Zan is an Canadian emerging artist working in Mississauga,
Ontario. A business man by profession, Zan is nevertheless a
serious painter with a growing body of work and collectors
spanning four continents, from Australia to Asia to
Europe and North America.
Zan's style is impressionistic and loose, and focuses on colour
and suggestion. It builds a conversation between the painting and
the viewer and shies away from the directness of
photo-realism.
Zan's attention to quality of material and finish, are
exemplary. While he shares his works as they are created on his
blog, Zan culls them periodically and keeps only good quality
works for collectors. That may limit his collection, but it
assures that only the best of a given period are available and
collectors know the value of this practice.
Winner of The Hawk River Log Award in 2009 for plein air
painting, and founder of OPAS (Ontario Plein Air Society), Zan
prefers painting out doors to working in the studio even in the
depth of winter. His language is light and colour, and he enjoys
chasing them outdoors.
Zan welcomes commissions of works, but will make a decision
based on the subject as presented. If you intend to ask for a
commission, please provide as much details as possible. Ideally,
Zan can do work on location of the commission, but if that is not
possible, please provide several photographs of the site from
different angles and at different times of the day.
Thank you for visiting and please enjoy the galleries.
