tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32610546288546396032024-02-07T16:28:51.568-08:00Oil Paintings by Jason TakoWildlife, Western, Landscape and Plein Air oil paintings by American Artist Jason TakoJason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-5625428018827264792016-03-15T06:17:00.001-07:002016-03-15T06:17:39.644-07:00Elk
Hello Everyone,
I spent the first few days of my time in Colorado watching the elk engage in the annual ritual of the rut. This ritual includes bulls forming "harems" of cows, nervously guarding those cows, stealing cows from other harems, and bugling back and forth either to warn other bulls to stay away, or to announce their approach. I also had the privilege of seeing a few antler clashes Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-43694446516192921092016-03-07T13:25:00.001-08:002016-03-07T13:25:25.526-08:00Oil Painters of America Acceptance!
Hello Everyone,
I'm happy to announce my acceptance as a member of the prestigious Oil Painters of America. This is an organization that features the finest representational oil painters in the United States.
I am also honored to announce that my painting Duckweed & Breeze was accepted into the Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition which will be held at Southwest GalleryJason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-20355631405264965432016-02-27T09:33:00.001-08:002016-02-27T09:33:34.739-08:00Mountain Goats at NightHello Everyone,
I have always been intrigued by nocturnal paintings, especially the western nocturnal paintings of artists like Frank Tenney Johnson. However, nocturnal wildlife paintings seem to be rare, and I have never seen a nocturnal painting showing mountain goats.
These two paintings show mountain goats traveling through extreme alpine country on a starlit night. While mountain goats do Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-55485669703708916992016-02-22T19:29:00.003-08:002016-02-22T19:29:21.061-08:00Reaching Great HeightsHello Everyone,
Below is the largest painting I have done to date, and one that I am very happy with, both because of the way it turned out and because of the experience it invokes.
Lake of Glass was my the primary destination in Rocky Mountain National Park. I trained all summer, and once in Colorado I packed my gear and hiked for over 4 miles, with an elevation gain of over 1,500 feet, Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-4813200669843921022016-02-15T18:04:00.000-08:002016-02-15T18:04:30.878-08:00New Painting!Hello Everyone,
I have been busy these last few months working on paintings from my September trip to Colorado. One of the places I painted was in Mt. Evans, in central Colorado. Mountain goats can be found at the top of this mountain. When I arrived there I set up my easel to plein air paint, despite the fact that the winds were incredibly strong. Mountain goats have no problem with this, but Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-17997286511689293512016-02-03T07:08:00.000-08:002016-02-03T07:10:13.620-08:00April WorkshopHello Everyone,
I will be teaching three workshops this year. The first one will be a five-day plein air painting workshop, April 18-22 in Cary, North Carolina. See full description below...
This workshop will focus on learning and developing the
techniques and philosophy of plein air painting. Plein air painting is the best
way to not only gather accurate colors and values in a landscape, Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-39711977882476469012016-01-19T07:32:00.000-08:002016-01-19T07:32:31.776-08:00Preserving the PastHello Everyone,
I hope you had a blessed Christmas and a wonderful start to the New Year! For many of us, the new year marks not only a new beginning, but also the passage of time. And we may ponder different memories of these times now past. For me, certain locations can represent a feeling of nostalgia and tell a story about the past. When I paint certain locations I will sometimes think aboutJason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-55056127876152965102015-12-31T09:39:00.000-08:002015-12-31T09:39:31.856-08:00Looking back and aheadHello Everyone,
2015 is almost over. At this time a lot of people like to look back on the past year and recount the events and decisions that were made while they look forward to the New Year. My faith teaches that this is a time to be thankful for what we have been given while we look forward to a New Year.
I want to take this time to thank all of you. Some of you are collectors, some are Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-43383006328833477732015-12-23T07:54:00.001-08:002015-12-23T07:54:58.797-08:00Merry Christmas!Hello Everyone,
I want to wish all my collectors and followers of my work a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I'm working on some new paintings based on the reference material I got on my trip to Colorado. I will be posting these sometime in the new year. In the meantime enjoy the paintings below, which express my longing for a white Christmas.
Country Snow
Oil on linen, 18x24
$3,000, Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-23685401724195067612015-11-24T18:44:00.000-08:002016-01-19T06:47:45.105-08:00SalesHello Everyone,
Highlands Art Gallery in Lambertville, NJ, one of the top fine art galleries on the East Coast, sold three of my paintings this last weekend. Many thanks to Cheryl at Highlands for all her hard work. The last three paintings in this post are the ones that sold.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Jason Tako
www.JasonTako.com
Cottonwoods
Oil on linen Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-44474627808283227222015-11-19T06:05:00.001-08:002015-11-19T06:05:34.914-08:00The Sharkstooth Peaks
Sharkstooth Peaks
Oil on linen panel, 12x12
$1,200. Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.
The Sharkstooth Peaks are in Rocky Mountain National Park, near Emerald Lake. I climbed up a series of large boulders in order to paint a field study that was used for this studio painting. I was attracted to the strong diagonals, offset by the vertical trees. The clouds provide some Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-34522251795031600872015-11-11T17:47:00.000-08:002015-11-11T17:47:44.457-08:00Lake of GlassHello Everyone,
It has been several months since I last posted on my blog. In September, my family and I went to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. I was able to get incredible reference material that I'm working on translating into paintings.
