I love to paint
drawing from
imagination
so I can show the way
a person, place or other
subject feels
and paint using
various styles."
a
eric jonsson
pacific heights
san francisco, california
united states of america
2025
Once upon a time with just $850 to my name, I moved from California to Manhattan where excellent professors at School of Visual Arts (SVA) taught me to paint and draw realistically.
The process of painting realistically became too tight though, so as crazy as this might sound, I left Realism behind. Matisse and Picasso, originally Realists, did the same.
Next I became a commissioned artist in Manhattan then years later moved to San Francisco where patrons continue to commission my Art and get why....
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