Jeff Ishikawa

I am a SF Bay Area native, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design (Illustration Concentration) from San Jose State University. I have spent most of my working life as a graphic designer in Silicon Valley, but my first love is painting.

I consider myself a realist who happens to work primarily with watercolors. My main goal is trying to capture the light and mood of a subject, and translate what I see and feel into paint. The bulk of my works are landscapes, most notably of the SF Bay Area, but I also do some figurative works, slice-of-life narratives and still lifes. My influences include
19th and 20th century American realists and artists from the French Impressionists.


Portfolio:

Watercolor Paintings

Bedlam (San Jose) “Bedlam (San Jose)”

19" x 26", watercolors, 2017

Piazza Navona “Piazza Navona”

12" x 16", watercolors, 2018

Morning Azalea “Morning Azalea”

16" x 12", watercolors, 2019

Afternoon in the Garden “Afternoon in the Garden”

20" x 15", watercolors, 2021

Below Hidden Falls “Below Hidden Falls”

16" x 12", watercolors, 2020

Life Goes On “Life Goes On”

20" x 10", watercolors, 2021