April Jordan

April Jordan, artist
DBA: A. Jordan Originals
SPECIALIZING IN MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING

Billowy clouds, peaceful farms with rolling hills, fields of colorful wildflowers and grasses, mountains shrouded in morning fog, fiery sunsets, and autumn’s bright orange and yellow leaves are just a few of the breathtaking scenes in Northeast Tennessee making this area, quite simply, an artist’s paradise—and April’s home.

April Jordan was born in Kingsport, Tennessee in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. She began creating art at an early age and was taught by her father, an extraordinarily talented artist, from early childhood. In high school, she attended advanced art classes where she learned to work in a variety of mediums from pen and ink to oil pastel to charcoal and watercolor. In her early twenties April moved to Southern California and attended California State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Although working as an accountant for many years, April continued practicing her art in her spare time. Many of her works during this time were done in acrylics.

In 2001 April moved back to her hometown where she married her husband, Jeff, and began concentrating fulltime on her artwork...

April began creating art at a very early age being taught by her father, an extraordinarily talented artist. Although primarily a self-taught artist, April has 50 years experience in painting and drawing in a wide range of mediums.

In high school, she attended advanced art classes where she learned to work in a variety of mediums from pen and ink to oil pastel to charcoal and watercolor. In her early twenties April moved to Southern California and attended California State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Although working as an accountant for many years, April continued practicing her art in her spare time.

In 2008, she completed a multi-day, comprehensive monotype workshop in Spruce Pine, North Carolina conducted by Ringling College of Art and Design.