Janis Goodman
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Janis Goodman’s etchings explore structure and rhythm, drawing on both the built landscape of Leeds and the quiet geometry of the natural world. Rooftops, plants, allotments and overlooked corners are distilled into ordered compositions, where line and pattern carry as much weight as subject.
Working from her Leeds studio, Janis creates limited-edition etchings, each individually inked, printed and signed by hand. Editions are kept deliberately small — usually runs of 40 or 50 — allowing the process to remain intimate and responsive. Her background in architecture, alongside many years working as a cartoonist, informs a practice grounded in clarity, structure and line. Janis has been closely connected with Masham Gallery for over twenty years, taking part in many solo and joint exhibitions here during that time. We have also published two books of her work, celebrating a practice shaped by patience, observation and a deep engagement with place. |
Etchings shaped by place, pattern and process
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photos from the studio
Drawing on the copper plate through the wax ground. The plate is then etched and aquatinted.
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Inking and wiping the plate.
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The final etching is printed on damp cotton paper before being taped dry, numbered, signed and titled.
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