The painting I posted today is of Lake of Glass, a beautiful alpine lake that is surrounded on three sides by a cathedral of mountain peaks. To Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-56526596898254971882015-08-19T10:06:00.001-07:002015-08-31T10:36:36.223-07:00Governor's Mansion ExhibitHello Everyone,
I'm happy to announce that my painting Regolith Shadows has been selected to be exhibited in Governor Tom Wolf's Mansion in the Pennsylvania Arts Experience Exhibit. This exhibition begins this September.
My trip to Wyoming last autumn was incredibly inspiring. From our cabin window we could see the Ramshorn, a mountain peak in the Absarokas. On the second morning of our stay I Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-87917557976464638292015-08-12T12:38:00.001-07:002015-08-12T12:38:44.443-07:00Autumn on the Wind RiverHello Everyone,
"Thunder on the Prairie" sold at Highlands Art Gallery. Many thanks to Highlands!
My latest painting was inspired by a scene near the Wind River in western Wyoming. This butte, in the Wind River Reservation, caught my attention as we traveled north along Highway 26 to our cabin in Dubois, Wyoming. My wife and children played along the Wind River while I painted and photographed.Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-74723048930816977072015-08-06T18:22:00.002-07:002015-08-06T18:22:34.520-07:00Show Acceptance!Hello Everyone,
I'm happy to announce that my painting "Aspen Serenity" 11"x14" was accepted into the Invitational Small Works Show at Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, WA.
Aspen Serenity
Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"
$1,200, contact Jason to inquire about availability.
Among the Cottonwoods
Oil on linen, 24"x36"
$7,000, contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.
Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-19817081686428489452015-07-28T10:40:00.001-07:002015-07-28T10:40:43.492-07:00Among the Cottonwoods-MooseHello Everyone,
I apologize for taking a long time to post. I have been working on several paintings and when I get into painting, I often neglect other things like eating healthy, exercise, social life, and blog posts.
Below is one of my latest and probably one of my best wildlife paintings to date. I spent weeks doing preliminary studies and working out the composition, which is based on Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-63578958854899699842015-06-10T13:40:00.001-07:002015-06-10T13:40:41.872-07:00History Meets the ArtsHello Everyone,
This Friday begins History Meets the Arts, an incredible show put on by Lord Nelson's Gallery in Gettysburg, PA. For those who have been there, you know the incredible quality of art at the show, created by some of best known artists in the genre, as well as the custom-made black-powdered long rifles, 18th century knifes, powder horns, furniture and historical books that are alsoJason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-14557654900692518342015-06-01T16:12:00.003-07:002015-06-01T16:12:56.556-07:00Awards and SalesHello Everyone,
I'm honored to announce that my painting "Painted Paints" (see below) received the First Place Award at Plein Air Camp Hill! This years show had some of the strongest work ever in Camp Hill. My thanks to Dennis Akin, Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and judge of this years event, and to all the other artists who participated and created such Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-25470366121821132182015-05-29T07:01:00.000-07:002015-05-29T07:01:23.617-07:00Plein Air Camp Hill Tonight!Hello Everyone,
This evening is the opening for Plein Air Camp Hill. This year I decided to challenge myself and paint a subject that constantly moves, horses. For me, this was a much longer process than the typical landscape painting executed en plein air. I spent the preceding weeks sketching horses from life to learn their anatomy and movement. This was important because during plein air Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-88979854568132450412015-03-03T18:41:00.002-08:002015-03-03T18:41:54.525-08:0012 Days didn't last 12 minutesHello Everyone,
I'm very excited to announce that my 12 Days of Christmas wildlife exhibit didn't even last 12 minutes at the Southeastern Wildlife Expo. Thursday afternoon. before the Preview Night even opened, a very prominent art collector was allowed to look at the art. And before walking out without buying anything, he and his wife saw the 12 Days exhibit and bought it on the spot for the Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-71131104409841758022015-02-09T19:01:00.003-08:002015-02-26T17:20:54.826-08:00New paintings and SEWE!Hello Everyone,
The Southeastern Wildlife Expo is this coming weekend in Charleston, SC. As I stated in my previous post, my special 12 Days of Christmas project will be exhibited there along with some new paintings which I have posted below the the 12 Days images. If you can make it to this incredible event please stop by my booth and say hello. The 12 Days project is a unique project that has Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-11299293652376238362014-12-22T08:18:00.001-08:002014-12-22T08:18:40.675-08:0012 Days of ChristmasHello Everyone,
I hope that everyone is getting prepared for this joyous season which is now upon us. Christmas has always been one of my favorite times of the year, but as a child I always got somewhat depressed on the night of December 25th because I thought it was all over. As an adult, I learned that December 25th was actually the beginning of Christmas, whereas the time before is known as&Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-42097341473196753772014-12-04T15:55:00.000-08:002014-12-04T15:55:32.845-08:00Two New PaintingsHello Everyone,
I hope that everyone is enjoying the Christmas season which is almost upon us. I have two new paintings below. These paintings are one of a kind original oil on Belgium Linen and would make a priceless gift for someone special, or for yourself.
The first, called One Last Look, is based upon a smaller study I previously had done. This beautiful Mule Deer buck takes one last Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-80284600803468845822014-11-10T06:43:00.001-08:002014-11-10T06:43:21.812-08:00Waterfowl Festival this WeekendHello Everyone,
I hope that all is well and everyone is having a lovely autumn. This weekend is the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland and I will be exhibiting my latest paintings there for the 9th consecutive year. Below are some of the new paintings that I will have at the show, but be sure to come and see numerous paintings that I cannot even show online yet because they are still wet. I Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261054628854639603.post-54725891589981121642014-10-21T07:50:00.003-07:002014-10-21T07:50:53.977-07:00The 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 Jason Takohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254381568235592436noreply@blogger.com0