USAF Veteran turned artist
Meet Jason:
• Photographer
• Artist
• Author
• Entrepreneur
& probably the most unemployable person in the room.
I hope you enjoy your experience with my art today. I’m always a click away if you have questions, need advice about the art, or want to see the secret stuff I haven’t shared here yet :)
With aspirations of becoming a fighter pilot, 20-year-old Jason would never have predicted the shape of his life today. Born in New York and shuffled worldwide by the military, Jason Matias tried to be a “normal” 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.
“I always knew I was going to be in the military. All the first sons in my family were. I learned a lot in the Air Force. I grew up. And, serving a greater purpose felt good.” - Jason
Jason’s first career was as a Munitions Systems Specialist in the United States Air Force. He joined at 18, and his first station was in North Pole, AK. Munitions or “AMMO” wasn’t his first choice of vocation but building and maintaining bombs and missiles has become a core part of who he is. IYAAYAS
Your Walls Deserve it
As an artist, one of my key aspirations is to provide invaluable service to my collectors and clients. Over the past decade, I've had the privilege of delivering breathtaking artworks to families across the globe. These experiences have allowed me to gather a wealth of knowledge from the many conversations I've had and homes I’ve made more full with love and inspiration from art.
So, what exactly is this quiz?
Consider it the first step in your personal art concierge experience. I use your answers to find the pieces from my portfolio that best complement your interests and send them to you directly. You have direct access to me and all my creativity to put the finishing touches on your home.
Already taken the quiz? You can still reach out to Jason, get your results, and pick up where you left off. Text: 808-321-8643 or DM on FB Messenger here.
After six years in the USAF and one tour in OEF, Jason moved himself to Hawaii, where he finished his BA in Business and an MS in Organizational Leadership. However, he remained “blacklisted,” as he puts it, and never managed to find full-time employment despite graduating at top of his class and having an impressive resume.
That is how he became an artist. By applying the lessons he learned in business with the passion that paid him throughout undergrad and grad school, he created a business in art. He discusses these transitions hilariously in his TEDx Talk, Beautiful Things That Are Gone.
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 e... [read more]
Now, after more than a decade as a professional artist and almost 18 years behind a camera, Jason continues to create and inspire. His portfolio includes works created both in-studio and in far-reaching places like Abu-Dhabi, Indonesia, Iceland, and across America. His recognizable style, “Comfortable Isolation,” laces through his photography from pieces like Edge of Solace, below, to scenes like those in his Lonely Boat Series and even into his avant-garde Aria Collection. Jason has done the work and the introspection and put thousands of hours into his craft to put together a beautiful portfolio of images.
Click the photos above to learn more about collecting a piece of art from Jason.
Click on the photo above to buy Jason’s book, NakedThoughts
Also An Author
Jason’s recent memoir, NakedThoughts, has nothing to do about photography but is rather a treatise on being human… in a brutally honest and funny way.
It was released in June 2020 and quickly reached Best Seller status in Travel Humor.
“Transitioning to a solely online presence as been a freeing one,”…“I’ve reached a lot of people this year (2023) and helped a lot of them find more beauty and peace in their homes.” - Jason
Today, in addition to being a full-time artist and author, Jason is the entrepreneur behind The Art of Selling Art , a membership site that teaches business skills, strategies, and practical approaches to the business of art to artists.
“One of the things that I’ve discovered about myself along the way is that I love being a teacher. I fell into teaching roles in the military. Afterward, I found myself teaching Special Ed for a year in Tacoma. It comes natural, and I find it fulfilling”
Having shown art at the major art expos around the country such as Art Expo New York, Reveal Art Expo, and Art Basel, Jason continues to share his work in the online world. [See Jason’s CV here] “Transitioning to a solely online presence as been a freeing one,” he claims, “I’ve reached a lot of people this year (2020) and helped a lot of them find more beauty and peace in their homes.” To see some of that beauty for yourself, click here or the blue button below.
