Jason Sacran (Sacran Fine Art) is an artist/painter, born in Nashville, TN, and living in Arkansas. He has been invited to many exhibitions and awarded many times with such organizations as the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionists Society among others. Some of Jason’s recent awards include Best of Show awards in the: 2016 Maui Plein Air Invitational, 2016 Plein Air Rockies, 2015 Plein Air Easton, 2015 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, 2015 Easels in Frederick and 2014 Door County Plein Air. Jason has also had featured articles with publications such as Southwest Art Magazine, International Artist, Artist Magazine, and PleinAir Magazine.

“I am a contemporary representational painter, working primarily outdoors. I paint what catches my interest in the moment. This could be almost anything; an orchestration of shapes, color contrast, light and shadow patterns, a mood or atmosphere, a subject I have never tried, or a subject I enjoy, etc. I am drawn to paint places and things that say something about the day and time I live in now. Although my work is not necessarily subject driven, I find myself painting the overlooked and simultaneously familiar aspects of everyday life - scenes we pass by but rarely take the time to fully consider. In the chaos of daily life, I believe we all take the simple and familiar for granted. Sometimes it is these quiet unadorned places that make the most worthy subjects.”

The juror's work will start after the submissions deadline of April 15th! We look forward to announcing our 2022 artist selection in early May!

Patrick travels the world creating fine art, teaching workshops, and judging painting competitions.

After a decade at Hallmark Cards, Patrick accepted a faculty teaching position at his alma mater, the Kansas City Art Institute. This was followed by a career leading teams in New York, San Francisco, and globally, producing award- winning advertising at VMLY&R for Fortune 500 clients.

Patrick began plein air painting in 2013, and has earned awards from every major plein air event in the country, as well as a gold medal from the Oil Painters of America, and honors from the Portrait Society of America, the Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts.

Patrick was first featured in Southwest Art Magazine in 2000, as one of their ’21 under 31’ artists to watch. He has twice been the cover artist for Southwest Art, and has also been featured in American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, Plein Air Magazine and many other publications.

Patrick is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and a member of the Portrait Society of America.