Born in New York and shuffled worldwide by the military, Jason Matias tried to be a ānormalā guy, but the creative spirit won the battle for control over his life. Today he is a career artist, author, and educator living in a loft in the woods outside of Seattle
Read MoreCollecting Fine Art Photography
Looking to collect fine art nature photography for your home? In this informative article, Jason Matias, a talented artist who specializes in creating art that evokes solitude and introspection, answers common questions about buying art, including where to buy, how to buy your first artworkā¦
Read MoreMy favorite artworks from 2022
Photographs from Washington to Switzerland; from Iceland to France. Artworks from film and AI, of portraits and the wider world. These are my best works from 2022
Read MoreA Memory of Light sells out [ Trad-art š¤ Digital Assets]
A commissioned art collection created at the American Cemetery in Normandy, France. The collection has 8 pieces that are both traditional art and digital assets (NFTs)
Read MoreThe Washington Art Collection
The WA Art Collection and arts from the PNW - award-winning, stunning and provocative captures from the great state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
Read MoreWelcome to Magical Hawaii
I put thought and effort into finding those moments in Hawaii when the elements seemed to collaborate with me. It was in Hawaii that I navigated my way through the self-work I needed to accomplish. [Photos]
Read MorePNW Photographer Captures Beautiful Things That Are Gone
After five years collecting beautiful scenes in the PNW, photographer Jason Matias started discovering that the places he photographed are disappearing.
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Mount Rainier Captured Under Brilliant Moonlight with Comet Neowise
We turn ourselves into solitary objects hurtling through a space widened by the perception of our isolation. All the time thinking ourselves dull and cold and unseen while the universe observes us in awe of the spectacle we continue to be.
Read MoreOne-of-a-Kind Photograph Captures the Heart of NYC
In order to capture this new and iconic photograph of New York City, I had to find a view in Brooklyn that looked through the bridge. That meant A LOT of time on Google Earth and then a lot of calls to building owners who flat out ignored me
Read MoreArtist Shares Scenes of Comfortable Isolation
Now that everybody is isolating for our, and our fellow man's good, I thought I'd share something pretty, something powerful, something comfortable, and something beautiful about isolation.
Read MoreSurprise Birthday Art Delivery
Gavin wanted to surprise his wife, Karen, with Edge of Solace for her birthday. It's a piece of art of mine that she has been wanting for quite a while. We ordered it to be delivered in time for the special day. Then, we made a parking-lot delivery after a wrapping paper run. Her reaction to the piece is priceless.
Read More7 Reasons to buy art online directly from Artists
There are so many choices for art out there it can be difficult to decide where to buy your art. First and foremost: I always say, buy the art you love. I'll attempt to make it easier for you to do just that by providing you seven distinct benefits to acquiring art directly from me, the artist.
Read MoreThe Creator's Conflict
It's episode 16 and we're into the interviews from WPPI!ā
ā First up we have Jason Matias, a fine art landscape, portrait and "mixed media" artist (even if he doesn't call himself that, that's what I'm saying he is!) and educator living in the Seattle area, Washington.ā
Read MoreI went to Bali to clear my head but all I got were these lousy photos
In April I took myself on a trip to Bali and somehow managed to stay there for the full two months the visa allows despite the banking woes. It was beautiful. Here are the photos to prove it.
Read More6 Years building bombs in the Air Force. Regular Veteran Interview!
In the 14th episode of Regular Veteran, I interview Jason Matias. He's an artist now but he used to build bombs. In this interview, I ask him all about building bombs. He tells me what it's like to live in Alaska, how he got in trouble at his first base, and what it was like to move to the Nevada desert. He opens up about the monotony of working with drones and his deployment to Jalalabad. We get into what it was like to transition out of the Air Force and he tells us about what he's doing now.
Read MoreWhy I Create Art
Fine art photographer, Jason Matias shares the deeper seeds of his creativity and a consistent body of work stretching over seven years.
Read MoreCollect art with ten easy payments. No interest. No Fees
We've partnered with Art Money to make collecting artwork affordable in a win-win for everyone involved. 10% down and 10 interest-free payments. Take a look at these for instances:
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2019 Best of Bellevue, Artist Category
Each year, the Bellevue Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community.
Read MoreSeattle Artist Gives A Beautiful TEDx Talk
In this inspiring and humorous talk, Jason Matias shares how he went from Airman to Artist and how those transitions have shaped his life. Jason shares his experiences as he photographed beautiful landscapes that, today, are gone and what it means to him to cherish a memory.
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A Little Bit About My Upcoming TEDx Talk
I Have A Freakinā TED Talk in 14 Days!
Iām wildly excited about this opportunity to share one of my stories with, literally, the entire world!
Officially, the TEDxTacoma event is themed around āTransitions.ā
Beautiful Things That Are Gone
My talk is all about what it means to cherish a memory and what I mean when I identify my voice in terms of ācomfortable isolationā
Iāll be talking about four images in particular.
All of which are gone from this world.
If youāre in the area, you can see the event live on Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Friday November 16th.
If you canāt make, no worries! The talk will go live on TED.com a few weeks after the event.
Cross your fingers for me!
-Jason