Books Archives - Janus Motorcycles

“Avoiding Highways” by Reilly Stasienko 2023 – ORIGINAL

July 11, 2023 Danielle Ott

Oil painting on gessoed wood panel.

20×16 inch

Janus is listing this original art for the artist, Reilly Stasienko, on its website, on consignment. Purchasing this original artwork directly supports the artist, and the artwork will ship from the artist.

“Oil paint is the medium that I gravitate the most towards. Naturally, after getting a Janus motorcycle, I had to paint it. It’s really fun painting machines, when you get up close to the innards of it all it becomes almost like abstract shapes and lines. I referenced the figure from a piece by one of my favorite painters, Andrew Wyeth. I wanted to pay some respects to him and the work he did in his lifetime.

I was born and raised in the midwest, specifically Ohio. Here in the midwest, we don’t have mountains or oceans to ponder, so we have to search harder to find that serenity in the landscapes here. As I grow older and spend more time riding through this land, I appreciate the midwestern’s rolling hills and fields more and more. The beauty is here, you just have to go out and find it. That’s why this piece is called “Avoiding Highways”.”-Reilly Stasienko

“Halcyon” by Reilly Stasienko 2023 – ORIGINAL

Danielle Ott

Graphite sketch on acid-free ivory paper.

15 x 19 inch, framed

Janus is listing this original art for the artist, Reilly Stasienko, on its website, on consignment. Purchasing this original artwork directly supports the artist, and the artwork will ship from the artist.

“Halcyon is a time of peace and prosperity. I showed this with the three figures holding hands and dancing across the foreground. The Janus heads are shown again in the center of the piece, underneath the Halcyon model motorcycle. They are celebrating it.” – Reilly Stasienko

“Janus Heads” by Reilly Stasienko 2023 – ORIGINAL

July 12, 2023 Danielle Ott

Sennelier oil pastel on black Mi-Teintes paper.

22 x 30 inch, framed

Janus is listing this original art for the artist, Reilly Stasienko, on its website, on consignment. Purchasing this original artwork directly supports the artist, and the artwork will ship from the artist.

“This piece was inspired by the mythology behind the company. I really loved the imagery behind the Roman god Janus. He was considered to be the god of beginnings and ends, concrete and abstraction, and other dualities. I really wanted to create something to pay homage to the classical depictions of Janus and the Janus motorcycle company. To do this, I painted classic styled helmets on the two heads of Janus.” – Reilly Stasienko