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.