Pat Jakubiec
I have been an artist since a very young age, primarily focusing on acrylic painting and drawing up until high school. I quickly was influenced by street art and graffiti and picked up a spray can at the age of 16. From there my major focus was graffiti, even through college where I studied graphic design.
From then on I focused on cleaning up my style and working with fonts. My lettering and painting became much cleaner, making my graffiti appear as if it may
have been digitally done and installed. I got involved with other artists. This quickly pushed my boundaries on large murals and brought back the realism I had when I was younger and working with acrylics, but now with spray cans.
In my heart I knew I wanted to be more involved with nature and the outdoors so I worked on paintings depicting animals and landscapes while still incorporating lettering into my works. In recent years I picked up a fly rod, and this new addiction spiralled out of control as it nurtured my longing for the outdoors. The beauty of each fish and the scenery has taken over even my passion for artwork. When I do find the time to relax and paint, I am deeply inspired by my newest hobby and find myself recreating fish from the images I have taken over the years. I plan on continuing fly fishing and my art and who I am as a person will be forever influenced and changed.