Jay Charvat
(South African Born)
Jay was born in the seaport city of Cape Town, South Africa. With its mountains, coastline and vibrant culture, these elements made a distinct impression in taking to painting. Jay uses his passion for art, and enjoys capturing a range of topics such as seascapes and everyday hustle and bustle of city life, using oils as his medium of choice, and prefers impressionist art style. Without formal art training he is inspired by such notables as Josep Puigdengolas Barella, Erin Hanson, Phillips Calabro, Franz Bischoff, and many more Plein Aire artists locally in JAX. I prefer using brilliant colors to capture everyday life.
“Overall, my work is a creative process, using loose brush strokes working with varied subjects to evoke either a mood or feeling. I take considerable time planning out my paintings before I start painting with a brush, working out compositions and the color combinations that will most effectively capture the drama of the painting. I work with a limited palette, which I mix into a wide variety of hues and values appropriate to the scene I am creating. I am constantly learning from mentors and fellow artists within the Cork Art District and surrounding area. I’m refining my style....improving my line work and figurative work.
I like painting things happening in everyday life, mostly common everyday objects, actions or forgotten items we see and observe during our daily hustle and bustle, In this chaos of what we call everyday life, we pass scenes we hardly think twice about. It’s ether the person in the car in front of you, the man walking his dog on the beach, or the man sipping his glass of fine Scotch.
Jay was born in the seaport city of Cape Town, South Africa. With its mountains, coastline and vibrant culture, these elements made a distinct impression in taking to painting. Jay uses his passion for art, and enjoys capturing a range of topics such as seascapes and everyday hustle and bustle of city life, using oils as his medium of choice, and prefers impressionist art style. Without formal art training he is inspired by such notables as Josep Puigdengolas Barella, Erin Hanson, Phillips Calabro, Franz Bischoff, and many more Plein Aire artists locally in JAX. I prefer using brilliant colors to capture everyday life.
“Overall, my work is a creative process, using loose brush strokes working with varied subjects to evoke either a mood or feeling. I take considerable time planning out my paintings before I start painting with a brush, working out compositions and the color combinations that will most effectively capture the drama of the painting. I work with a limited palette, which I mix into a wide variety of hues and values appropriate to the scene I am creating. I am constantly learning from mentors and fellow artists within the Cork Art District and surrounding area. I’m refining my style....improving my line work and figurative work.
I like painting things happening in everyday life, mostly common everyday objects, actions or forgotten items we see and observe during our daily hustle and bustle, In this chaos of what we call everyday life, we pass scenes we hardly think twice about. It’s ether the person in the car in front of you, the man walking his dog on the beach, or the man sipping his glass of fine Scotch.
