A Portraitist’s Eye for Detail: The Life of Janet Clemence Woods Born Janet Stone in the coastal town of Cromer, England, on December 1st, 1912, the woman who would become known as Janet Clemence Woods possessed a life that was as much a tapestry of cultural connection as it was a career of artistic distinction. Growing up within a family deeply rooted in the Anglican tradition—her father served with distinction as the Bishop of Croydon and Lichfield—she was raised in an environment where aesthetics, ceremony, and history were inextricably linked. This privileged upbringing provided more tha…