Ned Jacob, an artist for all time
"In the world of realist art, many are fixated on the obvious, the predictable, and the trite. Ned Jacob has given us a bold vision tempered with a poet's heart. He created his own language of description, and its power and grace are timeless and universal."
Carolyn Anderson
Painting by Ned Jacob
About forty years ago, on a trip from Montana to Denver to visit one of my first galleries, I wandered into The Tattered Cover bookstore. I can still remember the moment when I walked up to a table in the middle of the store and found Ned Jacob's book Sacred Paint. I was so excited I wanted to grab someone, anyone, and share my discovery. Up until that day, I only had a a few gallery ads and magazine articles of Ned's work to look at. This, of course, was before the internet and it was difficult to follow an artist's work. Finding that book was the highlight of my trip, and it is still one of my favorites to this day.
Thanks to artist Marla Brenner, an overview of Ned's travels and art is now available online. You can view it here. The book Sacred Paint by Sandra Dallas was published in 1979 but can still be found on some used book sites.
Painting and drawings by Ned Jacob
"A great draftsman seemingly does the impossible by making us believe that life exists on a flat surface using nothing but the simple language of drawing."
Sherrie McGraw, The Language of Drawing
