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Paintings by Jack Laycox (1910-1985).
Jack Laycox
(1910 - 1985) was born in Auburn, CA and studied at The University of California (Berkley) and California State University
in San Francisco State where he received a teaching degree. After college, he took a job producing technical illustrations
for the Atomic Energy Commission. During the 1950s and 1960s, he did commercial illustrations for the Donald Art Company.
Mr. Laycox was commissioned by numerous corporations for his work. Some of these are Cargil Corp., Clorox Corp., Hanover
Trust Company, Delta Airlines, and General Tire International.
Laycox's paintings are boldly impressionistic; colorful. "La Revue Moderne",
Paris art publication, described them as "dynamic, vivid, animated and pulsating....an exciting experience". Though conceived
in boldness and color, the viewer will feel the sophisticated balance of his composition, the delight of his interpretation
and the excellence of his execution.
Throughout his career, Laycox produced fine art watercolor paintings
and lectured on art. He exhibited in American Watercolor Society annuals was active in regional Northern California art
clubs and shows. Before his death in 1985, he devoted thirty five years of his time and energies entirely
to the development of a natural artistic talent and a professional career in art. The result of that devotion can be seen
readily in his superb oil and watercolor paintings
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