Keith Jansz (Contemporary)

Keith Jansz (Contemporary)

The Blue and White Vase

Signed CKJ (lower left)

Oil on canvas

56 x 61cm

Framed.

Horatio's Garden will receive 100% of the hammer price on this lot.

Keith Jansz started painting for the first time since junior school after having run the London Marathon for Barnardo's in 1995. Just two months later he suffered a broken neck in a tragic car accident, resulting in complete paralysis from his shoulders down.

After six months in the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Keith returned home to begin the painful process of adjusting to his new situation. Unable to do anything for himself Keith naturally experienced the depths of despair. However, the gift of a collection of biographies of the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists inspired Keith to try painting by holding a brush in his mouth. Despite disastrous early efforts Keith persevered, developing his individual style, inspired by his heroes the Impressionists.

Since then Keith has held solo exhibitions in the U.K., U.S. and Italy and his paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world with the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists. His paintings have been sold as reproductions worldwide.

Keith paints in oils and sketches in charcoal and pastel. It is important to him that his work speaks not of disability but of a joy for life. As John Constable said 'To paint is to feel'.