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Jason graduated from Ferris State University in 1994 with a B.S. in Marketing and A.A.S. in Graphic Design. With a passion for innovation and creating, he branched out from his hometown ties and started passionately traveling the world. He experienced unrivaled beauty and diversity in many of the 26 countries he visited. His new passion, experiencing freedom and independence, led him to become an avid freelance nature and travel photographer.
After 30 plus years of traveling abroad, he has accumulated a massive collection of world photography which he has sold all around the world. Jason never abandoned his love for hands on creativity and for the last 20 years has painted contemporary acrylics and has attended juried art shows all over the United States of which he has been the featured artist in many.
Currently, Jason combines his career experiences of travel, photography and painting into his current works in Encaustic Painting. He focuses on large contemporary flowing organic paintings. Jason is a dedicated artist that can be found most days, passionately working in his Arizona art studio.
“I am a simple artistic expressionist. I purely paint from the heart with loose concepts and visions of what the outcome should be. I passionately paint my encaustic abstracts which include a variety of techniques, which include a variety of techniques and mediums. I use wax along with acrylics, alcohol inks, oil pastels, powdered pigments as well as a multitude of other mediums. Using fire to melt each layer of wax, as it transforms each piece I create into a unique layered multi-dimensional textured art piece. My works most often turn out looking like the unrestrained concept that I initially envisioned. The final outcome is something very organic and free flowing. Usually, each piece turns out more spectacular than I expected. I consider each piece an accurate reflection of my insight”