About Painting of jasonpaint.com

What Is Painting? -Jason Amster

I paint the people, the places, and the things around me. For me painting is a way to stop and appreciate the moment. Each painting is a story in which colors and tones reveal the physicality--the existence--of that moment. Painting is a funny thing. Walking up to a finished work and taking it in is an almost instantaneous event (Linger longer and you will be rewarded, however the initial impact is the strongest.). Behind that moment of apprehension are the hours the painter has focused on that canvas, the years of practice, and the artist's own lifetime of experiences informing that image. So much time and effort, so much love put into the saving of that one experience! Why not snap a photo? For me, I guess it's selfish. I don't feel that I would own the moment without focusing and examining and recording it with my own hand.