Jay Parkinson

Jay Berkley Parkinson https://www.instagram.com/j_studio_22/ JBPark2055@gmail.com 4138 North 36th Street, Phoenix, AZ. 85018 Profile: Top notch Product Designer by trade, however a passionate self taught freelance Artist and Painter with 25 years of experience creating stylized oil and watercolor paintings, sketch art and murals. I no longer hold a brush and paint traditional style, honestly, with a brush in my hand, I find that I over think everything. Currently, practicing and refining the trend of Acrylic pour paintings using unorthodox conceptual approaches to create acrylic poured art that has meaning, Feeling, and quite frankly, a point! Art Portfolio: Instagram: j_studio_22. Acrylic paintings. Watercolors and Oils are sold or in personal collection. Professional Experience: Freelance Artist, Self-Employed, Phoenix, AZ. October 2021 – Present Design and develop paintings around my love of the Sonoran desert. Private commissions for devoted clients according to specifications, stylizing paintings with a specific taste, color and subject. Create and consult on custom artwork for clients, consulting on marketing materials, including brochures, brand images, and logos, and color theory. Painting Instructor, Coming soon, Acrylic pouring studio class, for personal development and FUN. Private art classes in my studio on 36th street. Planning for up to 4 students at a time, provide feedback on style, technique, subject, and color in an inclusive, non-judgmental studio / creative atmosphere. Current: Executing quality acrylic paintings in various painting styles to demonstrate technique and push the boundaries of acrylic paint pouring. Education: Bachelor of Arts – Industrial design, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, January 1990. Exhibitions: Watercolor scenery painting exhibit: Mariposa gallery, Albuquerque, NM. 1998. Various paintings exhibited: Mariposa gallery, Albuquerque, NM. 1999 thru 2008. Experiences in Industrial design: Patented heat sink design, Honeywell avionics. 1996. (industrial design is artistic!). GE medical: Industrial designer, Stylized design for MRI scanning machine ergonomic layout for human interface. Packaged the Avionics Vault for the missile defense program, Orbital Sciences. 2003. Key Skills: Watercolor, Acrylics. Art with purpose, or re-purpose. Scenic Art Creation Ongoing lifetime Art Education CAD 3D printing specialist