Recently, KSL highlighted an LDS artist, Jolynn Forman, who uses cold wax and oil paints to create fanciful and stunning works of art.
As a young girl, Forman doodled pictures of unicorns on just about everything she could. Even from that young age, she loved art. But that love solidified and deepened after her mother died in a car crash when Forman was just 13.
While sorting through her mother's possessions, Forman discovered a dusty box filled with drawings and portraits. “I had never heard from my mother or others even an inkling she was an artist, so I was stunned," Forman told KSL. "I asked my grandma about them, and she explained that my mother was very talented but had encountered a cruel art teacher in college that had told her she was no good, so my mother had never drawn again. It was so sad! And at that moment I vowed to myself to never let go of my own art but somehow continue the family ‘talent’ my mother had given up on.”
Recently, Forman has been working on a beautiful series of paintings of LDS temples. Check them out below, or learn more about Forman on KSL.
On the easel today: Timpanogos Temple. Thoughts? Too blue? #jolynnformanart #coldwax #oilpainting #timpanogostemple #ldsart #ldstemple A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Jul 5, 2016 at 4:14pm PDT
SLC temple. Abstract combination. Oil and cold wax. #ldstemples #jolynnformanart #slctemple #ldsart #mormonart A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Apr 27, 2016 at 11:19am PDT
Logan Temple. Oil and cold wax. #ldstemple #ldsart #mormonart #jolynnformanart #logan A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Apr 27, 2016 at 9:55am PDT
LDS Phoenix Temple. Cold wax and oil on panel. #abstractart #ldstemple #mormonart #jolynnformanart #oilpainting #coldwax #coldwaxpainting #phoenixtemple A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Jun 22, 2016 at 5:35pm PDT
Saint George Temple. Oil and cold wax #jolynnformanart #coldwax #oilpainting #stgeorgetemple #ldsart A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Jun 1, 2016 at 8:49am PDT
Provo City Center temple. Oil and cold wax. Has that on fire from the ashes feel, huh? #mormonart #ldstemples #jolynnformanart #provo #citycentertemple A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on May 4, 2016 at 3:35pm PDT
All of my pieces are for sale! My website is www.jolynnforman.com for the prints or originals. Thank you for all the support I have received the last few days A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Jul 6, 2016 at 11:26am PDT
Newest temple piece. Any guesses on which temple? #coldwax #jolynnformanart #ldstemple #oilpainting #mormontemple A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Jun 21, 2016 at 7:54pm PDT
Payson temple. Cold wax and oil. #jolynnformanart #paysontemple #ldsart #coldwax #oilpainting #fineart #mormonart A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Jun 13, 2016 at 10:54am PDT
Manti temple. Newest piece. #coldwax #jolynnformanart #oilpainting #manti #lds #ldstemple #ldsart A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on May 26, 2016 at 7:50am PDT
Final piece: "Nauvoo Temple" 48" by 30" oil and cold wax. #ldsart #coldwax #jolynnformanart #mormonart #ldstemple #nauvoo A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on May 11, 2016 at 2:59pm PDT
On the easel. Nauvoo LDS temple. Oil and cold wax #jolynnformanart #ldstemple #ldsart #nauvootemple #coldwax #mormonart A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on May 9, 2016 at 1:32pm PDT
Payson Temple in Spring colors. #lds #jolynnformanart #paysontemple #ldstemple #ldsart #abstractart A photo posted by Jolynn Forman Art (@jolynnformanart) on Apr 14, 2016 at 7:16am PDT