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Jake Cobos García found drawing before he found words. What began as a way to navigate early challenges with reading and speech became a lifelong drive to translate the world through line, shape, and observation. That pursuit eventually led him to New York City, where he worked as an artist’s model and earned his way into one of the city’s respected ateliers. This training opened doors to private mentorships and, later, acceptance into the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts.

Cobos García has studied under many contemporary figurative artists, among them Jessica Artman, Jordan Sokol, Amaya Gurpide, Edmond Rochat, Mina Mohtasham, Michael Grimaldi, and Thomas LaPine, whose varied approaches inform his own synthesis of traditional and contemporary perspectives.

Rooted in classical methods and informed by a wide range of contemporary figurative painters, Cobos García continues to blend tradition with personal inquiry. Now back in California, he builds on the foundation of his education while developing a more individual language, one shaped by close study, lived experience, and a commitment to truth in the human spirit.