A Little History
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Education
2002-2007 Laguna College of Art & Design. Bachelor’s degree in
illustration with a minor in fine arts. Received partial scholarships
and grants.
2004-2005 Hipbone Studios in Portland, OR. Attended extensive figure drawing workshops on upper level anatomy studies.
2002- Moved to Southern California to attend Laguna College of Art & Design. Exposed to beautiful beaches, over priced bottle water, and a lot of fake taa-taa's.
1998-2002 Portland Community College. High School Diploma & Associates Degree earned. Received full scholarship.
2001- Painted at 12 foot mural of Noah's Ark at the United Methodist Church in Portland, OR.
2000- Editorial cartoonist for Portland Community College Newspaper,
The Bridge. Won the statewide best cartoonist two years in a row.
1997-98 Pacific Northwest College of Art. Studied under Bob Dozono & Al Green. Received full scholarship.
1980-1990-coloring books, National Geographic & Saturday morning cartoons.
1987- Sold drawings of Disney characters at recess in the second grade.
Born in Springfield, OR in the fall of 1980, Jonathan Edward was drawing before the age of three and started selling his drawings of Disney characters while in grade school for chocolate milk money.
By high school he spent all his free time drawing and painting, doing steady painting commissions for private clients, churches and working as a cartoonist for a community college newspaper, "The Bridge." Winning the state wide "Best cartoonist for a college newspaper" two years in a row.
The term "Abstrotica" was created over ten years ago by our artist, mixing abstract and erotic elements together. Creating the new pin up, the new abstract, and adding a twist to classical portature for the 21st century. This style has been branded and will continue to evolve into the next generation.
Jonathan works in several mediums, and is not known for just one style.
Academically trained as a professional illustrator, the human figure
and portraiture continue to captivate him and he constantly strives to
paint them in new and exciting ways. He has been studying anatomy and
has been involved in figure drawing classes and workshops on a constant
basis for over a decade.
Jonathan Edward has had several solo and group shows
along the west coast since 2002, from Portland, Oregon to Laguna Beach
and Hollywood. Since 2005 he has built relationships with collectors on a
national and international scale. His main goal is to have his art respected and recognized around the world.
Jonathan Edward is also a member of LPAPA(Laguna Plein Air Painters
Association) and a member of SOCALPAPA(Southern California Plein Air
Painters Association) working as a professional landscape painter in the plein air stlye. His landscapes have been collected by hundreds of people all aver Orange County, and have sold to dozens of collectors across the globe.
He works out of his studio in Costa Mesa, CA painting landscapes by day and portraits by night, and Abstrotica, inbetween.
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