JD Hannah is an award winning artist that resides in Evergreen, Colorado. Primarily a self-taught artist, he always learns from nature when creating his  paintings. "Nature  is the greatest teacher of all. By observing closely what  she reveals I can better paint the authenticity before me."

Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania in 1966, a small mill town that sits just south of Pittsburgh in the Monongahela valley, JD showed early signs of artistic talent at ten years of age. He drew relentlessly on extra sheets of paper his father would bring home from the steel mill.  He further honed his artistic skills by studying the Old Master's works in periodicals, books and magazines at the local town library.

Today, JD enjoys painting on location outdoors (en Plein air) with other local artists and his works are mostly completed in one sitting (alla prima).  When creating on location, he utilizes nature's natural light that helps him to create a harmony  that simply can't be duplicated in the studio. When creating his larger studio paintings JD relies on his finished Plein air studies and outdoor painting experiences to aid him in creating his larger compositions.

Living in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado affords him a great wealth of subject matter and painting opportunities along with the camaraderie of other artists that live within the local art community.

JD Hannah is a member of The Center for the Arts - Evergreen, The Evergreen Artist's Association, The Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colorado and  taught the  "Flight Deck" art course, "The Art Spirit" at Wilmot Elementary in 2007.