ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Janene Bouck is a native of Upstate New York, where she has worked as a graphic artist, kitchen designer, architectural designer, and draftsperson. Janene studied drafting, interior design, and the graphic and fine arts at Fulton Montgomery Community College and Sage of Albany. She produces photography and photographic restorations under the DBA, Silent Photography. In addition to her photographic work, Janene also creates art and one-of-a-kind goods at her home business, Silent Jane Salvage LLC, in Broadalbin, New York. Janene is inspired by nature and found materials; most of the materials used while creating at the Silent Jane Studio originate from the Great Sacandaga Lake Area, the Adirondack Forest, and the historical Mohawk Valley Region of New York.

Artist Statement

I love photographic restoration. I work with your images to restore your memories or create something new. Bring me a crumbling relic of a photograph, your faded polaroid, or waterstained family daguerreotype.

I find great pleasure in photographing nature. It is a simple joy, and it brings me a feeling of lightness and freedom. I follow the weather and my heart to plan the locations. Most of my images are captured in the wilds of Upstate New York, where water so frequently meets land. The wilderness is my tonic and my DSLR is a way to share my recipe.

When winter comes, I love hiding away in my art studio. Photographing a still-life built from collected material allows me to use light and digital manipulation to share a pure idea with you. I often work under the influence of basement lights and crunching double-bass, locked away for days. My creation might be an exercise in sharing my awe or an energy-based emotional cleansing. I don’t often know where the objects will take me till I begin. I use a camera, found objects, paint, glues, twine, refuse, pencil, love, pain, joy, and wonder.