Jeff Jackson Painting
April 30, 2013Greek God with Wings

Here are 2 images from a portfolio of 8 images titled ‘Seeing There” published in the literary quarterly, DESCANT.
The portfolio is made up of images painted from trips to Italy.
Descant 159 A WINTER’S GUIDE TO MELENCHOLIA




Bousfields Inc.is one of the pre-eminent community planning firms in Ontario. Jeff was commissioned to create an original artwork consisting of a landscape triptych in red on wooden panels, each 5’ wide by 3’ high hung side-by-side to covering an area 15’ wide by 3’ high.
The finished painting is installed in the entranceway to their Toronto office.
Jeff Jackson does a wedding invitation with style. Below are just a few of the pieces Jeff was commissioned to do for this wedding invitation package. Jeff created illustrations for the invitation, menu card, labels for mini ice cream container (that was served with the cake), and hand done numbers for each table. The wedding was featured in the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of WedLuxe Magazine.
It’s that time of the year again, where the Touched By Fire art show and sale ask for artists to submit their entries for their annual show. The deadline for your submissions is Friday September 7, at 5pm.
The Touched By Fire show and sale, “the art show you have to be crazy to enter,” is an exhibition showcasing the best works submitted by artists with mood disorders.
Hundreds of submissions will be juried down to sixty or so truly outstanding works. The goal is to have an exhibition any artist would be proud to be a part of. This years show will be on Thursday November 15.
Jeff Jackson created the artwork for the Touched by Fire campaign…thank you to Paul Grissom.
Click on the image to connect to the Touched By Fire website for more information and entry forms.
Jeff Jackson was commissioned to do the illustrations for the Canadian Paralympic Committee ‘Kids of Action’ booklet. A big thank you to Tim Forbes for the great commission.
The Canadian Paralympic Committee produced the ‘Kids of Action’ booklet in the hopes that it will encourage Canadians of all ages and athletic skill to think about what additional steps they can take to live a more active, healthy and inspired life. You can learn more about Canada’s Paralympic team @ www. paralympic.ca
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The Folks at MDAO are organizing a launch party for the upcoming Fall Touched By Fire Art Show & Sale. The call for entry for this year’s exhibition will be out soon. The launch party is at the The Pilot Pub Monday evening, July 23, 2012 from 6 pm at 22 Cumberland Street, Toronto. Works by select Touched By Fire artists will be on display.
Touched By Fire is a non-profit program to celebrate, support, and inspire the work of artists living with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. An initiative of the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, the project includes an inclusive on-line gallery and a juried annual show and exhibition, “the art show you have to be crazy to enter.”
Here’s a great piece of artwork from Jeff. The story was about celebrating your birthday in the Winter. A 2012 Globe & Mail commission. Thanks to Cinders McLeod.
