Jason Wilson
Artist Bio
My name is Jason Wilson. I started creating art early in my life with the influence of my mother to guide me. Early on, I mostly drew with some color supplied by crayons or colored-pencils. In High School, my Art Teacher introduced me to painting (a task I was not really excited about doing at the time). My first painting was completed my junior year and it took 1st Place at the Tulsa State Fair.
After graduating from Hartshorne High School in Hartshorne, Oklahoma in 1983, I entered college at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. After my first year at OBU, I decided to major in Art Education with a minor in religion. I later graduated OBU with my Art Education Degree and then went on to finish my second degree from OBU in Religion.
After completing my degree at OBU, I was hired as the high school art teacher for Seminole High School. I taught for 31 years in Oklahoma before retiring, 15 years at Seminole High School and 16 years at Hartshorne High School.
With my current style, I start by developing my paintings on grid paper to scale. After I have the concept on the grid paper, I draw it on the canvas using precise measurements and rulers. After the drawing is finished, I use a masking technique that took me years to perfect. I use acrylic paint, but I have a formula combining heavy body acrylics with student grade acrylics. I do this to obtain an ultra-smooth finish, I try to eliminate distractions that might distract viewers. My desire is for my paintings to be so technically flawless and precise that they are stunning. I love "tricking" the eye and creating color illusions inspired by quilts and the patterns found around me.
Instagram: artbyjasonwilson
Artist Work
Title: Different Angles
Category: Painting
Genre: Op Art
Description: 30" x 30" Acrylic Painting on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Title: Flamboyant
Category: Painting
Genre: Op Art
Description: 24" x 36" Acrylic Painting on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Title: Fractured
Category: Mural
Genre: Op Art
Description: Original Mural painted for the 2022 First Annual Mural Festival in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Location
74501