JACOB JURAIN SCENIC ARTIST PORTFOLIO & RESUME

SCENIC ART RESUME

Jacob Jurain started taking painting classes at The Studio and Forum of Scenic Arts when he was seventeen. Since his first class, Jacob has had a passion for painting scenery and working in the arts. Jacob is has been a working scenic artist since 2021 and joined Local USA 829 IATSE in 2024. Since the start of his career, Jacob has worked tirelessly to improve his craft. Working on such productions as Les Miserables, All In: Comedy About Love, And Juliet, Back To The Future: The Musical, and The New York City Ballet.

Gallery painter: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery 2021, 2023, 2024

• Preparing a pounce (ordering, using an electric pounce machine,

  laying pounce down, application of charcoal)

• Mixing paint

• Organizing assistants

• Application of paint

• Proper cleaning and storage of brushes

Painter: Blackwalnut 2022

• Painted faux concrete

• Sanded/prepared surfaces for metallic finish

• Mixing Bondo

• Lifting heavy loads

Scenic Artist: Scenic Art Studio 2024-2025

• Mixing dye colors

• Tying net together

• Making faux seaweed

• Gluing appliqué fish to net

• Folding drops

• Sewing

Scenic Artist: Cigar Box Studios

• Painting/texturing faux brick

• Aging faux wood surfaces

• Mixing and application of Durabond

• Operation of a scissor lift

SPECIAL SKILLS:

• Faux finishes (wood, marble, concrete, brick)

• Trompe-l'œil painting

• Mixing color

• Sewing (hand, machine)

• Sketching

• Scene Painting

Jacob Jurain working at the Park Avenue Armory doing an installation for the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in 2021.

SCENIC ART PORTFOLIO

SAMPLE: Faux painted Walnut.

TECNIQUE: Faux finishes.

MEDIUM: Rosco Scene Paint with Golden Glazing Liquid