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Jan’s watercolors offer a personal view point that celebrates nature and then abstractly reaches beyond the obvious. Her approach to subject matter utilizes a zoomed in detailed perspective to create her focused and intimate observations. While the observations are often based in nature the subjects are transformed into a stylized x-ray type vision that is singular to the artist. She incorporates her background in calligraphy and design with her brushwork edge quality added to sensuous organic forms. Watercolor is a precise yet reactive media, Heaton builds translucent veils of color that finger through thoughtful layers. Explosions of vivid color suggest impromptu and energetic rhythms over a more structured translucent matrix.
Since her first solo show in 2002 at WallyWorkman Gallery in Austin, TexasJan has received enthusiastic praise from collectors and critics for her undeniably unique, abstract watercolors. Her art graced the cover of Art & Antiques (February 2005) in which she was featured as a top emerging artist. The March 2006 issue of Watercolor Magic featured a six-page article on Jan’s watercolors. The July 2006 issue of Watercolor Basics featured a studio shot of Jan on the front cover.
Jan’s watercolors are included in the corporate collections of the Dell Children’s Hospital-Austin, Ritz Carlton-Chicago, The Four Seasons-Boston, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa-Atlantic City, Bellagio and Wynn Hotels – Las Vegas, The Dolphin Hotel – Disneyland, the and others. Her work was included in Austin Museum of Art’s 2006 exhibition, At the Water’s Edge, at AMOA-Laguna Gloria.
Born in Michigan, Jan Heaton is an artist who calls Austin home. She studied at Wayne State University, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the University of Texas - Austin. Jan is a faculty member of the AMOA Art School, and a member of Women & Their Work, Arthouse, and a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society. Jan’s artwork is represented in Austin at Wally Workman Gallery, in Atlanta and Los Angeles at Soho Myriad Gallery, and in Houston at Art + Artisans.
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