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Born 1945 Raleigh, North Carolina. Known for: Minimal abstraction, graphics, drawing and watercolor on paper, teaching.
HERB JACKSON (BORN 1945). Herb Jackson’s paintings are evocative abstractions, reflecting his belief that a work of art is a form of meditation. In an artist’s statement he once declared: “I want the... Read full biography
HERB JACKSON (BORN 1945). Herb Jackson’s paintings are evocative abstractions, reflecting his belief that a work of art is a form of meditation. In an artist’s statement he once declared: “I want the information in my paintings to be released slowly, like a quiet flute growing louder. … I consider... Read full biography
HERB JACKSON (BORN 1945). Herb Jackson’s paintings are evocative abstractions, reflecting his belief that a work of art is a form of meditation. In an artist’s statement he once declared: “I want the information in my paintings to be released slowly, like a quiet flute growing louder. … I consider my work as part of nature, rather than a statement about nature, and as such, I would not be surprised to enter a deep forest and find one of my paintings among the trees.”. Jackson was born in... Read full biography
HERB JACKSON (BORN 1945). Herb Jackson’s paintings are evocative abstractions, reflecting his belief that a work of art is a form of meditation. In an artist’s statement he once declared: “I want the information in my paintings to be released slowly, like a quiet flute growing louder. … I consider my work as part of nature, rather than a statement about nature, and as such, I would not be surprised to enter a deep forest and find one of my paintings among the trees.”. Jackson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and as a youth made numerous bus trips to the North Carolina Museum of Art. In 1962 he earned a first place award at a juried exhibition at the museum while still a student at Needham B. Broughton High School. In 1967 he graduated... Read full biography
HERB JACKSON (BORN 1945). Herb Jackson’s paintings are evocative abstractions, reflecting his belief that a work of art is a form of meditation. In an artist’s statement he once declared: “I want the information in my paintings to be released slowly, like a quiet flute growing louder. … I consider my work as part of nature, rather than a statement about nature, and as such, I would not be surprised to enter a deep forest and find one of my paintings among the trees.”. Jackson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and as a youth made numerous bus trips to the North Carolina Museum of Art. In 1962 he earned a first place award at a juried exhibition at the museum while still a student at Needham B. Broughton High School. In 1967 he graduated from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, with a major in German as there was none yet in art. Nevertheless, he studied ar... Read full biography
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HERB JACKSON (BORN 1945)
Herb Jackson’s paintings are evocative abstractions, reflecting his belief that a work of art is a form of meditation. In an artist’s statement he once declared: “I want the information in my paintings to be released slowly, like a quiet flute growing louder. … I consider my work as part of nature, rather than a statement about nature, and as such, I would not be surprised to enter a deep forest and find one of my paintings among the trees.”
Jackson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and as a youth made numerous bus trips to the North Carolina Museum of Art. In 1962 he earned a first place award at a juried exhibition at the museum while still a student at Needham B. Broughton High School. In...But wait, there's more...
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