Welcome to the Jaren Dahlstrom's website, where you will find a selection of his paintings and prints. Plus information about his one-person exhibitions and group shows. For the past twenty years been working on his most recent series of paintings and prints that capture what he calls "abstract reality" and are based on reflections. 

This is what the gallerist of Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA had to say about his work:

"Jaren Dahlstrom is an internationally accliamed, award-winning artist based in California, USA. For the past 20+ years he has been working on his "abstract reality" series of paintings.  These surrealistic fractured light paintings are based on the concept  of how reflections create abstracted images,  This fusion of light creates surprising  contrasts and intense colors, while often producing confused lines and seems somehow familiar yet new.  Jaren was born in San Francisco, California in 1945 and has been drawing and painting since he was a child. He has a AA in fine art, from Contra Costa College and attended Art Center College of Design, California College of Arts and Crafts, and Cal State University Hayward.  Having grownup near San Francisco Bay, Jaren has always been fascinated by reflections, and how light plays on water.  Often Jaren will use his computer to distort, and manipulate the reflective photos he takes, making them even more abstract.  The resulting  images are the basis for his paintings.  In the past several years, he began introducing geometric shapes to these computer-generated images - sometimes creating  20 or more images before being satisfied with the result.  Jaren then makes a digital print, which he uses to produce the finished  painting.  Jaren' work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and his work is in collections regionally, nationally and in Europe.  His work is alos inculded in the permanent collection of the New York Folk Art Museum, in New York City, NY."

Some comments left by vistors at his One-Person Show at the Littman Gallery, University of Portland included: "Striking, bold & beautiful artwork, a joy to view & interact with...", ...True Artists reveal mystic truths after all...yet again...and all in the water.", and "There are things you can not see when you stand close. The colors are beauitful...the paintings have real soul."

If you would want more information, a price list or to be put on our mailing list, please go to the Contact page by clicking on the link above. E-mail Jaren with your request and please provide your contact information or feel free to give him a call. 

I hope you enjoy the website and the paintings and prints! 

Thanks for visiting!

Jaren