JanottaDesign

Hi! I'm an architect who began painting in the 1980's and have produced over 200 paintings. I like to paint oil on canvas but recently I have been also creating watercolor paintings. My style of painting has been labeled "extreme coastal" which refers to my love of the Southern California coast and my modern painting impressions of that environment. I have been featured in galleries and art fairs in California and Florida.
I grew up on a farm in Chicago, obtained both my Bachelor and Masters degrees in Architecture at the University of Illinois Champaign - Urbana. I moved to Los Angeles in the 1980's and worked at the firm of Johnson Fain as a Principal and Senior Architectural Designer for over 30 years. I was responsible for directing teams on several great design projects in the USA and other countries such as China, Japan, and Indonesia.
Now being retired I enjoy painting and teaching students in the Los Angeles area. I also have a small vineyard, continue to design and build furniture, and play guitar.
I hope you enjoy my paintings