Jan Perkins Studio

I am a painter of the American West and Beyond... I paint my personal experiences with wildlife, horses, landscapes and animals.

I graduated in painting/illustration from Utah State University. Since then I've worked as an illustrator but more recently and passionately as a landscape and animal artist. I have a vast interest in the beauty of life and this is reflected in the variety of created work. I've painted Greek ceiling paintings, award winning portraits of musicians in the Utah Symphony, children's portraits, landscapes for Utah ski resorts, a mural, townscapes of historical Park City, fashion illustration, and paintings of show and race horses. Most recently I'm truly enjoying almost daily plein air painting. The rural valley where I live has so much beauty that it could easily take more than a lifetime to capture. The possibilities for creating great paintings are limitless. When I am in the prese