Jan L. Waldron

I think what unifies my work is a single desire to live within the painting for as long as it takes to realize it: to stay open to what the paint is saying. That often means abandoning a plan, for a more compelling path. The painting comes forth when I get out of the way. 

I am always looking at light and shadows, at the subtlety of colors. Often a painting arises from a combination of collected perceptions and a deep emotional response to them—a sense of home, young summers, or imagined retreats. My work is in private collections throughout the country and internationally. I have studied with E.M. Saniga, Stuart Shils, Adeline Goldmic-Tronzo, and DeWitt Hardy.