ABOUT

Jamie Cassaboon is a Hudson Valley based artist working primarily in graphite with a strong affinity for birds, still lifes, portraits and landscapes (mostly urban).

Jamie grew up in and around southern New York hiking and exploring the bounty of the Hudson River and the woods and mountains along her shores; as well the culture and pulse of New York City. 

Jamie Graduated from SUNY Purchase in 2005 with a Bachelors Degree in English Literature and a double minor in History and Philosophy. He studied at Hertford College, Oxford University in 2003 and 2004.

At 16, Jamie apprenticed as a tattoo artist, a pursuit he picked up full time after college. Tattooing allowed him to pursue art full time, and explore a number of different media and styles including graffiti, comics, portraiture, tribal/symbols and floral motifs. Daily drawing was the result, and that repetition and persistence has continued and grown consistently ever since. 

Breaks from the studio led to hikes and bird watching, which inspired more travel and observation, and eventually photography and field studies. Jamie carries a camera with him everywhere at this point. Back in the studio Jamie combines a photographer’s eye with tight technical rendering to achieve a sense of realism that retains the ‘touch of the artist’ and evidence of the human hand at work.

Jamie is a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists, and has shown internationally and garnered numerous awards for his work. 

Jamie currently resides in Dutchess County, NY. 

His most current work, life, and in-progress art can be viewed HERE on his Instagram account.