I have long adored the artwork of Janet Fish. I was saddened to hear of her passing last December, but proud of what she accomplished, becoming known by what she was interested in, especially when the way there was so steep for women, and still life was unfashionable. She was tenacious in following her vision, and consistent in working toward it her whole life long.

Her artwork is a revelation of light, relationship, and color, and the objects and glass she depicts are just an armature or vehicle with which to communicate interactions within a still moment in time, in an ever-changing world. Her reflections on glass are now iconic, and just as pleasing every time I drink them in. Her fascination with transparent objects becomes ours as well, when we bask in her representations. She reportedly felt her subject matter was unimportant, and instead focused on connection, tone, gesture, color, light, and scale.

After growing up in Bermuda, Janet Fish went to Smith College, and then got her MFA from Yale in 1963. After that she headed to NYC to make a name for herself.  You can read her obituary in the NYT here, and see lots of my favorites of her painting on this post, as well as here on her website.