Jared Sines

About

When Jared Sines was 8 years old, his father enrolled him in the Richard Stephens Academy of Art, now the Academy of Art University, in a life drawing class. The school’s founder, Richard “Pappy” Stephens, was a friend and colleague of Jared’s Dad, who was an accomplished fine and commercial artist. Thus began Jared’s years of academic art training.  During this time, Jared and his Dad, who ran his own ad agency, enjoyed working on various art projects around the family home, as well as going plein air painting together. In addition, his Dad taught him the fundamentals of advertising art and copywriting at his office in San Francisco. 

While attending San Francisco State College in the early 1960’s, the young artist discovered the immaculate still lifes of Al Proom and Gerald Stinski in Shreve and Company’s windows on Grant Ave. Painted in the style of the 17th century European masters, they inspired him to try to achieve the hyperrealism of these contemporary masters. After a few tries, he had produced several miniatures to present to Shreve’s art consultant, Mr. Walter Nagle. The work was enthusiastically accepted, and soon was displayed alongside the paintings of his artistic heroes.  From then on, Jared has shown his work in many fine California art galleries and retail establishments, including J. Jessop and Sons in La Jolla, the Studio Shop and Rorke’s in Burlingame, Pomeroy and Hoover Galleries in San Francisco, and Zantman Galleries in Carmel. Presently, his still lifes and landscapes are on display at New Masters Gallery in Carmel, The Garden Gallery in Half Moon Bay, and the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park.

In 2005, Jared joined the faculty of the Pacific Art League, where he presently teaches oil painting runs the uninstructed life drawing class. He enjoys participating in art shows at the the Art League and the other galleries that exhibit his work, and especially enjoys the company of his fellow artists and teachers.