About Our Art...
Jeremy Langston is a visual artist and educator with a strong foundation in both professional practice and academic achievement. After running a successful mural painting business in Denver for over a decade, he returned to academia to pursue his passion for fine art. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Painting from Metropolitan State University of Denver, followed by a Master of Fine Arts from Illinois State University.
Jeremy has taught at several universities and colleges throughout central Illinois, as well as at local community arts centers, sharing his expertise and enthusiasm for the arts with students of all levels. He currently serves as the Director of Education at the McLean County Arts Center in Bloomington, Illinois. In addition to his administrative and teaching roles, Jeremy continues to create new work in his home studio.
The View From the Road is a collection of paintings, watercolor, pastel and water-mixable oils, that are focused on representing views of the American West. The scenes are easily visible without needing to leave major arteries of travel; all were within a few hundred yards of the car if not taken directly from the car. The hope is to encourage people to get out and explore the beautiful landscapes in their own “backyards”. Views that can be experienced by those who are physically unable to make long arduous hikes. These views made such an impact on previous generations that it was deemed important enough to make an effort to make them accessible to the public as a part of the American identity of large and dramatic spaces. These are some of the scenes that Americans should be picturing when they imagine “America the beautiful.” I too was greatly impacted and needed to put these vistas onto canvas, to truly get to absorb the colors and forms of such scenes made by the chaotic forces in earth's past.
The majority of the artworks in this exhibit are painted with water-mixable oils using thin layers of glazing and scumbling to create a field of loose marks made up of multiple bold colors that optically mix into more naturalistic tones. Those loose marks, when viewed from a distance, resolve into focus.
Jeremy’s artwork will be displayed at the IAA Credit Union main lobby at 808 IAA Drive, Bloomington, IL during the months of July, August, and September 2025.
