March 8, 2023
By Janet Dodrill
Glad to be accepted into the art exhibit, In Honor of Women, art inspired by women, at Stella’s Art Gallery, 38033 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094, (440) 266-9111, StellasArtGallery.com. Juror: Cathee Thomas. Reception and awards, March 10, 2023, 7-9pm, exhibit runs through April 1.
My painting, Ode to Suze, acrylic on canvas, wood, 12 x 12 inches, honors Suze Orman, successful author and personal finance expert.
I started listening to Suze Orman’s Women and Money podcast at the start of the pandemic on my walks, which has empowered me to learn and understand more about finances, and to gain confidence in my abilities to make my own financial choices. She has helped countless individuals in this area.

Ode to Suze, portrait of Suze Orman by Janet Dodrill, acrylic on canvas, wood, 12″ x 12″
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January 22, 2023
By Janet Dodrill
I am honored that Higgins Inks featured my figure study in Higgins brown ink on their Instagram page on January 20, 2023. I have been using their ink for years.
The ink drawing was created on Strathmore Mixed Media paper, in an October IG drawing challenge from model Lilian D’Mello’s “Liltober,” (@lilian.dmello @liltober.art )(similar to Inktober) where she provided a reference photo every day in the month of October. The corresponding prompt word for the day was ENDLESS. I participated in and completed every day of the challenge.
It is nice to be recognized for this ink drawing.

Endless by Janet Dodrill, ink on paper, 6″ x 8″
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December 1, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
The November 15, 2022 issue of Antique Trader magazine features the 55th edition of Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2023, and Kovels (http://www.kovels.com) business owner, Terry Kovel.
I took the photograph of Terry Kovel for the magazine cover and an inside picture of her holding a teapot.
Terry is my boss at Kovels and I have been very involved with the book for 12 years. I worked with dozens of auction houses to obtain the images for the price guide, as well as outlined and edited the images for the book directly for the publisher, Hachette in New York. The 2023 guide includes over 3150 images.
In addition to working on the images for the price guide, both print and online versions, I also designed ads for the back of the book, and work on marketing materials for the book for its promotion and release, including brochures, buck slip inserts, email blast graphics, and social media ads.
Antique Trader magazine featured story November 15, 2022
https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques-news/kovel-price-guide-antiques-and-collectibles

Antique Trader magazine, November 15, 2022 issue.
Photo: Antique Trader

Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2023
Other recent Antique Trader magazine articles about Kovels:
December 1, 2021
https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques-news/kovels-price-guide
May 15, 2021
https://www.antiquetrader.com/collectibles/terry-kovel-antique-treasure
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October 13, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
I am participating in a collective art show, The Personal Work of the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists at Beachwood Art Gallery. Two of my pieces are included, both portraits, Nikki, oil on canvas, 12″x16″, and Susan, oil on canvas, 12″x16″.
The show features fantastic artwork by local area and distant artists who sketch together on Friday nights with The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists. It is quite an honor to be involved with these artists while trying to improve my portrait drawing skills.
October 13 – November 12, 2022
The Personal Work of the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists
Reception, Sunday, October 23, 2022, 1:00 – 2:30 P.M.
Beachwood Art Gallery
Beachwood Community Center
25325 Fairmount Boulevard
Beachwood, OH 44122
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
A special thanks to Tim Herron of the group, and Susan Merdler of the Beachwood Art Gallery, for organizing the exhibit.

Susan, oil on canvas, 12×16, by Janet Dodrill

Nikki, oil on canvas, 12×16, by Janet Dodrill


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October 9, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
I am honored to have a painting, Lilli, in the juried Mayfield Art Show, 2022.
October 9-21, 2022 (during library hours)
Mayfield Branch Library
500 S.O.M Center Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
Reception on Sunday, October 9, 2:00-4:00pm
Jurors:
Judy Takács
Louis Grasso
Sponsors:
Mayfield Village
Mayfield Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
Friends of the Mayfield Branch Library

Lilli, oil on canvas, by Janet Dodrill.


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August 10, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
It is an honor to have my photograph, Wonder, accepted into the Fairmount Center for the Arts 46th Annual Art Exhibition 2022. The show runs August 8, through August 27, 2022 (closing reception). It is my first time participating in the show. The iPhone photo was taken at a MLK Jr. exhibit at the Maltz Museum, in Beachwood, Ohio.
Exhibit Location:
Fairmount Center for the Arts
8400 Fairmount Road
Novelty, OH 44072
Check gallery hours at https://www.fairmountcenter.org/exhibitions.

Photograph, titled, Wonder, by Janet Dodrill, in the Fairmount Center for the Arts 46th Annual Art Exhibition 2022.
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May 11, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
I am pleased to announce that three of my pieces has been accepted to the juried The Sacred, Art reflecting Spirituality, Mindfulness, and Healing, Art Exhibit at Stella’s Art Gallery in Willoughby, Ohio.
The figurative multimedia drawings were created from live online life drawing sessions with Brazilian performance and life model, Juliano Hollivier.
Juror is Jim Loomis.
The opening is Friday, May 13, 2022, 7:00-9:00 p.m. ET, and the exhibit runs through June 4, 2022 at Stella’s Art Gallery, 38033 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, Ohio 44094. If you plan to attend, check hours at www.stellasartgallery.com.

Protection, ink drawing, 6 x 8 inches, by Janet Dodrill

Golden Rays, multimedia drawing, 6 x 8 inches, by Janet Dodrill

Fly Away, multimedia drawing, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, by Janet Dodrill
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April 28, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
Here are beautiful some examples of interiors with panoramic scenic wall covering designs by Cleveland’s Schmitz-Horning Company, (1905-1964).

Lithographed Scenic Wallpaper 1953-1954 Schmitz-Horning Co. catalog cover (Virginia Hunt).

Scenic Hudson, Schmitz-Horning Co. wallpaper.

Floral Islands, Schmitz-Horning Co. wallpaper.

New England, Schmitz-Horning Co. wallpaper.

Treasure Island, Schmitz-Horning Co. wallpaper.
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February 28, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
On September 4, 1965, Page Shamburger became the first woman to accompany the United States Air Force Hurricane Hunters on a reconnaissance mission into the eye of a hurricane.

Page Shamburger flight suit, women of aviation display at Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio. Sketch by Janet Dodrill at the Urban Sketchers Cleveland event February 27, 2022.
Source: International Women Air & Space Museum, Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.
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January 22, 2022
By Janet Dodrill
Cleveland-based wallpaper design and printing firm, Schmitz-Horning Co. (1905-1964) printed more than just color lithographic panoramic friezes (patent 1906) and advertising posters. They reproduced illustrations by reputable English illustrators and that sold in London, and possibly New York.
My great-grandfather co-founded the company, and grandfather ran it after him. Some of our relatives had a selection prints from Schmitz-Horning. Our cousin had some that depicted popular nursery rhymes that hung in her classroom that she taught in. Her father owned a small amount of stock in the company early on. He built a custom bar for their family room, and decorated it by mounting some of the printed lithographs. It is still in the family today, and shown below in a recent photograph.

Custom-made bar by family member with applied Schmitz-Horning Co. printed English illustrations.

English illustrations printed by Schmitz-Horning Co. mounted on wood face of bar (detail).

English illustrations printed by Schmitz-Horning Co. mounted on wood face of bar (detail).
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