I LOVE TO SPEND TIME IN NATURE AND AM MOST CONTENT RECREATING IN ALMOST ANY FORMAT.

BEING AN ARTIST GIVES ME AMAZING FREEDOM AND “EXHILERATION”

ARTIST STATEMENT - JERRY LORAN

All through my childhood and teens ( in Medicine Hat, Alberta ) for as long as I can remember,  I have painted, drawn, carved and sculptured in whatever medium was available. I received both praise and admonishments for the cartoons and drawings that filled my textbooks and notes. That habit continued on any notepaper or files throughout my business career.

 Most of what I do now is  in various paint mediums or  sculpturing in clay and assorted wood, metal or found objects. My projects have no limitation as my mind is recreating everything I can possibly imagine. The subjects of my paintings usually take the form of landscapes, both realistic and impressionistic and lately I have been experimenting with the addition of more animals and buildings and 3D texturing. I always do several renditions of the same subject,but in different or combined media until I create the best results for the finished products. 

WIFE'S  STATEMENT. -  MARY LOU  ( Collaborator & lifelong support and encouragement )

Travelling through life with someone so in touch with his surroundings and watching him recreate with his various interpretations and feelings has brightened and enriched my journey with him for over 50 years now.  Jerry has always felt artistic interpretation should not have any restrictions or limits. Color is extremely important to him but so is artistic license! Sometimes his pencil and ink drawings give the best feel for a picture but he usually does several sketches and inevitably adds different effects and colors before finding the perfect impression. We live in Airdrie Alberta now, close to the mountains, lakes and trails where  we both love to search for the perfect picture to paint -  bark or driftwood or rock and  any other  inspiration for the next project. Every day he works in some capacity if only storing ideas in his mind until he can get back into his workshop or gallery.