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"Soon Coming" was painted on September 28th. It was already dusk when we set up by the Fire Station. I was blocking in the ridge silhouette and waiting for signs of the moonrise. The moonglow this night was so bright behind the ridge, so clear and bright, and the ridgeline trees so distinct. I had to work fast to capture that moment; it doesn't take long for the moon to clear the ridge once it starts up. And the moon is so big before it climbs high in the night sky.
September was the third month painting nocturnes of the Canyon Ridge; I've committed to painting it for a year, every month. Kagel Canyon, 2015.

Jane was born and raised in Stratford, CT. Her father was a self-employed commercial artist who worked at home, which gave her access to both supplies and encouragement. She moved to California in 1973. Jane has been an artist all her life, working in different mediums and working at a variety of commercial art jobs. She earned a degree in Fine Art and says there is always more to learn. She started plein air painting in the 1980’s in watercolor. Since 2010, she has focused on plein air painting in oil. She finds that all the mediums she has worked in, all the jobs she’s held, all her life experience, all contribute to this latest passion. ARTIST’S STATEMENT: The challenge for me is to capture a snapshot in time with...