"Glads" original watercolor, 10 1/2 x 19 inches, $400 framed

Artist Janice Collinson studied at Westminster College and Georgian Court College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts. Her watercolor paintings are in collections at the Historical Allaire Village in Allaire State Park, NJ, The Medical Center of Ocean County Foundation, Brielle, NJ, Spring Lake Community Theatre, and in the White Lilac Inn, Spring Lake, NJ. Among her commissions have been renderings of homes for Diane Turton Realtors, NJ, designing commemorative postmarks for Historical Allaire Village, and bridge renderings for the Law Offices of Norman Hobbie, Toms River, NJ. Known for her soft floral watercolors and her pen & ink drawings, Collinson often combines the two techniques when doing house portrait commissions.

Her work has been seen in exhibitions including the 1995 Annual Miniature Show, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, the Peck School Gallery, Morristown, NJ, in 2000, and various gallery shows in the area. She is an active member of the Manasquan River Group of Artists, and teaches watercolor workshops at the Sea Girt Lighthouse through that group. She has had her illustrations published in Cooks and Artists of the Jersey Shore, Hoffman Press, 1980, and Cuisine and Art, Hoffman Press, 1989. She participates in St. Paul's Annual Antiques Show and Art Sale every August in Bay Head, NJ. Collinson's work can be seen at the Anchor & Palette Gallery on a regular basis. She works out of her studio at her home in Manasquan.