Jonathan Luczycki

Jonathan Edward Luczycki (Lou-ziss-key) was born in Springfield, OR, and was drawing before the age of three. He started selling sketches of Disney characters for a quarter each during grade school recess, which happened to be the exact cost of chocolate milk in the cafeteria - a talented businessman from the start. In high school and college, he was head illustrator for the campus newspapers, winning Oregon's best cartoonist award two years in a row. Jonathan moved to Laguna Beach in 2002 to attend Laguna College of Art & Design, a leading institution in classical figure painting and the importance of working from life - techniques Jonathan quickly fell in love with.

" Nearly all of the paintings I create are painted in one sitting - out on location - in the plein air style. Along with some God-given talent, I have spent the past 20 years learning , practicing and being dedicated to my craft. Since graduating from Laguna College of Art & Design in 2007, I have painted outdoors nearly every day. My art education was a valuable tool, but nature has proven to be the best teacher out there. Through continued hard work, I intend to show the dignity of the subjects I paint and always make paintings that speak from the heart."

Since 2002, Jonathan has been showing his work across the west coast from Portland, OR, to Laguna Beach to downtown L.A. His paintings are in private collections across the country as well as the world, including: Mexico City, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Canada, Tokyo, Germany, Australia and Paris. He currently resides and works as a full time painter in beautiful Portland, OR.