{"id":633,"count":16,"description":"I began my art career late in life. I studied Drama when I was young and taught Drama at different schools. I then started my own voice clinic called Speechwise. \r\nI retired in 2018.\r\n\r\nI never had any inclination to paint when I was young, but I wanted to do something creative as I got older.\r\n\r\nI have been painting since 2012 and participated in a few workshops and lessons, but only began to grow and create when I studied with a professional artist.\r\nI have found painting a wonderful medium through which I can express my feelings and passions. In a world of much strife, of inequality to women, of climate change and Covid, my art sustains me.\r\n\r\n I paint to bring joy to my viewers as it brings joy to me.\r\n\r\nIn my portraits I have highlighted the strength and beauty of women. The message that these women have overcome life\u2019s hurdles is loud and clear.\r\n\r\nI aim to bring shards of light into the darkest moments .","link":"https:\/\/www.kunyeartfoundation.org\/?product_cat=janine-downing","name":"Janine Downing","slug":"janine-downing","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":43,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunyeartfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunyeartfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunyeartfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunyeartfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/43"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunyeartfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct&product_cat=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}