more about myself
My name is Jordan Pearson and I'm a visual artist, educator, and beekeeper living in central Alberta, Canada. I studied fine art at Red Deer College and the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. Afterwards, I received my Bachelor of Education in art from the University of Alberta. I am a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Oil Painters of America, and represented by the Museum of Encaustic Art.
I have two different painting mediums that I switch between. Currently I am working on an oil painting body of work. These paintings are all painted from life in my studio.
My other process involves the technique of encaustic painting. I use many layers of rich pure beeswax and damar resin as the painting medium. To colour the painting medium, I use oil paint and dry pigment. I use the encaustic painting medium to work in numerous thin layers with the result being deeply layered paintings that take advantage of the wax’s transparent quality.
I love collecting found nature items or dead specimens to paint from life with! I have a collection of sticks, bones and butterfleis that I use in my oil paintings.
My current body of work focuses on the fragility of nature, and the emergence of light that comes from death. There is a connecting theme of death, beauty, balance and fragility within a landscape and in the still life scenes that I paint from. Even though I see the balance in nature and the mind as being delicate, I also see it as being incredibly strong, able and full of life. Throughout all of my painting, I hope to promote thoughts around respect, concern, and kindness towards the fragile environment that surrounds us and also which lives inside of us.
Find me and my process on instagram too!
I have two different painting mediums that I switch between. Currently I am working on an oil painting body of work. These paintings are all painted from life in my studio.
My other process involves the technique of encaustic painting. I use many layers of rich pure beeswax and damar resin as the painting medium. To colour the painting medium, I use oil paint and dry pigment. I use the encaustic painting medium to work in numerous thin layers with the result being deeply layered paintings that take advantage of the wax’s transparent quality.
I love collecting found nature items or dead specimens to paint from life with! I have a collection of sticks, bones and butterfleis that I use in my oil paintings.
My current body of work focuses on the fragility of nature, and the emergence of light that comes from death. There is a connecting theme of death, beauty, balance and fragility within a landscape and in the still life scenes that I paint from. Even though I see the balance in nature and the mind as being delicate, I also see it as being incredibly strong, able and full of life. Throughout all of my painting, I hope to promote thoughts around respect, concern, and kindness towards the fragile environment that surrounds us and also which lives inside of us.
Find me and my process on instagram too!
