And Oil Painting Adventures

I'm having a show of my landscape paintings of Eastern Summit County held in The Old Echo Church, Echo, UT in conjunction with Spike 150 and The Golden Spike Celebration. May 7 to May 12, 2019 [...]

Another Historic Farm Lost [...]

The American Academy of Equine Artists Spring Invitational Exhibition 2016 at The Club at Spindletop Hall, Lexington, KY Artist's Reception is on Friday April 22, 2016.  The reception is from 6 to 9pm.  Spindletop Hall is an elegant historical mansion and now private club, which is hosting the The Spring Exhibition, The Horse in Fine Art.  The exhibition is on display for two months from March 25th to June 30, 2016.  I am delighted that the exhibition is just across the street from the Kentucky Horse Park which will host the Rolex Three Day Event just a week after this exhibition [...]

On January 1st, I was invited to show my oil paintings in The Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale 2016 Invitational in Wyoming.  This is the Frontier Days art show's 36th year.  The painting exhibition is held at The Old West Museum in Cheyenne, WY. They asked me to send 3 to 5 new paintings in a mix of sizes including large paintings.  I'll do my best to send 5 new oil paintings.  I am very excited to be invited to this show! The Art Show Opening is July 21, 2016 with a preview and then reception at the Governor's Mansion. See my [...]

This place is my inspiration and I'm trying to paint as much of it as I can, while I can. While it still exists. [...]

My original oil painting, "Cows in Sunlight", was just accepted into The 46th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Art Show and Sale!  The Show is in Tucson, AZ November 21-22, 2015.  I am just delighted to have my work in the show!!  Here's a link to the show's website.  The 2015 paintings should be posted soon and are available for purchase.  Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ [...]

Just off the easel! [...]

My painting, Wyoming Ranch Horses" was juried into the 16th National Exhibition of the American Impressionist Society! [...]

I'm so excited that my painting "Horses and Cloud Shadows" was just accepted into The 30th Annual Art of the Plains 2015 national show. The show is at the Great Plains Art Museum, Lincoln Nebraska.  The opening reception is on August 7, 2015.  That is the same night as the opening reception for Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show.  Hmm, decisions...   This is my painting that got into the show. Horses and Cloud Shadows  9x18" oil ©Jan Perkins 2015 [...]

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I'm so excited that my little painting, Ranch Horse, has been accepted into the 2015 Oil Painters of American Western Regional Show in Steamboat Springs, CO!! [...]

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"Cow Beauty"?  Yes, I find a lot of beauty and charm in cows.  They are fun to paint and I enjoy listening to cows eat grass and hearing them breathe.  They have a rhythm to eating and breathing and I find it's a very soothing sound. [...]

This painting just off my easel of cows out in a field is on it's was to A. Banks Gallery in Bozeman, MT [...]

48x48" late autumn oil landscape painting with cows.  SOLD   I spend a lot of time in Marion, Utah photographing, sketching cows and horses, and listening to the wind with my dog at my side.  For the moment it is such a quiet peaceful beauty spot in all times of the year.  Theses pastures and wetlands of the Kamas Valley are threatened with development and a ridiculous oil pipeline.  So for as long as I can, I will enjoy this beautiful valley landscape full of streams, history, and cows and do what I can to protect it by creating paintings of it's beauty.     [...]

Cow and calf on open range. [...]

This little oil painting is my expression of warm fall colors and a horse in pasture on a peaceful day. [...]

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This is another of my plein air entries in the Spring City Plein Air competition this week, the end of August 2013.  I had a wonderful time painting in this little historic town in central Utah.  The town has lots of sheep, cows, horses, chickens and old houses, amazing landscapes and views, and wonderful artists.  My kind of place! [...]

This painting of horses in a meadow field will be featured as part of the Cowboys with Heart Art Show and Auction at The Tag Ranch, Hoytsville, Utah on June 29, 2013.  "Field of Dreams" 18x38" oil by Jan Perkins [...]

This is a commissioned oil painting I just finished of three horses in a landscape of beautiful spring sagebrush. 12x12" oil. [...]

Just off the easel!  My new painting of horses in landscape.  34x30" oil   [...]

9x18" oil, SOLD [...]

This painting of three horses in a landscape with a Utah mountain in the back ground is a commissioned painting for one of my collectors. [...]

I watch for great scenes as I drive on my errands, its how I find a lot of my painting ideas.  And I saw this beautiful idea for a painting with the horses in the pasture in front of the old farmhouse with the gently falling snow.   I just decided that I will use this painting for my 2012 Christmas cards.   See my other new paintings here:                  May The Spirit of the Season Be with You All Happy Holidays!!             [...]

My painting, "Summer Evening", is so tall, 50"x24", that I wanted to show the close up of the bottom of the painting where the horses are under the tree.   See my other new paintings here:  [...]

This is a few of a series of sheep paintings.  I love it when they have their full coats on.  This pasture of sheep shows the coming of winter with a light snow in the background.  Sheep are just delight to me and I so enjoy painting them, though I have heard that ranchers do not share my fondness.  14x19" oil.   See my other new paintings here:  [...]

This commissioned painting is part of a group.  As I mentioned previously I will do a series of paintings of these sheep in this pasture.  These two went to one of my collectors.  19x9" oil.   See my other new paintings here:  [...]

Just delivered this 50x24" oil painting to my client's house today! See my other new paintings here:    [...]

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8x16" oil   I did this painting at the Spring City Plein Air Competion earlier this month.   See my other new paintings here:  [...]

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A couple of us had a fabulous time at the St. Regis yesterday! Great ambiance on the mountain side terrance, wonderful buffet, drinks, sales, an all around great day. Thank you St. Regis! [...]

This painting has sold.  I am currently working on a larger version of this painting of cows in a pasture at dusk. See my other new paintings here:  [...]

"Yellowstone Mom" 9x12" oil by Jan Perkins SOLD "Valley Farm in July" 12x12" oil.  I was commissioned to paint a 34x34"of this painting. "October Cows 8x16" oil SOLD "Midway Cows" 8x10"  SOLD "Hoytsville Road" 12x12" oil SOLD "Fieldstone Farm with Sheep" 9x12" oil SOLD "The Robertson Place, circa 1900" SOLD I sincerely thank my collector!   See my other new paintings here:  [...]

I just finished this painting in the early hours of June 23, 2012. And it sold that day along with a couple of others! Thank you Thank you! [...]

12x12" oil   See my other new paintings here:  [...]