Janet Wolahan
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Wolahan achieves the unique textures of metal and rust with her bold, impasto/palette knife style, first developed in her “Auto Parts Yard” series back in 2013 while working out of her studio in the heart of Lowell Massachusetts. This technique works as well for her current work, the visceral, aging bodies of the Gloucester draggers and the varied, decaying buildings supporting the fishing industry.
Since moving to Rockport five years ago Wolahan has been continually inspired by the rich, unique landscape of the coast and harbor: the working grounds of the fishing and lobster industries that abound in Cape Ann. The old fishing draggers, nearing obsolescence, have their own peculiar beauty and often make their way into Wolahan's work. So, too, the intricate and ubiquitous lobster trap.
Since moving to Rockport five years ago Wolahan has been continually inspired by the rich, unique landscape of the coast and harbor: the working grounds of the fishing and lobster industries that abound in Cape Ann. The old fishing draggers, nearing obsolescence, have their own peculiar beauty and often make their way into Wolahan's work. So, too, the intricate and ubiquitous lobster trap.
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