Joan Colomer Valls

Born in 1965 in the pastoral town of Sant Feliu de Pallerols near Olot, Catalonia, Joan Colomer was raised in an environment deeply steeped in artistic heritage. He learned to paint at a very young age alongside his father and siblings, heavily influenced by the historical Olot School of Landscape painting. This profound Catalan tradition emphasized working en plein air, dedicated to capturing the raw, rustic beauty and shifting light of the Garrotxa volcanic region. Colomer later relocated to Madrid to further his formal artistic education, seamlessly blending his intuitive, lifelong connection to nature with rigorous academic technique.

Colomer has become internationally celebrated for his sweeping, atmospheric landscapes characterized by dramatic skies, morning mist, and a profound sense of rural tranquility. His masterful use of rich, earthy color palettes and textured brushwork beautifully renders serene rivers, dense woodlands, and expansive pastoral vistas. By achieving a mesmerizing luminosity, he invites the viewer into a timeless, contemplative space that feels simultaneously vast and intimate.