Jane Lawton Baldridge

Most of my memories revolve around the coast or the deep ocean blue. Sailing on it, submerged in its lusty turquoise embrace or at the very least staring at it yearning to feel, smell and taste it. Possibly these feelings consume me because on the water is the only place I feel at peace, at home, content.

My paintings are stories about my life on the water. Perfect days spent scudding along on the wavelets that reflect diamonds or bashing headlong into waves trying to survive the storm. I am grateful to have an unusual history of waterborne adventures. I want to share my stories and experiences with the audience in hopes of heightening their awareness of its importance, beauty and fragility.

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California
Alfred G. Glassel Museum School, Houston, Texas

Selected Solo Shows:
2024 Oceana Phenomena: Sea Stories, Sea Level Chronicles and Wisdom of the Waves, Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, Florida
2023 Navigation Oceana, Palm Beach Design Showroom, Lake Worth, FL;
2022 “The South Florida Oceana Phenomena – Sea Level Stories”, Sanger and Zabar Project Galleries at The Studios of Key West, Key West, Florida
2022 “Chesapeake Bay edition of Oceana Phenomena – Sea Level Stories”, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis Maryland
2021 “Portfolios: Jane Lawton Baldridge, A Sea Story Girl,” Elliott Museum (June-October 31st),
curated by Alicia Weber, Hutchinson Island, FL