|  Jack
      Laycox
Mr. Laycox
      attended The University of California and California State University in
      San Francisco. He held a teaching degree from the latter.His early
      training and career were in engineering. However, before his death in 1982
      he had 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.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. These impart a feeling of joy and give a lasting satisfaction.
      The inner emotional content of the paintings, so characteristic of Jack
      Laycox's work, can be felt alike in his interpretations of the city and
      the out-of-doors; be it a European street scene, an Oriental Harbor, a
      Sylvan Forest in New England, or of California's High Sierra.The late artist
      had gained numerous awards and widespread recognition. He lectured
      frequently and often was asked to serve as an art juror. His works have
      been exhibited at the New York galleries of the American Watercolor
      Society, galleries of the Western Artists in San Francisco, The
      Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose, and The Brooks Memorial Galleries in
      Memphis, Tennessee. His works have also been exhibited as examples of
      Contemporary American Art in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan. 
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