Since 1976 Janina has painted and drawn the landscapes of Britain and Greece, especially influenced by her childhood memories of the time she spent with her father in mills and the industrial environment. The passing of time, transitory elements of figure in motion and the change of light in the landscape links the two aspects of her work. In correlation with her interest in Music she began in 1990 recording activities at the Royal Northern College of Music. The artist finds in opera performances the subject matter for which she has a passion; the expressive, moving figure and dramatic light and shade.

In 1997 Janina received the MAFA Bursary Award which enabled her to visit Warsaw in Poland, to study musicians at the Warsaw Philharmonic and Chopin Conservatoire. She  is currently engaged on a long term project which has been directly inspired by the visit and the musicians she met.