Jacob Grodzinski was born in Cambridge, England and raised in Guelph, Ontario.  He has a BFA from Mount Allison University (Sackville, New Brunswick) and studied traditional drawing and oil painting techniques at The Academy of Realist Art in Toronto.  His paintings combine strong compositions that draw the viewer in, confident handling of textures such as sand and water, realistic figures that are not quite photographic and references to art history.

Jacob Grodzinski, “Girl on Beach” 2012, oil on canvas, 30 x 26 inches