Jack was born in Toledo, Ohio. After attending the University of Toledo, majored in Fine Arts, he continued his studies at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Wahl has studied with many successful artist over the past years: James Reynolds, Western Artist- Robert Bateman, Wildlife Artist-Daniel Greene, Portrait Artist and Clyde Aspevig, landscape painter, David Leffel, portrait and George Strictland, landscape painter

For twenty five years Mr. Wahl worked for two Paint-by-Number craft companies. He started with Craft Master and seven years later help start Craft House, which after a few years became the largest Paint-by-Number company in the world. During his free time he painted the figure, portraits and wildlife.

In 1987 he moved to Hilton Head Island, S.C. , opened Wahl Gallery/Studio, and painted full time. Working in Oils, he started to develop his own style. Landscapes became his favorite subject to paint. He also taught drawing and painting in his studio.

Four years later he traveled to the northwest. Four months painting on location provided forty plein-air paintings. The trip covered seventeen national parks and other places along the way. He started in Sedona and headed north as far as Baniff, Canada, west to Victoria, B.C. and down the west coast, ending in Yosemite National Park.

Influenced by this trip, he moved to Tucson, AZ., and built an adobe house with an attached Studio. He started to paint the western landscape but still painted the figure and portraits. In 1997 he was accepted in the national Arts for the Parks contest. Many of his new paintings were influenced by his trips to Costa Rica and Nova Scotia.

A TPAPS Artist Member. He has a studio near Speedway and Main, 901 13th Ave , #119. He gives painting lessons in landscape and portraits. Jack is a certified instructor for John Howard Sanden's, Portrait Club. He also does commissioned portraits. His paintings are being shown at the Max  Gallery 3001 E. Skyline Drive Ste. 127  web site: www.jackwahl.net and at wix.com/jswahl/-creations is open for you to enjoy! email   jswahltaz@aol.com