New Painting-Ozark Mountain Barn

Hello Everyone,

This last March, I was stuck in Tulsa, Oklahoma for one extra day after the NatureWorks Show due to a massive snow storm that moved through the South. On my way back I had to drive through the Ozark Mountains which were covered with snow. I made a few detours to take photographs of the beauty that the snow created.

This painting is one of the scenes I encountered that day. The red of the barn is complimented by the blueish/green doors, while the trees provide depth and interest. The arrangement of the cows compliments the horizontal format of the composition and lead the eye to the barn. The digital photo can't due justice to all the color subtlety, brushwork, and texture, but this painting is one of my best landscape paintings to date. Contact me at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire about adding this piece to your collection.

Don't forget about History Meets the Arts which starts this Thursday evening and runs through Saturday.

Ozark Mountain Barn

12"x24", oil on linen

$2,500, framed.

Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.

See more at www.JasonTako.com

History Meets the Arts this Week!

History Meets the Arts starts this Thursday night! This is the historical art event on the East Coast. Come and see some of the nations top historical, wildlife and landscape artists at this prestigious and exciting event. I could go on and on about the incredible art, sculptures, replicas of 18th century furniture, firearms, knives, great food, and so on. But to get a good visual taste of the show, click on this link and scroll down to watch the short video to see what you can experience at History Meets the Arts. I'll be there with new work in the Ballroom of the Gettysburg College, and I'll be giving several talks about painting outdoors. I'll see you there.

Cautiously Curious sold last week to a very prominent wildlife art collector. While it's too late to add this painting to your collection, I have a new painting posted below called Appalachian Stream. This is based on a beautiful trickling stream in the Appalachian Mountains within walking distance from the famous Appalachian Trail that stretches from Georgia to Maine. The vertical format emphasizes the tall trees that inhabit these mountains. See more at www.JasonTako.com

Appalachian Stream

Oil on linen panel, 14"x11"

$1,200, framed

Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.

Cautiously Curious

Oil on linen, 12"x24"

$2,500, SOLD

Sales and Awards at Plein Air Camp Hill

Hello Everyone!

Plein Air Camp was a great success! The event gets better every year. We were allowed to paint anywhere in south central PA so I took the opportunity to paint some country scenes. My first painting, The Basement Door sold before the Collector's Preview Party even began. This painting also received the People's Choice Award and Honorable Mention. I also sold The Horse Barn and my quick draw painting The Yellow House. See below for photos of these paintings.

The next event that I will be at is History Meets the Arts this coming June 12-14. I will be giving several talks on painting outdoors and exhibiting my latest works at the show. If you like art, if you like history, this is an event you will not want to miss.

The Basement Door

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"

$1,200-SOLD!

The Horse Barn

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"

$1,200-SOLD!

Jay Penica, Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisor in Camp Hill, PA, with his mother Wendy, proudly hold my quick draw painting Yellow House that Jay purchased for his mother as a birthday gift.

Plein Air Camp Hill Tomorrow Night!

Hello Everyone!

Plein Air Camp Hill started this week, and tomorrow night is the Collector's Preview Party. This is one of the best preview parties I have ever attended, great food, great atmosphere and great art! Don't miss this event! Tickets are $25 and more information, including a menu, can be seen by clicking on this link.

Below are a few of the paintings I did this week that will be on exhibition at the Collector's Preview Party tomorrow night and all weekend.

The Basement Door

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"

$1,200, framed.

The Horse Barn

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"

$1,200, framed.

Misty Blossoms

Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

$1,000, framed.

Teton Aspens, Plein Air Camp Hill Next Week!

OK, I admit it, I've had a thing for aspen trees lately, if you have not been able to tell. I have been putting them in many of my recent paintings. Call it my "Aspen Phase." And it's a phase that could last a long time. That beautiful white bark catches so many of the surrounding colors, and the black patterns are so fun to play with.

Teton Aspens, my latest painting, is a beautiful rendition of how ambient light can effect the white bark of aspen trees. The white barn picks up all kinds of blues, greens and even magenta colors. Check out the brushwork and all the color on the aspen bark in the detail image below. These aspens were on the western side of the Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming. I wanted to give the viewer beautiful display of light and color along with a feeling of depth and mystery. Contact me at Jason@JasonTako.com to add this unique and beautiful painting to your collection.

Just a reminder, Plein Air Camp Hill starts next week. I will be painting there starting Monday. The event opens to the public Friday, May 16th. Click here to get more information. Be there, it is a great event with great art!

Also, some may wonder why I'm not doing Plein Air Easton this year. I did not apply this year since I was accepted into Door County Plein Air which starts the same day Plein Air Easton ends. If you can make Door County I have been told it is an incredible event with some of the top Plein Air artists in the world. More information to follow.

Teton Aspens

oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

$1,000, framed. Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.

Detail of Teton Aspens

New Wildlife Painting

Hello Everyone,

After weeks of working on ideas, sketches and preliminary studies I have finally finished my latest wildlife painting. I saw these two young Mule Deer at the base of the western side of the Grand Teton mountains in Wyoming. While the Tetons separate Wyoming from Idaho, there is a small section on the western side that is technically Wyoming. These deer were not too concerned about my presence, but something else had them concerned.

The cautious and curious expression of the deer was my objective, but the light is just as important. While the computer doesn't do it justice, this painting is filled with beautifully sophisticated tones of green and subtle lavenders with hints of blue and sienna. It has all the strength of realism with the interest of painterly brushwork. I ordered a custom handmade frame from America West Frames especially for this painting.

If you would like to inquire about this piece, contact me at Jason@JasonTako.com. Subscribers to my blog get free shipping. My last painting sold within a week of display at the gallery. Contact me before this one is gone.

Cautiously Curious

Oil on linen, 12"x24"

$2,500, includes custom handmade frame from America West Frames

Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.

What was done in the field and what wasn't?

Hello Everyone,

Some landscape paintings are done en plein air (on location) and some in the comfort of the studio. I know that many collectors, and especially my artist colleagues like to know which paintings were done where. So I created a new webpage on my website www.JasonTako.com called "Field Studies." This page contains many of my recent plein air paintings and field studies that were painted on location. Just click on this link  to see this great new page and click on the images to see a larger version of each painting as well as a description.

Also I will be teaching a landscape painting workshop this August 21-23 at the York Art Association in York, PA which will be titled "Capturing the Landscape Quickly." And that reminds me, I spruced up my Workshop webpage with new images and information. Check it out by clicking here.

Be sure to see my ad in this months Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine talking about History Meets the Arts coming this June at Lord Nelson's Gallery in Gettysburg, PA.

Leaning Into the Light

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"

$1,200, framed. Contact Jason at Jason@JasonTako.com to inquire.