We had the good fortune of connecting with Jed Thomas and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jed, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness?
Never waste your time and always fill your time with something productive and never ever procrastinate to get the task done. I’ve always have a good mindset with discipline and use every moments I have to do something productive or valuable to myself, my business or my art as well as growth as a person.
I never procrastinate and get the task done as soon as possible. That is a great habit if you want to achieve success and don’t be afraid to step forward.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I’m a pop culture visual artist and what people often know me for is definitely either my BATMAN art or Godzilla art. I focus in 3 illustration style, ranging from a Japanese Irezumi influence, comic art or realism paintings.
Being able to bring something unique and different to the audience is important, I like to demonstrate my artistic skills and details in my work to make it stand out better than the rest out there.
One major thing I’ve learned is that, keep your passion with you at all times and draw what you love.
I used to do all kinds of drawings and dabbled in a lot of other subject matter with art and it looked very scattered and messy.
But, once I focused and exclusively work only with what I love, my art sales and business grew bigger and faster.
Live passionately, because your passion is the one that will take your skills to the next level.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m a through and through Orange County native. That’s my home at heart and I love OC to death. So I definitely take people and show them south OC where I’m from. Laguna beach, Newport Beach, Dana Point and all that. Im a total beach guy who loves the ocean and the coast and I’m also a huge luxury European car enthusiast and owner. So, for sure I will take them for a nice drive along the coast.
I will also take them to Disneyland, that’s another one of my favorite spot to go to. I go to Disneyland 4 times a week.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I’m not going to just name one person, but I have many people that I’ve looked up to over the years that have inspired me to be fearless and be the best I can be to achieve my success.

Website: www.thejedthomas.com

Instagram: @thejedthomas

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