Ever since I traveled to the western part of the states, fourteen years ago, I have painted on location. The beauty of the landscape has been the overpowering catalyst behind this. The land has been an endless source of inspiration for the many scenes I have put on canvas” Jack Wahl

Jack was born in Toledo, Ohio. After attending the University of Toledo, majored in Fine Arts, he continued his studies at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Wahl has studied with many successful artist over the past years: James Reynolds, Western Artist- Robert Bateman, Wildlife Artist-Daniel Greene, Portrait Artist and Clyde Aspevig, landscape painter.

For twenty five years Mr. Wahl worked for two “Paint-by-Number” craft companies. He started with Craft Master and seven years later help start Craft House, which after a few years became the largest “Paint-by-Number” company in the world. During his free time he painted the figure, portraits and wildlife.

In 1987 he moved to Hilton Head Island, S.C. , opened Wahl Gallery/Studio, and painted full time. Working in Oils, he started to develop his own style. Landscapes became his favorite subject to paint. He also taught drawing and painting in his studio.

Four years later he traveled to the northwest. Four months painting on location provided forty “plein-air” paintings. The trip covered seventeen national parks and other places along the way. He started in Sedona and headed north as far as Baniff, Canada, west to Victoria, B.C. and down the west coast, ending in Yosemite National Park.

Influenced by this trip, he moved to Tucson, AZ., and built an adobe house with an attached Studio. He started to paint the western landscape but still painted the figure and portraits. In 1997 he was accepted in the national Arts for the Parks contest. Many of his new paintings were influenced by his trips to Costa Rica and Nova Scotia.

Painting is still an everyday event, the desire to create is always there. Jack is a certified instructor for John Howard Sanden's, Portrait Club. He also does commissioned portraits. His web site: www.jackwahl.com is open for you to enjoy! His work can be seen at Cobalt Fine Art in Tubac, AZ and at Wyland Gallery at 719 Duval St. in Key West, FL