Jay Bryant Ward Biography Continued:

...from high school, he had earned an Honored Student Award for his entrepreneurial efforts. He also received three national art awards for his paintings and illustrations.

Ward attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in illustration. During his studies, he was a student of artists such as Leon Parson, Robert Barrett, Richard Hull and Don Seegmiller. Ward also had the good fortune to receive instruction from world-renowned painter Richard Schmid. The experience was pivotal in his development as an artist. It was then that all of his years of study came together. "I developed a clearer understanding of the principles underlying good art," he states.

Now, with more than a decade of experience as a freelance artist/illustrator, Ward shares his time and his expertise by teaching both digital and traditional art classes at a local college. Having dedicated himself wholeheartedly to his painting career, it is his hope that his art will warm the hearts and uplift the souls of all who experience it.

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