Paul Jackson
Profile
About the Artist….
Website – www.PaulJacksonArt.com
Born in Lawrence Kansas , raised in Starkville Mississippi , Jackson began painting in college at Mississippi State University . In 1992 he received a Master’s in Fine Art from the University of Missouri . Since then his artwork has received top honors in national and international competitions, and graced the covers of dozens of magazines and books.
Paul was honored by the American Watercolor Society with signature membership at the age of 30. He is also a Signature member of the National Watercolor Society. Paul was the Grand Prize winner in the “Paint Your Way to Paris” competition and has been featured as one of the Master Painters of the World in International Artists Magazine.
Paul’s artwork has been on the cover of the Artist’s magazine four times in recent years. Other media featuring Jackson ’s work include: American Artist, Watercolor magazine, Watercolor Magic, Watercolor Artist, Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS News, The Baltimore Sun, The St Louis Post, The Kansas City Star, and TWA’s Ambassador Magazine.
Many of Paul’s works hangs in private collections, but you can see some examples on display in museums and public buildings.
In 2001, Jackson unveiled a 30’ diameter tiger mosaic on the University of Missouri campus modeled after his painting “Tiger Spot”. Paul led hundreds of volunteers in assembling more than 420,000 Italian glass tiles for the project. Also, his painting, “Not Exactly Front Row Center” was recreated as the stage design for the musical “Porterphiles” at the York Theatre in NYC. Paul has designed Easter eggs for the White House and he designed the Missouri Commemorative State Quarter for the United States Mint.
In 2008, he was the featured speaker at the International Watercolor Masters Invitational in Lushan , China , during the Olympic Games. In 2009 he served as the invited juror for the American Watercolor Society’s 142nd annual international exhibition
Groups
Paul Jackson is a member of # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture , * Painted Ladies *, Complex Simplicity of Art, Floral Watercolours! and Still lifes with Nature , "Real" Life Artwork (No Photography), * Painted Nature *, Aeronautics & Aviation, Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams, All About Flowers, All About Your Best Work, All Animals Great And Small., All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All the Colors of the Rainbow, All things Egyptian, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Animal Kingdom, Animal Portraits, Anything Theatrical, Art At Its Best!! - Featured Works Only, Art of Glass (photography only, 3/day), Artists of the Orient, Back In Black ( sorry~NO PHOTOGRAPHY), Bears of the world, Big Cats, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Bits and Pieces , Brass Instruments, Bridges, Cats and Dogs (1 artwork per day), Challenge Café, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: BLACK [No FLowers]), Come Fly With Me!!, Elegant Elephants!, Equine Art and Photography, European Everyday Life (add the place!), Exotic Mammals, Fabulous Flowers, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, FEATURED ONLY, Fine Art approaches to Figure and Face, Fine Arts, First Things, Florida the Sunshine State, Giraffes- the long and tall of it!, HAND DRAWN OR PAINTED FOOD OR DRINKS, Hand drawn or painted vehicles, Hand painted or drawn Buildings and architecture, Historic Landmarks of Europe, Horse and Rider , If it doesn't belong, Imaginative Realism, Impressionism Café, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Jazzed Up Art , JUST WATERCOLOURS - 2 art in 24 hrs, Kimono Love, Knick Knacks, Landscape Painting, Love a Giraffe, Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Masterpiece: Art, Metallic Junktion, Music Inspired Art (M.I.A) music links/lyrics required, Music of the Spirit, National Parks of the World, Nature's Wonders, Nautical, New York City, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Painted Animals! , Painted Birds! , Painted Dogs, Painted Florals! , Painters In Modern Times, Paris, Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, Pelicans, Pets and People, Realist Paintings About Water, Realist Traditional Art, Religious Art & Photography, Rivers and Streams, San Francisco, Shameless Self-Promotion, Simply Horses, Skyscapes, Solo Exhibition, Spiritual Art, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Still Life Fine Art and Food Photography, Streetscapes, Strictly Human Faces , Symposium of Modern Realists, The Beauty of the European Waters, The Scavenger Hunt, The true beauty, Tiger, Tiger, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Traditional Equine Art: Horses, Ponies, and Unicorns!, Travel and Adventure, Urban Art , Valentines and Hearts, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Water Media (Paintings by hand only), We Rock: Musical Instrument Art, Weekly Theme Challenges, Western United States Artists and Photographers, Wildlife and Pet Paintings, Wine - The Universal Elixir, You're Accepted and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required).
