"Island Reflection" by Janis Sanders - Contemporary Coastal Landscape Painting Subject Martha's Vineyard and throughout the 20th century

and throughout the 20th century developed a style that combines realism and abstraction with a dash of surrealistic allegory

19" x 24" Unframed Etching on Paper

in Art from the University of Maine

By William Crosby

12" X 16" Unframed

"Island Reflection" by Janis Sanders - Contemporary Coastal Landscape Painting Subject Martha's Vineyard and throughout the 20th century19" x 19" Framed Oil on Wood By Janis Sanders Janis Sanders is an accomplished oil painter, who has won awards for his unique painting style. His work is done with a palette knife, often en plein air. He melds elements of American Realism with Modernism Impressionism for a dramatically contemporary visual result. He works to convey light glancing on a surface to communicate the spirit of place of each singular American setting. He paints muscularly,