Artwork copyright Janette Hopper. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Janette Hopper. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Palouse Panorama, 1986

Janette Hopper
(American, born 1946)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Yakima

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Palouse Panorama is a painting by artist Janette Hopper created to highlight space, color, and luminosity. Hopper was inspired to create the piece after visiting the Palouse area of Eastern Washington State, and the composition was based on notes, sketches and photographs taken at the location. In her own words "I am especially interested in the unknown mysterious qualities of nature. Developing a feeling of light intrigues me... Clouds enchant my eye because of their infinite variety and because they cast interesting shadows."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yakima School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Janette Hopper is a painter, printmaker, and performance artist. Her art is inspired by the places she has experienced while hiking, camping and kayaking. She lived in the Northwest for over fifteen years and she notes that "Most of my art is still inspired by the Northwest mystical spirit and my education and experiences there."

Hopper grew up in Idaho with a lot of camping and fishing trips. In the late 1960s, she left university during the Vietnam War and joined the Peace Corps, spending two years in Colombia, South America. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Secondary Art Education from Boise State University in Idaho, and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting (1984) from the University of Oregon. She taught art at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Southeastern Washington from 1985 to 2000. Hopper currently lives and makes art in North Carolina.