FRED R. JACKSON

Fred Jackson has sketched the outdoor landscape since a young age with his father, an artist; “Some dads play catch with their sons, my dad took me outdoors to draw”. Fred’s interest in art and nature guided him to the design field of landscape architecture, where for 30 years he practiced as a landscape

architect. Fred now pursues painting full time. Fred began oil painting about 10 years ago with a desire to explore a personal appreciation of the Landscape. Fred participates in many prestigious national Pein Air Events across the country, including Wayne Plein Air PA, Gloucester Invitational Plein Air VA., Plein

Air Easton MA, Door County Invitational WI, Paint Annapolis MD, The Olmsted Invitational Plein Air Atlanta GA, The Adirondack Plein Air and may others. He does about 8 Plein Air events a year. He has gallery representation at: The Square Pear Gallery, Kennett Square, PA.; Bryan Gallery, Jeffersonville,

and Stowe VT.; The Gallery at Mad River Valley Arts, and Waitsfield VT.

Artist Statement:

As a plein air painter, I am most inspired by the felt moods and patterns found in the natural and built landscapes. My painting style is loose, bold, and expressive. I like to start with thin washes of dark or bright transparent colors, as the composition develops, I apply opaque thick paint with large brushes

and pallet knives. I like my paintings to have a strong composition inspired by accurate representation of a place, which I loosely describe in abstract painterly marks with expressive color. I am beginning to think that my so-called abstract expressions in paint could be considered more like an accurate perception of the visual moment. My painting process is not formulaic, I prefer to work intuitively and improvisational. This keeps my creative process challenging and fun, and I like to see that energy come through in my paintings.