Austin 3D Parking Lot Spider

Austin 3D Parking Lot Spider

One doesn’t have to wonder why there are so many great murals in Austin…just look down at your damn self in a tshirt in January and thus the riddle is solved. Got to love places with year-round muraling, and food-trailer parks.  I think there might be a...
Harvestman rides a roof in Ohio

Harvestman rides a roof in Ohio

Marlin Peterson’s Mural in Ohio from Jonathan Jackson on Vimeo. I had a fantastical experience painting another species of harvestman on a roof for a prolific art collector in Akron, Ohio.  I did the 3D, (or anamorphic), painting so it was viewable from the...
master brain mural

master brain mural

For the final 3 weeks in my illustration 1 and 2 classes the project was to transform the MAC gallery into a giant painted mural.  We chewed on all the options and decided to use a “space” theme as a starting point.  Each student contributed to a...
Killdeers love watercolor

Killdeers love watercolor

I taught a class for the Leavenworth Birdfest at a crazy amazing garden lodge retreat center down the chumstick road called Tierra.  A packed class that threatened to use up every last art supply I had brought, but we made it and it was super fun.  I chose a Killdeer...