Bay Area Art School 1305 Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica, CA 94044

"My daughter is 12 years old and a self-taught artist. She attended a one week summer camp and loved it. She learned so much about using different techniques and media. We were really impressed with how professional the school was and how much fun my daughter had attending. Jason was awesome! We highly recommended this school."

"A great environment, Jason is a highly effective teacher and holds high expectations for his students. Can’t do better!"

"My daughter has been studying drawing with Jason Budowski for 4 years. He is an amazing teacher and mentor. He is able to explain difficult art concepts in a way that is easy for kids to understand and apply. He deeply cares about his students. My daughter had both group classes and private coaching lessons with Jason, and her art skills and understanding grew exponentially. We highly recommend Bay Area Art School."

"Jason is a great art teacher and helps his students build confidence and creativity in their work. As an adult student, I really appreciated that Jason valued my artistic style and looked for ways to improve my technique without trying to change my style."

"Jason is an amazing art teacher. Our daughter had Jason for art teacher in 6th grade and started attending his art club camps in summer and evening events. She loved attending his art club classes - kids had community, fun making and talking about art as well as any other topics the kids wanted to discuss or joke about. When our daughter decided she wanted to apply to SOTA for visual arts we asked Jason to be her coach and help her prepare for the portfolio/application process. Jason helped build confidence in her skills while building her skills, got her into oil painting at age 12, and helped/coached her to articulate what she loves about visual arts and why she wants to pursue this discipline. Maya was accepted at SOTA for visual arts - class of 2026! We are very grateful for the community Jason Budowski has built at Bay Area Art School and all he does for the kids in our bay area community. (attached drawing was submitted for SOTA application)"