The Plein Air Painter who “plays with color,” Jan Shaner showed her love of Maui’s landscapes with an incredible ability to capture color and light. As an award-winning signature member of Plein Air Painters of Hawaii, as well as being an active member of Plein Air Painters of Maui, she could be seen painting on location throughout all of the Hawaiian Islands before her passing in December 2023.

Pursuing the arts was always important to Jan. She studied drawing, mixed media, portraiture, and fashion design as well as her preferred media, oils. Jan was born and raised in Coldwater, Michigan, and is survived by three children. Jan’s work can be found in galleries on Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island as well as the mainland.

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