Janice
Darr Cua...
Whether exercising her powers to capture the spirit of Arabians, the romance
of the Renaissance, classic sensuality of femininity, or the universal
bond between mother and child, Cua delivers striking depth and passion.
Paintings that radiate a glow that mesmerizes
the viewer, a comforting warmth which evokes the passion within all.
Her work can be seen in select galleries around the
world, with over thirty sell-out shows abroad as well as dozens of American
exhibitions. Cua is a sure stock, an intelligent investment as her popularity,
technique, and price point increases in favor.
Janice Darr Cua's collectors include ABC Television
Network, Hallmark, Collectors Editions, Art Brilliant of Japan, politicians
and celebrities worldwide, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the La Marche
collection, and select collectors around the world.
Shows since 1997 through 2004 extend from the Grand
Ball Room of the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA, to th shores of
Japan, the breathtaking city of Paris, France, Beverly Hills, CA., Las
Vegas, NV, the Hawaiian Islands, the exclusive Ritz of Newport Beach,
as well as a refined group of sophisticated galleries throughout the
United States.
Cua is approached regularly to arouse emotion for
worth while benefits such as Return to Freedom, proceeds for retired
race and show horses, Audrey Hepburn Association in Beverly Hills, benefiting
UNICEF, and the renowned Laura's House and Laguna Association, benefiting
battered women and children. Janice also works in support of the preservation
of the Egyptian Arabian with the Pyramid Society, through donations
of original and limited editions.
Cua's talent was recognized early in youth and she
began the study of oils at age eight. Commissions followed swiftly,
painting murals in churches up to thirty feet in height, murals in private
estates, and commercial facilities. She is primarily self taught and
has intensely studied anatomy with live models for over thirty years.
Cua has been moved by the Masters, and great artists such as Alma Tadema,
JW Waterhouse, Carvaggio, Bernini, Mucha, Rembrandt and other artists
with these qualities. She has studied their work, compositions, the
beauty of depth and light, the emotional magnetism; and through endless
hours, years that fell into decades, has arrived with her own unique,
thought provoking style, which is undeniably recognized as her own.
Janice has worked with the top publishers in
Japan, as well as the United States. Janice prefers over looking the
quality and distribution of editions and therefore is now self published
and represented by reputable, exclusive galleries throughout America
and abroad.