Born in Texas, Jerry Jordan expressed an interest in art at a young age and knew by age 16 he wanted to be a painter. At 19, Jordan took a trip to Taos with his family and fell in love with the Taos Society of Artists paintings hanging on the walls of the Kachina Lodge, where he was staying. He notes the importance of his first glimpses of the artists’ work: “My first view of Taos was through those paintings. So when I looked at the landscape, I interpreted it as those early painters had seen it.”

Eventually, Jordan, who identifies as a colorist who wants to understand color as more than just a visual experience, moved to Taos, where he resides and which has become his constant muse. His oil paintings capture the landscape and Pueblo life of Taos and the feeling of the town itself. Spirituality is also inherent in Jordan’s work, and he signs all of his work with the acronym, “t.a.o.s.,” or “Together Always Our Spirits.” Jordan has no fear he will ever run out of Taos scenes to paint. “I find the subject of the area of Taos one of the inexhaustible resources,” he says. “It never ceases to excite my whole being.”

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