Janine is a Baltimore-based artist who works primarily in acrylic paint on canvas. Her love of texture, layering and color shines in her abstract paintings. Her work has been shown in local shows and galleries, including an installation at SoBo Market in 2018, and at fundraisers for Center Stage and Cristo Rey. She started painting in 2010 and is completely self-taught (though she worked as a drafter in the 1970s). Her first few paintings were gifted to family and friends. Through word of mouth, her fan base has gotten loud enough that she began accepting commissions in 2016. She works extensively with her clients to give them a great art-buying experience and to produce artwork that they love. Janine is originally from Illinois and attended the University of Illinois, where she met her husband Tim, who is a woodworker and retired engineer. Today she lives in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Md., along with Tim and her painting buddy Samson (a 100-pound German Shepherd). She is also a mother of three, world traveler, accomplished volunteer (Reading Partners, Red Cross, and Ronald McDonald House of Baltimore), and birthday cake design master.