Freedom Prints
Power of Freedom - 2007
This is the fifth and final print in our series. The cost to purchase this print is $103 with proceeds going to Credit Union for Kids (Children's Miracle Network).
On the Wings of Freedom - 2006
This is the fourth painting Janene has created for Global Credit Union, preceded by the 2003 Spirit of Freedom and the 2004 Song of Freedom and the 2005 Freedom of Generations. Limited edition framed prints are available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting the Children's Miracle Network. The cost is $99 each.
Freedom of Generations - 2005
This is the third original painting Janene Grende has created for Global Credit Union, preceded by the 2003 Spirit of Freedom and the 2004 Song of Freedom. Freedom of Generations shows our nation's symbol, the American Bald Eagle, protecting and nurturing its young.
Song of Freedom - 2004
The second of the series depicts our nation's symbol with the lyrics of "America the Beautiful" as a background.
Spirit of Freedom - 2003
This is the first signed, numbered and framed print commissioned by Global Credit Union. With the red, white and blue of the American flag as its background, the American Bald Eagle stands for the spirit of freedom our country was founded on.
All four prints of these limited edition, signed, numbered and framed prints are available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting the Children's Miracle Network. Prints can be ordered through any branch of Global Credit Union or by calling Linda Backlund at 800.676.4562 or 509.455.4700 ext 4227. Shipping is extra where applicable.
About the Artist
Janene Grende was born and raised in Lewiston, Idaho, and moved north to Sandpoint in 1974. She paints in gouache (rhymes with wash), a medium of watercolor-type pigments that is more opaque than traditional watercolor. She finds inspiration for her artwork in the natural world around her. "Everywhere you look in the area that surrounds my home is an inspiration-from the grandeur of the mountains and lakes to the little gems of mossy rocks and weathered fence posts," Janene says. These intimate details of nature and wildlife images are reflected in her paintings.
Janene's work rewards her with many accolades. She was twice chosen as Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Artist of the Quarter, with three of her creations used as companion prints for the Foundation's banquets. She was named Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year for Idaho-the first woman to win this honor and the first person to win it twice-and was the Washington State Sponsor Print Artist. Her work has been commissioned for Leanin' Tree Cards and the Bradford Exchange. She also creates artwork for images on plates, ornaments and sculptures. She regularly attends the Fall Festival Show in Lake City, Minnesota, at Wild Wings Headquarters, showing many paintings in the Wild Wings' Originals Catalog and at Wild Wings Galleries nationally. She was invited to show two of her originals at the American Academy of Equine Artists in September 2002, at the Kentucky Horse Park.
