Since Jack traveled to the western part of the United States, twenty years ago, he has 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 he has put to canvas.
Jack was born in Toledo, Ohio. After attending the University of Toledo, where he majored in Fine Arts, he continued his studies at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, Michigan. Jack has studied with many successful artists over the years: James Reynolds, Western Artist- Robert Bate man, Wildlife Artist-Daniel Green, Portrait Artist and Clyde Aspevig, landscape painter, David Leffel, portrait and George Strickland, landscape painter
For twenty five years Jack 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 Banff 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.
Jack is a TPAPS Signature Member (Tucson Plein Air Painters Society). and has a studio near Speedway and Main, 901 13th Ave., #119 Jack gives painting lessons in landscape and portraits. Jack is a certified instructor for John Howard Sanden's, Portrait Club. He also does commissioned portraits. His web site: www.jackwahl.netand wix.com/jswahl/-creations is open for you to enjoy! Jack may be contacted by email at: jswahltaz@aol.com or by mobile phone at: 520-906-1633.
Jack’s work can be seen currently at Max Gallery, 2120 West Ina Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 (520) 529-7349 and Earthwood Collection, 141 E. Elkhorn, Estes Park, CO 80517, (970) 586-2151.
