His love and attention span of color found its stride while attending The Art Institute of Seattle.

There, he studied animation and focused his time on painting.

At school, he had the privilege of studying under the renowned Seattle painter

Bill Cummings. Bill survived the Great Depression as a homeless artist,

but went on to dominate the Seattle Art Galleries well into his nineties.

Bill loved the energy and freshness of Jason’s paintings and did his best

to encourage that excitement to continue in all his paintings.