Artist Bio

Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, I didn’t spend much time drawing or what have you with making art. I held myself back being the perfectionist I am, but through my years I met some incredibly generous and patient art teachers toward the end of high school. They introduced me to the world of still-life drawing and encouraged me to try my hand at creating lifelike pieces. In college, my professors helped me fine-tune my concentration and reinforce my relationship with graphite.

The pieces before you today are dedicated not only to the music that shapes me as a person but also to the people who, in both large and small ways, unexpectedly changed the direction of my life, to whom I owe my deepest gratitude.

~ yours truly, Jake

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