Joshua Lance — Santa Fe Impressionist Oil Painter
Paintings of Light, Memory, and Presence
Joshua Lance is a Santa Fe, New Mexico impressionist oil painter specializing in original landscapes, classical portraits, horses and commissioned paintings.
About
A lifelong painter, shaped by travel and classical trainingJoshua Lance is a professional artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has been painting since 1991 and has worked and traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.His artistic journey has included a return to the foundations of classical painting. In 2024, Joshua completed a diploma in oil portraiture at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, deepening his study of traditional portraiture, drawing, color, light, and the human figure.Today, his work brings together that classical foundation with the spontaneity and atmosphere of Impressionism.Joshua calls this approach Visual Jazz: a balance between observation and intuition, structure and freedom, reality and memory.For him, a successful painting isn’t simply a record of what was there. It is an attempt to capture what it felt like to be there.
Commissions
“Painting portraits is a joy in itself, but collaborating with clients to commemorate and honor a beloved pet or an amazing human being is especially meaningful to me. I create custom portraits of people and pets from your favorite photographs."
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I accept a limited number of custom oil paintings each month.Portraits, landscapes, pets, and personal scenes are all available.Most commissions range from $250–$1,200 depending on size and complexity.If you’re interested, just send a short idea or reference photo—I’ll let you know what’s possible and the price before we begin.- Commissions begin at $250
- Oil on wood board
- Custom sizes available
- Typical completion time: 3-6 weeksContact me below to discuss your project.
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Featured Painting
Chimayo, Open Arms — oil on wood panel • 16 x 20 in., $950
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Chimayo, Open Arms is an original 16 × 20 inch impressionist oil painting by Santa Fe artist Joshua Lance. Inspired by the landscape and light of Chimayo, New Mexico, the painting explores the relationship between Southwestern architecture, earth and atmosphere.
Featured Gallery
Joshua Lance’s paintings explore the way light transforms a landscape, a face, or a fleeting moment.Working primarily in oil, Joshua combines traditional painting techniques with a loose, expressive approach he calls Visual Jazz—a way of painting that allows color, atmosphere, gesture, and emotion to work together rather than simply reproducing what the eye sees.His work is inspired by the landscapes of New Mexico, the people and places encountered through travel, and the timeless tradition of classical oil painting.
Santa Fe & Southwestern Paintings
This is Joshua Lance’s body of work about New Mexico and the Southwest.
Joshua Lance is a New Mexico artist creating original oil paintings inspired by Southwestern landscapes, sunsets, and the natural beauty of the American West and beyond. His work focuses on light, atmosphere, and color. Original paintings and prints are available for purchase, and portrait commissions are accepted through the inquiry form above.
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