Whether I’m in a blizzard, or getting eaten alive by mosquitos on a summer night, I experience the most peace when I am out painting. There’s an urgency that accompanies painting in nature - An urgency that breeds mistakes, redemption, and invention.

Thank you for taking the time to read this,

Jacob

Not only is plein-air painting now a source of peace for me, it is how I study the world. I use the information I learn outside to create paintings from imagination. Art, to me, is equilibrium.

Art has always been integral to me. My grandmother was an accomplished painter and I have been surrounded by her work my whole life. When she could no longer paint, she gifted my mother (who's an incredible artist herself) and I her brushes and her oil paint. At this time I was developing digital art for video games and mobile apps. I pivoted and jumped fully into learning traditional painting.

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