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"Paint him a picture," she said.
"I haven't painted in 30 years," I said.
She said, "so what, paint him a picture!"
So, I did. My oldest son was getting married and instead of cash or a gift off their wedding registry, I painted again after thirty years.
So much life had happened before I became a professional painter -- careers, marriage(s), kids, graduate school, lots of job changes, and countless people – life’s experience has given me a rich foundation on which to create.
My art career was planted at the University of South Dakota where I studied fine art photography and graphic design. From there I embarked on my first career in advertising. Twenty-five years later, I became a Business Professor.
I began painting professionally in 2016 while still teaching. As a painter, I have completed dozens of commissions and have produced hundreds of paintings from representational to abstract.
My original paintings and photographs capture simple elements of God’s masterpiece as seen through one man's eye.
I create abstracts and landscapes with color and shapes to push your imagination to see God's greatness.
~J.Elias
Exhibits & Shows
Solo Show - Muscatine Art Center coming Fall 2024, Muscatine, Iowa
ArtArray 24 - Muscatine County Arts Council / Muscatine Art Center - March - June 2024, Muscatine, Iowa
Solo Show “Mind Vortex & A Painter’s Journey” - Main Street Art Gallery of Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa - February 2024
Solo Show “Beyond the Sunrise” - Creations by Oz - November through December 2023, Muscatine, Iowa
Plein Air at the Fair - Iowa State Fair Plein Air Competition, August 2023, Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa State Fair Creative Arts Exhibit - August 2023, Des Moines, Iowa
ArtArray 23 - Muscatine County Arts Council / Muscatine Art Center - March - June 2023, Muscatine, Iowa
Sunrise Galleries - rotating exhibits - 2016 - 2022, Muscatine and Davenport, Iowa
ArtArray 21 - Muscatine County Arts Council / Muscatine Art Center - March - June 2021, Muscatine, Iowa
Louisa's Juried Art Festival - September - October 2021, Morning Sun, Iowa
Canvus Art Studio Group Show - October - November 2016, Muscatine, Iowa
Artist Gallery Show - Heritage Church - July-September 2016, Rock Island, Illinois
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