectors. She is also proficient in book design and illustration, creates many commissioned paintings, and paints landscapes and pet portraits.
Portfolio/Series: “A Beautiful World”
Price Range: $250-$2500
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About Janice’s ebullient art she states, “There are few things as magical as taking a piece of paper and creating something interesting and colorful on its blank, white surface. Thinking of the nuances of color, shape, and line can hold my interest for hours as with each mark I consider something — life, love, loss or hope.”
One of Janice’s uplifting paintings “Neptune’s Fantasia”, shown above, was selected for “The Healing Power of Color” 2026 exhibition. With her art she shared this: “My brain feels a pleasurable, calming sensation when I place certain colors near each other and match them with lyrical lines. It is difficult to describe, but definitely a motivation for drawing as I do.”
She adds, “At times, such as in ‘Neptune’s Fantasia’, where the orange fish are against blue water, a three-dimensional quality pops out as I am working, and I find that beguiling. Color is the spirit of the visual world.”
One of Janice’s paintings has also been selected for the Manhattan Arts International “HerStory” 2026 online exhibition. Furthermore, one of her narrative digital drawings was featured in the Manhattan Arts International “Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Invitational Exhibition.
Janice also participated in “The Healing Power of Art Inspired by Nature” Exhibition.
Beginning in her early teens, Janice was introduced to artist-mentors who encouraged a shy girl who loved nature. Before entering college, she attended a two-week plein air painting camp as the youngest participant.
Next, she was introduced to nationally-known artists for two summers at the Kent Blossom Art Intensive and subsequently earned a BFA in Studio Art from Kent State University.
Janice taught art to children of all ages in a private school and also to adults via Art of Ohio seminars in watercolor, altered books, and artist trading cards.
She is also the author of Emmeline Grant and the Monstrous Beesh, a fantasy novel with 53 illustrations.
Her awe-inspiring and healing “Green Sea Frolic”, shown below, is featured in our presentation “Many Shades of Green in Art by Artist Members & Master Artists”. This work of art reminds us that the color green signifies growth, harmony, health, life, spring, wealth, and many other positive qualities. Color experts agree this color provides hope more than any other colors. It is an excellent choice when you want to bring positive feelings into your home or office or healthcare facility.
Janice’s art is presented in articles on this website including “Art With the Magical Color Blue by Contemporary and Historical Artists”.
Janice Phelps Williams’s Artist’s Statement: “I like to think every piece I create is infused with gratitude for those who supported or taught me, who commissioned or collected my work, and believed in my dreams. Every line, shape, color, and shade originates in nature. With no mechanical help or instruction, Mother Nature creates perfect symmetrical designs, as well as wild, random shapes.”
Janice adds, “Inspiration is everywhere: outdoors, in the sky, in the sea, and through telescopes and microscopes. One human can only touch the surface of all Nature offers, yet to try is to begin to understand a small portion of everything, and understanding leads to love.”
Fascinating Facts About Janice: Janice is married to a writer and they live with their dog, Annie. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Janice painted designs on rocks and donated them to healthcare workers.
Visit Janice Phelps Williams’s Website janicephelpswilliams.com
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