The Art of Autumn this weekend!

Hello Everyone,

I have been very busy painting for the upcoming Waterfowl Festival and for The Art of Autumn Show at Highlands Art Gallery in Lambertville, NJ. The Art of Autumn opens this Saturday evening, October 25th at 6pm. Yours truly will be present with some of my latest paintings, fresh off the easel. While these paintings are pictured below, you must see them in person as a photograph can never do a painting justice. Highlands Art Gallery boasts some of the top artists in the country; be sure to come and see this show with some of the finest art around!

Aspen Hills

This painting was inspired by the shimmering yellow aspens I saw in the Absaroka mountains on my trip to Wyoming.

11"x14", oil on linen panel
$1,200, contact Highlands Art Gallery at 908-766-2720 to inquire.

Blue Barn with Hay Bales

I have painted this incredible barn before and thought it deserved to be in another painting. I explored different ways of handling the composition.

12"x24", oil on linen
$2,600, contact Highlands Art Gallery at 908-766-2720 to inquire.

See more at www.JasonTako.com

Wyoming Painting Trip

Hello Everyone,

I hope that all is well. I just returned from a wonderful painting/reference gathering trip in northwestern Wyoming and the Badlands in South Dakota. My family and I stayed at a cabin just north of the cowboy town of Dubois, with the Absaroka Range visible from our window. The autumn colors were at their peak in the Teton Valley. I painted and photographed at an exhausting rate and I must say I got some of the best reference material ever in my artistic career. This material includes aspens in full autumn color, mountains, red rock canyons, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, and even a pair of mule deer bucks clashing antlers. I can't wait to get working on new paintings from this very inspiring trip. Keep an eye on my blog for these new paintings and attend my upcoming shows to see them in person as internet images can never do a painting justice.

Be sure to come to Highlands Art Gallery in Lambertville, NJ this October, 25th from 6-9pm for the opening reception of The Art of Autumn Fall and Equine Show. I will be there in person and have some of my latest work on display and for purchase. Highlands Art Gallery is one of the most prestigious galleries on the East Coast representing some of the top artists in the country. Don't miss this incredible show.

Below is one of my latest paintings "Thunder on the Prairie" which was inspired by one of my trips out west. My latest trip reminded me of the beauty captured in this painting. The bison that roam the prairie are soon going to be under a massive thunderstorm that approaches in the background. On the prairie, one can see a storm coming from a great distance. In this painting the storm is very close and a crack of lighting threatens the bison. Contact me at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire about adding this painting to your collection. See more at www.JasonTako.com

Thunder on the Prairie

Oil on linen, 18"x24"

$3,000, framed.

Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.

Detail of Thunder on the Prairie