We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Wayne Jiang. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Wayne below.

Wayne, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?

I’m make a living being a fine art painter and teacher. It’s a very rewarding career

Wayne, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a Portland-based realist painter. Combining the aesthetic of 17th century Baroque paintings and the composition of modern documentary photography, my works have been described as the contemporary interpretations of Vermeer and Hopper. My artwork has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Triton Museum, Crocker Museum, Lan Su Chinese Garden, History San José, and Guardino Gallery. As an art educator, my area of specialty is acrylic painting and color exploration for all mediums. I have 3 decades of experience working with acrylic and 14 years teaching acrylic. My students are artists with diverse skill levels: from someone who has never painted to professional artists who want to refine their painting techniques, color skills, or learn a new medium. My deep interest in art history is incorporated in both my paintings and how I teach.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My goal in my creative journey has always been refine my craft and process. This includes: improving and expanding my painting technique; improve every small steps in my art making process from taking better photo reference, to making better frames for my paintings every little thing matters.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding of being an artist is to create some art other people can related to. This is partly by I’m a realist painter. People can relate to my painting in many levels: the craft of painting, the colors, the subject matter, the composition, etc.

Contact Info:

• Website: waynejiang.com
• Instagram: @waynewjiang
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artofwaynejiang
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@waynewjiang

Image Credits
all images are taken by me