Jael (artist)


Jael is an American artist/illustrator specializing in science fiction and fantasy art.

Early life

Jael was a busy full time professional artist/fine artist of fifteen years, when she returned to college to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Utah, also completing her Secondary Certification in 1973. Afterwards she taught at several Utah high schools, then taught fine-arts at Clarke College in Las Vegas Nevada between 1974 and 1980 while publishing and completing many private commissions. Over the course of her 68 year career, she has completed over 87,000 creations/commissions.

Work

Her works have been featured in galleries, calendars, books, magazines and other publications. She has also created her own perceptualistic paintings, the word taken from William Blake's "Doors of Perception", and is known for her beautiful and extremely accurate portraits.
She has been nominated several times for the Chesley Awards. Jael continues to produce art and provide on-line art instruction through her website. Having been an artist for close to 68 years, she has created more than 78,000 paintings and images, most of the originals housed in collections throughout the world.

Personal life

Jael currently lives on the East Coast of the United States.

Publications

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