Northport Library Art Show JANUARY 2015 - IMAGINATION: Paintings and Sculpture by David Jackier

ART TALK 

Saturday January 3rd 3:30 - 5pm

"As a child, I was something of a loner. My friends were mostly fantasy creatures—odd ones, funny ones, nice ones, nasty ones. They were on call at any and all times, and I was pretty happy with the arrangement.

When I started school, however, I realized there was a real world with real people, and that I had better join up. My only problem was that my fantasy folks kept getting in the way; so I made a deal with them—they were to stay out of school, and at all other times I would not only welcome them, I would make them into real-world creatures.

It worked fine, and I’ve been doing it ever since."

 - David Jackier

David Jackier was discharged from the army in 1946. He attended Pratt Institute and graduated from NYU.

Mr. Jackier was a respected art teacher in the Northport School district for almost 20 years. He later became the first Director of Art and Media for the district and helped create a program that was widely acclaimed.

He retired in 1982 and continues to bring his imagination to life in sculpture and painting.

November Show at The Shop in Ithaca, New York!

Imagination!

A show of David Jackier's recent paintings

November 2014 at 

The Shop 

 312 East Seneca Street

 

"As a child, I was something of a loner. My friends were mostly fantasy creatures—odd ones, funny ones, nice ones, nasty ones. They were on call at any and all times, and I was pretty happy with the arrangement.

When I started school, however, I realized there was a real world with real people, and that I had better join up. My only problem was that my fantasy folks kept getting in the way; so I made a deal with them—they were to stay out of school, and at all other times I would not only welcome them, I would make them into real-world creatures.

It worked fine, and I’ve been doing it ever since."

 - David Jackier

David Jackier was discharged from the army in 1946. He attended Pratt Institute and graduated from NYU.
Mr. Jackier was a loved and respected art teacher in the Northport (Long Island) School district for almost 20 years. He later became the first Director of Art and Media for the district and helped create a program that was widely acclaimed. He retired in 1982 and continues to bring his imagination to life in sculpture and painting.

ART FOR EVERY DAY LIFE!

 "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"
- Pablo Picasso

The images posted here are all paintings in acrylic done by my father. The images are striking, whimsical and beautiful. For a holiday gift I photographed one of the paintings and used it to make a photo mug. It was perfect! That's when it occurred to me that we need more art! The things we use every day should, to paraphrase Picasso, wash away the dust of everyday life. 

My father's work needs to come out of the studio and into the wide world! To that end I received his permission to use some of his paintings to create a line of useful items: The David Jackier Collection. 

Look for these images on note cards, mugs and t-shirts. Use the contact form to the right for more information. 


Frame-able prints and originals are also available upon request. More of David Jackier's work can be seen  online at The Jackier Gallery.