How Jamison Gish Creates Awe-Inspiring Abstract Artwork (& A Sneak Peak at His New Abstract Art Collection)

Your dream is to make it as an artist.

You’ve spent hours creating art that looks just like the popular art pieces that sell, but when you list your artwork…nothing, nada, no sales.

And now you’re thinking, what am I doing wrong? My art looks just like these popular pieces. Why isn’t my art selling?

You begin to doubt yourself. You wonder, am I a good enough artist? Do other people like my art? WHAT’S WRONG ME?

Quite honestly, self-doubt is a very normal part of the art process. 

BUT, if your self-criticism when comparing yourself to others is creeping up to a level that makes you feel worthless, rejected, and not good enough, you might be making this DEADLY mistake that is decreasing your art sales…

In this exclusive interview with digital abstract artist, Jamison Gish, we’re going to deep dive into his mind and discover his…

• greatest sources for inspiration that propel him to create awe-inspiring abstract art.
• biggest struggles that challenge him and make him second guess.
• advice to overcome these obstacles if you feel stuck with these same struggles.
• artistic process that has allowed him to break through and create one of BIG Wall Decor’s top selling pieces of art “A Moment Made of Glass.”

Who is abstract artist, Jamison Gish?

Jamison Gish is a creative, and always has been.

As a three-year old, Gish was doodling away when one of his parent’s friends asked him if he wanted to be an artist when he grew up.

Jamison responded with the open honesty and confidence of a child, “I already am an artist!”

Being an artist has always been part of Gish’s core identity.

Now as an adult, if he’s not making art he is creating alternative folksy music as the guitarist for local bands. 

During the day, Gish works as a creative director for an agriculture real estate firm. He is in charge of their brand identity.

His day-to-day tasks include things like designing their compelling website and creating brochures that sell along with other high level marketing materials. 

By night, Gish unleashes his full creativity and gets into his artistic flow. He leans into his greatest sources of inspiration to create awe-inspiring abstract art. 

His artistic style and specific mindset have allowed him to create one of BIG Wall Décor’s top-selling pieces of art. 

Ready to learn Jamison’s greatest inspiration, biggest struggles, and his best advice to overcome these obstacles that resulted in a top-selling piece of abstract art?

Let’s dive into this exclusive interview with digital abstract artist, Jamison Gish.

Thinking back on your career as an artist, how have you and your style changed?

Initially, I started as a hyper-photorealism painter.

I would create massive 6 – 8 foot paintings that looked incredibly realistic.

There were a lot of challenges with this style. It was hard to find a space large enough to work on paintings so large. The process took a ton of time. Plus, the pieces were difficult to transport. 

Overtime, this style of art felt really tedious and time consuming. I started to lose my passion for art, specifically hyper-realism.

My art started to slowly digress from hyper-realism to realism, and then to full blown abstract. 

Now, my style has settled somewhere between realism and abstract.

I feel like the subject of my artwork is still clear, but overall the pieces are very abstract.

Settling into my own style has allowed my artistic passion and creativity to flourish.

What is your biggest source of inspiration for your artwork?

I am most inspired by nature and landscapes.

I often travel to the coast. I especially love Carmel, CA and Santa Cruz, CA.

Where I live, the landscape is relatively flat. So I feel really inspired when I travel to the mountains.

I enjoy driving through the mountains and hiking. I often create mountain landscapes in my artwork. 

My biggest artistic influence is Anselm Kiefer. I saw one of his massive 30 x 40 landscape paintings in person in an exhibit and have been in awe ever since. I strive to create art just as breathtaking.

Mainstream society and technology influence me as well.

I have a very eclectic music collection. I always listen to music while creating, but the music ranges from Kendrick Lamar to James Blake to Yo-Yo Ma to Hank Williams. The music I listen to while creating art depends on my mood.

In terms of shows and movies, I love watching old reruns of The Office for comedic relief between crime dramas like The Old Man or Ozark. 

Overall, I think my art is most inspired by things that are natural.

Technology has so many benefits – it connects us to people across the globe and has allowed for so many advancements. 

But it also moves so quickly and tells us how we are “supposed to be.”

I like that nature “just is.” I constantly strive to find a balance between technology and nature.

Describe some of the greatest struggles you face as an artist.

Anything in the creative arts can be tricky.

The first thing that comes to mind is trying to find your place, your voice, and your identity in everything.

Initially, Instagram was a great platform for artists to share their collections. Overtime, the algorithms have switched up, which makes it harder for artists to be seen. This feels like it’s now true for all platforms, not just Instagram. 

When you are first starting as an artist, it can be hard to find your path – what is enjoyable and unique to you.

You have to find something that isn’t heavily influenced by something or someone else. You shouldn’t be duplicating other people’s work, but sometimes that feels easiest. 

The other hardest thing is working in a way that feels true to yourself and being able to maintain your originality.

Your goal in creating art shouldn’t be to please other people.

But as an artist your work is being judged and evaluated by others.

It can be hard to separate your desire to please others with your work from maintaining your originality. 

What is one piece of advice you want everyone to know?

Be true to yourself.

Don’t be heavily influenced by what is trending or popular at the moment. Do what you want to do.

Finding what is unique to you is a process, it’s a constant evolution.

When you first start, create in ways that feel natural to you.

Be very aware of a desire or urge to replicate. You want to be sure what you are doing is unique to you, not heavily influenced by others or duplicating other’s work. 

Maintaining your originality is hard but vital if you want to make a name for yourself as an artist. 

Being true to yourself and creating original work will be frustrating at times. You will go through multiple iterations of a piece, sometimes spending hours on pieces that never see the light of day.

It’s important to keep the perspective that if it isn’t going to work, just let it go and move to something else.

How did you create your top-selling piece of art, “A Moment Made of Glass”?

All of my pieces start with creating a sketch on my iPad.

Then I build up layers on top of the sketch using photoshop.

Some pieces come together really quickly, within an evening. Others I fight with and they take a few days to come to life. 

Most of the art I create is for myself. The process of creating art is my outlet to relieve stress, unwind, and relax. I would estimate that only 1 out of every 5 pieces ever see the light of day. 

When I think back to making “A Moment Made of Glass” I think I was unconsciously inspired by what was going on around me in nature. At that time, there were huge fires burning for weeks and destroying a lot of the land near my home.

The fires were consuming everything.  

I remember how the smell of the smoke stuck to everything.

There was so much tragedy, so many people lost their homes. 

Despite how heavy and intense the fires were, I remember that every time I stepped outside, I was in awe of the unique, beautiful glow of the sky.

At all times throughout the day, there was this incredible orange-reddish glow. I’ve never seen anything like it. 

When you are creating a piece, especially with abstract art, you never know what people are going to connect to.

I think people connect with “A Moment Made of Glass” because they feel the emotional complexity and intensity. The piece is beautiful and colorful, but also makes you feel something on a pretty deep level.

You are releasing a new collection – can you give us a sneak peak into the inspiration behind these pieces?

My current work is heavily influenced by the natural world and its complex relationship with technology.

Nature by definition is that which is outside the power of the system, while technology seeks to expand what is possible. 

What if technology is simply another level of evolution that we were destined to be part of? 

Maybe our definition of what is “natural” has changed and will continue to change.

We as humans are mere infants on this planet.

Will we use technology to further the cause of nature? Or destroy its beauty in the process?