Self-Portrait. Original Oil. 2007.

About the Painter

Jay Pullman spent a good deal of his life teaching English, first at Ithaca High School, in Ithaca, NY, then at Morrisville State College, but has always loved drawing and painting. It wasn't until he retired several years ago and moved to Arkport, NY, however, that he has pursued his passion fully. Of Dutch heritage, he has always felt a kinship with the artists of Holland, from Frans Hals and Rembrandt to Van Gogh.

Jay is largely self-taught as a painter but has gained a lot from the workshops and video instruction of contemporary artists. With the support and encouragement of his wife, Terry, he finds it stimulating to work in different media: oil, watercolor, charcoal, graphite, and--more recently--pen and ink. He has come to realize that serious painting is not recreation or therapy. It is intense creative work, even though it may have those other benefits. He feels his art says more about his own state of mind, ultimately, than it does about his subject matter.

His work is featured in an exhibit called "The Civil War in Photography and Art," at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY. He is currently exhibiting and selling paintings and prints at New Dimensions, in Hornell, NY. In addition, prints are for sale at the Dr. John Meyer DDS office in Hornell and at Sylor Imaging & Decor in Dansville. He also has cards for sale at Berry Vine Creations, in Arkport, NY and at the Canacadea Country Store in Alfred, NY. Jay just ended two exhibits, featuring more than 60 paintings, at the Steuben Trust Company in Hornell, NYand at Artist'sKnot in Andover in April.