After moving to the US from England as a teenager, Jane Hunt received her degree in illustration from the Cleveland Institute of Art. After working as an illustrator for several years, Hunt eventually returned to her true love: landscape oil painting. Jane Hunt is a Master Signature Member of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, and a Signature Member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Women Artists of the West, Plein Air Artists of Colorado, and an artist member of the Salmagundi Club. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Oil Painters of America. She has been featured in such publications as Southwest Art, Plein Air Magazine, Art of the West, and Fine Art Connoisseur. “Even though I paint a lot of studies on location, my landscapes are actually less about detailing a specific place than they are about the feelings evoked. I’m more interested in conveying the emotional connection that I had with each scene,” says the artist. “Moving cross-Atlantic three times in my early years, I spent much of my life with an underlying sense of homesickness. This yearning propelled me to try to create a sense of ‘home’ within my landscapes. My greatest hope is that my work gives its viewers this same sense of comfort and connectedness; a gentle place to rest.” Hunt’s paintings have been exhibited in dozens of galleries and museums internationally and she is represented by notable galleries in the US as well as her native England. The oil painter now resides in Colorado, where she continues to be awed and inspired by the beauty surrounding her. Jane Hunt is an in-demand teacher and her workshops generally fill within hours. She is a three time faculty member of the Plein Air Convention and has been a demonstrator and speaker at both the Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society National Exhibitions. She is a patient and thorough teacher with a knack for meeting each student at his or her level. ‘Aha’ moments are her goal, and she is able t