Making Art While Grieving Loss with Jan Heaton (#52)

For the past 11 years, Jan Heaton has been grieving at the same
time she has had an active art career. First was the 10 years of
her daughter's illness. Then, in 2019, her daughter's passing.

I felt it was a good time to discuss the topic of grief since so
many artists are grieving during Covid-19. Artists share grief
over lost plans, opportunities, studio spaces, human connection,
routines, and travel. And probably a lot more.


Born in Michigan, Jan Heaton is a watercolorist who calls Austin
and Laguna Beach home. She has studied at Wayne State University,
the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the University of Texas -
Austin. Heaton’s watercolors are abstract, but her creative
process is inspired by the structure, color, and pattern of
elements in nature that are often overlooked. Her work isolates
details and exposes the viewer to an everyday object or place
seen from a new viewpoint.


Jan is represented by the Davis Gallery in Austin, along with art
dealers and galleries in San Antonio, Marble Falls, Houston,
Atlanta, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco.


This is a huge topic and Jan wants to be very clear that she
isn’t an expert on grief. I asked her to be on the show just to
talk about her experience in hopes that it might be helpful—even
if for only one person.


See Jan's art: http://janheaton.com/


Follow her on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/janheatonwatercolors/


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