Jason E. axtEll: Portfolio

DAENERYS & HER DRAGONSBY: JASON E. AXTELL

CONTE CRAYON, PASTEL, CHARCOAL

14” x 17”

SAMBY: JASON E. AXTELL

CONTE CRAYON, PASTEL

14” x 17”

UNCLE DICKBY: JASON E. AXTELL

INK, PASTEL, CONTE CRAYON

11” x 17”

FERRET-TROOPERSCLIENT: MICAH BINNS

INK, PHOTOSHOP

11” x 17”

HARDEEVILLE LOWCOUNTRYPUBLISHER: HARDEEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL

INK, PHOTOSHOP

9.25” x 12”

BLUE ANGELS: BEAUFORT AIR SHOW GUIDEPUBLISHER: SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS

INK, PHOTOSHOP

10” x 12”

BUFFYBY: JASON E. AXTELL

GOUACHE

11” x 17”

STEWIE POTTERBY: JASON E. AXTELL

CONTE CRAYON, PASTEL, CHARCOAL

14” x 17”

THE STRANGE FUNGUS IN MR. WINSLOW - COVERBY: JASON E. AXTELL

GOUACHE, ACRYLIC, PHOTOSHOP

9” x 13.5”

THE YETI - PAGE 2BY: JASON E. AXTELL

ACRYLIC

10” x 15”

ASTRAYPUBLISHER: DC CONSPIRACY

CHARCOAL ON PASTEL PAPER

9.5” x 15”

TELL ME A STORYPUBLISHER: DC CONSPIRACY

INK, PHOTOSHOP

9.5” x 15”

WILD OCEAN: “GALÅPAGOS”COLORS BY: JASON E. AXTELL

PHOTOSHOP

10.75” x 10.75”

COLONIAL COMICS: NEW ENGLAND, 1620 – 1750: “HARRIED OUT THE LAND”COLORS BY: JASON E. AXTELL

PHOTOSHOP

10” x 10”

STRAYS ‘N GATESPUBLISHER: SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS

INK, PHOTOSHOP

8.73” x 2” (PRINT SIZE)

FIGURE #391BY: JASON E. AXTELL

GOUACHE, INK ON TONED PAPER

9” x 12”

FIGURE #407BY: JASON E. AXTELL

GOUACHE, INK ON TONED PAPER

9” x 12”

FIGURE #184BY: JASON E. AXTELL

PASTEL, CONTE CRAYON ON NEWSPRINT

18” x 24”

FIGURE #324BY: JASON E. AXTELL

GOUACHE, INK ON TONED PAPER

9” x 12”

FIGURE #369BY: JASON E. AXTELL

GOUACHE, INK ON TONED PAPER

9” x 12”

DAENERYS & HER DRAGONSCONTE CRAYON, PASTEL, CHARCOAL14” x 17” $1500

ASTRAYCHARCOAL ON TONED PAPER9.5” x 15” VARIED

FERRET-TROOPERSINK, DIGITAL 11” x 17” $450

WILD OCEAN: “GALÅPAGOS”PHOTOSHOP10.75” x 10.75” NFS

BUFFYGOUACHE11” x 17” $300

FIGURE #407GOUACHE, INK9” x 12” NFS

SAMCONTE CRAYON, PASTEL14” x 17” NFS

TELL ME A STORYINK, PHOTOSHOP9.5” x 15”$125

HARDEEVILLE LOWCOUNTRYINK, DIGITAL9.25” x 12”$150

COLONIAL COMICS: NEW ENGLAND, 1620 – 1750: “HARRIED OUT THE LAND”PHOTOSHOP10” x 10”NFS

STEWIE POTTERCONTE CRAYON, PASTEL, CHARCOAL14” x 17” $500

FIGURE #184CONTE CRAYON, PASTEL, CHARCOAL18” x 24” NFS

UNCLE DICKINK, PASTEL, CONTE CRAYON11” x 17”NFS

STRAYS ‘N GATESGRAPHITE, PHOTOSHOP8.73” x 2” VARIED

COVER FOR THE BEAUFORT AIR SHOW GUIDEINK, PHOTOSHOP10” x 12”

FIGURE #391GOUACHE, INK9” x 12” $350

THE STRANGE FUNGUS IN MR. WINSLOW, COVERGOUACHE, ACRYLIC, PHOTOSHOP9” x 13.5” $125

FIGURE #324GOUACHE, INK9” x 12” $250

THE YETIACRYLIC10” x 15” VARIED

FIGURE #369GOUACHE, INK9” x 12” NFS

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Biography

Jason E. Axtell is an educator and graphic illustrator from Virginia. His work envelops sequential art, illustration, graphic design, and painting.

Jason’s credits include the comic adaptation of “Family Guy” by Devil’s Due Publishing, colorist for “Mr. Big,” and colorist for the acclaimed anthologies “Wild Ocean” and “Colonial Comics.” He self-published “The Strange Fungus In Mr. Winslow” and “Strays ‘N Gates,” a collection of the serialized comic strip which was originally published by the Savannah Morning News and Bluffton Today newspapers in 2010-2011.

Jason continues to instruct courses in Art Foundations, Graphic & Web Design,and Media Arts & Animation.

Yearning for DiscoveryAn Artist’s Statement

I prefer to draw from life. The results tend to crisscross between realism and abstraction. This is not by choice. None of the marks I lay down are a choice. They are a bi-product of my education in the fine arts and my work as a published comic book artist. Somewhere between these two disciplines is the world as I see it. Somewhere between these two disciplines, a secret is waiting to be revealed.

When I draw from life, I intend to not only capture the subject as it appears to me, but a feeling, a desire. Can I tell you a story with only marks of ink and color, to capture the moment as perfectly as it can be captured? Are you wondering who these people are and what they are thinking? Each piece is a moment in time merging my mind and soul with the subject and environment presented to me. The success of a single piece is dependent on so many variables that no one moment can ever be repeated. Every piece, every mark, is a chance encounter, an opportunity to make that moment last a lifetime. Few are captured so impeccably. Even fewer reveal new dimensions previously unseen.

Amid all the variables that present themselves for any one piece, one variable makes itself distinct among the rest: the convenient accident. It’s hard to talk about my work without bringing up my uncle, an accomplished artist, who died several years ago. Personally, I always enjoyed the work of Norman Rockwell, but my uncle didn’t share my enthusiasm. When I inquired why, he explained that it was because he always did the same thing. This statement had the most profound effect on me. In fact, it was a revelation! This not only explained why my art varies so greatly, but also why I’ve never found solace in sticking to one technique or ‘style’ for any extended period of time. The idea of being constrained yields to my yearning for discovery. Rockwell will continue to be a hallmark of inspiration to me, but my work continuously evolves to new heights. I don’t plan on ever letting it plateau.

The works presented here are the result of such a discovery, a relatively new one. It’s the culmination of my years as a comic artist forged with my training in the fine arts. It’s a premonition reminding me to keep all channels open, for there’s so much more I have to see.