Art Showcase

Meet four diverse artists who are each bringing their work into the public eye in November

- Sarah Rodi

GODDESSES OF LIFE

Internationally acclaimed artist Janice Sylvia Brock has unveiled Goddesses of Life, the most challenging physical and artistic commissions of her career, at Nirvana Spa in Sindlesham

Jance Sylvia Brock, whose life has been fractured by Still’s disease – a progressive and debilitating form of rheumatoid arthritis – has completed a series of murals at Nirvana Spa in Sindlesham.

The huge physical and artistic undertaking has involved the diminutive artist who, at just 4ft 11in, has painted four 11ft high arched expanses from gantries over the last four months.

Janice is renowned for her vibrant and dynamic paintings, courageous use of colour and beautiful representations of the female form. Depicting the four seasons, her murals are inspired by Greek and Roman myths. Colourful and engaging, the four feminine forms are painted with a lightness of touch and fin-desiècle elegance that belie her brutally crippled hands. They collectively form a masterpiece.

“When I was invited to paint these murals I didn’t hesitate. I have never steered away from a challenge in my life,” she says. “The sheer scale and timeframe of this commission has tested my health – but hey – I did it! It would not have been possible without the help of my friend and colleague, the renowned photographer Russ Bröckel.”