About Jason

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BIOGRAPHY

I am an American realist painter whose work is focused on the figure, the landscape, and intimate beauty of nature. My style elevates uniqueness over the banal, the deep spark over the quick flash, the isolated subject rather than the busy panorama. I believe that art should lift you up, elevate your perspective and help you hold onto things that have meaning. My paintings  should cause you to pause and reflect.

Many of my collectors are drawn to my paintings because of a connection, whether it be a time, or a place or a person. They enjoy how the subject and the composition allows them to hold on to the meaning of things and their memories. It’s easy to paint pretty pictures, but I’m trying to go deeper.

The path to becoming a fine art painter is not often a straight or a short one. Born in 1955, I was one of those kids that demonstrated an artistic ability from early childhood, but the left side of my brain lured me down a path that ended up with an engineering degree and a career as a military pilot. But I never forgot the artistic passion I developed while drawing and painting as a child. 

As a young man, my artwork was influenced by the great illustrators like Norman Rockwell and NC Wyeth, but as I grew older my attention turned to realist masters like John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Andrew Wyeth. I decided that the lasting impact of fine art was the fulfillment of my dreams. My work includes paintings in oil, watercolor, and egg tempera and I have won national awards in each medium.

Fine Art Connoisseur magazine singled me out as an artist to watch and wrote, “With so much thought, observation, and reflection behind each piece, it is clear why Drake’s paintings frequently cause viewers to pause.”

Gallery owner Tim Miller said, “The depth and emotion of his paintings captures the attention of every client who enters the gallery and he’s quickly become a sought after name amongst our patrons. Jason’s work is as stimulating as it is mature, as beautiful as it is timeless.” Egg tempera master Koo Schadler observed that my work is “beautiful and accomplished; his tonal sense is excellent.”

Living with my wife Holly and our dog Max in the Appalachian Mountains, I create detailed realistic paintings of the natural world that surrounds me and find beauty in ordinary things and close friends. I am committed to producing works that reflect the glory of God and the dignity of Man.

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Exhibits

2019 14th International ARC Salon Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art, (MEAM) Barcelona, Spain, December 6, 2019 – February 2, 2020

2019 Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC - Solo Show - August 19-31

2019 Hickory Museum of Art - Blue Ridge Realists 50th Anniversary Exhibit - Hickory, NC, April 28 - August 18

2018 Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery - Small Works: A Group Exhibit, Blowing Rock, NC, August 6-20

2018 South Street Art Gallery Group Exhibit, Easton, MD, July 6-20

2018 Collins Galleries Summer Salon, Orleans, MA, July 14-28

2018 Robert Lange Studios, The Color of Water - watercolor exhibit, Charleston, SC, January 5 - February 28

2017 Collins Galleries Small Works Holiday Exhibit, Orleans, MA, November 20-30

2017 Bennington Center for the Arts - Artists for the New Century, Bennington, VT, September 9 - December 31

2017 Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery - Close to Home, Solo show, Blowing Rock, NC, August 14-26

2016 Robert Lange Studios Remnants, Charleston, SC, May 1-30


MEMBERSHIPS

Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America, American Watercolor Society, North Carolina Watercolor Society, Artists Rights Society


NEWS & AWARDS

2019 - “Bring Back the Old West” egg tempera painting was awarded finalist in the Non-Commissioned category of the Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition.

2019 - “Daybreak at River’s Edge” was awarded second place in the Animal category of the 14th International ARC Salon hosted by the Art Renewal Center.

2018 - My painting, “Daybreak at River’s Edge” was named a Finalist in the category “Animals as the Subject” in the Portrait Society of America Members Only competition for 2018.

2018 - Selected by Fine Art Connoisseur magazine as one of “Three To Watch” artists for the year. The article by writer Allison Malafronte described my work by writing, “With so much thought, observation, and reflection behind each piece, it is clear why Drake’s paintings frequently cause viewers to pause.”

2017 - "Morning Chores" (16 x 24 in., watercolor on paper) was named a Finalist in the Still Life category in the Portrait Society of America Members Only competition for 2017. 

2017 - Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery hosted a solo exhibition of work in a show titled, "Close to Home." Fourteen pieces were offered including watercolors, oils and egg tempera paintings.

2017 - High Country Magazine featured an article on Jason’s painting career and promotion of the upcoming solo exhibition at the Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery in Blowing Rock, NC.

2017 - The Mountain Times newspaper displayed an article on Jason’s recent solo exhibition at the Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery in Blowing Rock, NC on the front cover along with stories on the total eclipse. 

2017 - "Time to Dream," a figurative oil painting depicting my friend Shamba Wright in his quest to follow his artistic dreams was included in a Fine Art Connoisseur magazine article entitled "More Than Just Faces" under the recurring section, "Today's Masters." This painting was selected alongside the work of 29 other outstanding artists. 

2017 - The egg tempera painting, "The End of Summer", was exhibited at the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, MT and offered for sale at The Russell, the annual fundraising event hosted by the museum. The auction accounted for $5.6million in art sales. 

2016 - The egg tempera painting, "The End of Summer" was named a Finalist in the category, Non-Commissioned Portrait in the Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition for 2016. 

2016 - The egg tempera painting, "The Promise of Spring" is displayed in a Fine Art Connoisseur magazine article entitled, "The Enduring Appeal of Youth" that looks at recent examples of contemporary artists who capture children in their paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and other art forms. the pages offer 26 images of art from some of the best and most recognized figurative artists in the country today.

2016 - "The End of Summer" has been selected for inclusion at the Russell Event, an exhibit and fine art auction at the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana in March 2017.

2015 - The oil painting, "Saddle Up" was selected for an honorable mention in the category, Still Life in the Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition for 2015.

2014 - The oil painting "Grandfather Mountain Reverie" was judged a finalist in the Figurative Category of the Art Renewal Center (ARC) 2013-2014 Salon. With an approximate 2200 entries by over 1,000 artists, the 2013/2014 ARC Salon competition only selected 685 finalists.


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