Jason Polins received his BFA from Boston University in 1994 and went on to study in Florence Italy at The Florence Academy of Art. During that time he honed his skills as a realist painter, fulfilling his studies in 1997 and receiving their certificate of completion. Upon returning to Boston he has continued painting and studying with various notable painters, such as Nelson Shanks in Philadelphia, and Gary Hoffmann in Boston. Having always felt a strong connection to the heritage of painters of The Boston School of Painting he endeavors to pursue the ideals of strong drawing skills, composition, and color in each of his own works. He keeps a studio in Somerville, MA where he conducts classes as well as works on his own art. Classes are held weekly and include critiques demonstrations and technique work. His work can be viewed online at www.jasonpolins.com

My process has been inspired by my extensive training in school from life and nature as well as by studying the works of master painters. I have a great respect for master painters of the past, because they were innovative and creative in their painting techniques. With my own artistic process I try to find the basic geometric shapes of the painting as proportionately as possible. From there, I block in the shadow shapes, lay in color, and refine. Hue, value, chroma and drawing are all equally important elements. If you neglect one, the others will be aversely affected. For a painting to be successful it must remain a cohesive unit. Clarity of thought from inception to completion, for me, is a sign of a strong work, and is something that I am interested in maintaining in my own art.

I believe a painting or drawing is a still moment captured over time. It is the experience of observation recorded in color, tone, shape, and composition. When used together they can express the most complicated of subjects in the simplest way. When studying from nature and life one can train the eye to be perceptive and selective; thereby accomplishing a work that achieves a tactile reality, sense of dimension, depth, and an acute precision to drawing