Jan Heaton

My work, watercolors on paper, is reflective of the healing properties of nature. The paintings inspired while living with my daughter Kristin, and her family, during her cancer treatment in California. My morning walks by the ocean in Laguna Beach that were my tranquil refuge. My paintings are personal observations of color, movement, relationships, and forms in nature. I prefer the watercolor medium, as I love paper. Painting on heavy Fabriano 100% cotton paper, I build translucent, veiled glazes of color, allowing the forms and values to evolve in a detailed and orchestrated manner. I work in a series, which permits the wet color to dry thoroughly between layers. The images are not restricted by the paper’s edges. Every random mark is there because it needs to be there.

Jan Heaton is a watercolor artist represented by art dealers and galleries in Austin, San Antonio, Marble Falls, Camden, Maine, Atlanta, and San Francisco. Jan teaches watercolor at The Contemporary Austin Art School, Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado, and the Peninsula School of Art in Door County, Wisconsin. Additional information is on her website, janheaton.com.