Aaron Landman is a Creative Artist and Photographer based in Los Angeles, CA.

Aaron Landman's art is driven by his interest in creating a dream vision of nature. Resembling both map and cosmic landscape, the resulting works often have a mesmerizing sort of tonal, graphic, and textural rhythm that resonates vitality, taking viewers beyond terra firma. Inspired by nature, pre-columbian and mayan art, as well as abstract expressionism, Aaron pours these imaginary and energetic worlds onto various substrates including paper, canvas and wood panel. Many of his works invite the viewer into an entranced world of echoing patterns that vibrate with life.

Through the exploration of different mediums including encaustic, acrylic, watercolor, Aaron strives to make work that balances the known and unknown, the familiar and the unseen. Through these abstractions, traces of mandalas and doorways reveal themselves as portals representing one’s own spiritual core, sparking an embodiment of awakening, and remembrance of something larger than themselves.

Aaron’s first art teacher was his grandmother, and as an avid painter, she helped forge his unique approach to the creative process. Another influential source of inspiration has been don Miguel Ruiz and the Ruiz family with whom he has work and collaborated with for over 25 years. 

Aaron studied at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and earned his MFA in cinematography at the American Film Institute. When not creating art or photography, you can find him playing catch with his son or teaching mindfulness and Toltec Wisdom with his wife Karla Ruiz.