Kurt Jackson (born 21 September 1961)
Punching through, c. 2022
RNLI Cornwall
Mixed media on canvas.
91 x 91cm.
Jackson foundation
For sales at £24,000 in September 2023
RNLI Cornwall features over 75 paintings varying in scale from postcard sized pieces to large canvasses measured in metres that capture the familiar sight of the blue and orange of the charity’s lifeboats nestled into Cornish harbours and coastlines, and lifeguards at the centre of Cornish beaches scenes. features over 75 paintings varying in scale from postcard sized pieces to large canvasses measured in metres that capture the familiar sight of the blue and orange of the charity’s lifeboats nestled into Cornish harbours and coastlines, and lifeguards at the centre of Cornish beaches scenes. More on the RNLI Cornwall
Kurt Jackson (born 21 September 1961)
Dark river, Fowey lifeboat, c. 2022
Mixed media on museum board.
22 x 22cm.
Jackson foundation
For sale at £3,500 in September 2023
Kurt Jackson (born 21 September 1961)
Newlyn Lifeboat in the fishing fleet, c. 2020
Mixed media on museum board.
22 x 22cm.
Private collection
Descending from one of Cornwall’s first lifeboat stations, in nearby Penzance, the Penlee Lifeboat Station in Newlyn has a rich and proud heritage of saving lives at sea.
Today, two lifeboats are based in port – The Ivan Ellen is an All-Weather Severn Class and The Mollie & Ivor Dent is an Inshore B-Class Atlantic 85. More on Penlee Lifeboat Station
Sun and Rain, Strong Winds, Drilling Carnsew Mine, c. 1998–1999
Acrylic on paper
H 58 x W 77.5 cm
University of Exeter
Carnsew Quarry, based on the edge of the Carnmenellis Granite intrusion, produces a silver grey granite in a full range of sizes. Colas Ltd has shipped aggregates and armour stone from this quarry via the nearby Port of Falmouth and Carnsew Granite has been used in several rock armour projects along the south coast. More on the Carnsew Mine
Washing in the Sunshine, c. 2018
From Clay Country Series
Mixed media on paper
H 57 x W 61 cm
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum (Museums Worcestershire)
Kurt Jackson's Clay Country is a body of work centred around Cornwall’s industrial clay mines. Jackson captures the essence of this hidden part of the Cornish landscape, where for centuries clay mining has shaped the culture, heritage and landscape. For Clay Country, Jackson worked in situ at the Littlejohns clay works, an enormous pit that covers over 500 acres with a circumference of around 15 miles. He observed workers in the pit using massive machines to extract and transport china clay, set in an extraordinary man-made landscape. More on Kurt Jackson's Clay Country
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Caroline & Zinzi in front of Nornour, St Martins, Scilly, c. 1999
Mixed media
18 x 18cm
Private collection
Sold for £1,250 in Jun 2023
The Eastern Isles are a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna. They have a long period of occupation from the Bronze Age with cairns and entrance graves through to Iron Age field systems and a Roman shrine on Nornour. Before the 19th century, the islands were known by their Cornish name, which had also become the name of the largest island in the group after the submergence of the connecting lands. More on The Eastern Isles
He has been Artist in Residence on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, at the Eden Project and at Glastonbury Festival since 1999. He has an Honorary Doctorate (DLitt) from Exeter University and is an Honorary Fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford University. He is an ambassador for Survival International and frequently works with Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, WaterAid, Oxfam, Surfers Against Sewage and Cornwall Wildlife Trust.[citation needed] He is an academician of the Royal West of England Academy.
Kurt Jackson (born 21 September 1961)
Above Gwenver lifeguards’ hut, hottest day of the year, c. 2022
Mixed media on museum board.
60 x 60cm.
Private collection
Gwenver's name is derived from Gwynevere of Authurian legend. Situated at the base of a grassy cliff the beach is just about secluded and in-accessible enough to not get really crowded.
The beach itself is sandy and around 150 metres long. At high tide the beach slopes steeply into the sea and can be dangerous, at low tide Gwenver joins up with Sennen beach
On a clear day the Scilly Isles can be easily made out from the beach as can the nearby Brisons rocks 1 mile off the coast of Cape Cornwall. More on Gwenver
Catch the Light
Oil & mixed media on canvas
H 152.4 x W 152.4 cm
University of Exeter
Jackson's work is a contemporary manifestation of this tradition, exceptional in its all-around scope, its variety, richness, quality and, on occasions, sheer scale. His oeuvre as a whole is an immense, consistent achievement. More on Jackson's work
Kurt Jackson (born 21 September 1961)
There is Only Me and a Crow on this Beach, Below Tangy, Evening, Distant Jura and Ireland, c. 2012-2022
Mixed media on museum board
H:60cm W:60cm
Private collection
For sale at £9,600 in September 2023
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay. Jura is more sparsely populated than Islay, and is one of the least densely populated islands of Scotland: in a list of the islands of Scotland ranked by size, Jura comes eighth, whereas by population it comes 31st. The island is mountainous, bare and largely infertile, covered by extensive areas of blanket bog. More on Jura
Kurt Jackson (born 21 September 1961)
Sennen Cove, late afternoon, 1989
Watercolour
10.75 x 11.75 in.
Private collection
Sold for £850 GBP in September 2013
Sennen Cove is a small coastal village in the parish of Sennen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. According to the Penwith District Council, the population of this settlement was estimated at 180 persons in 2000. The South West Coast Path passes through Sennen Cove. More on Sennen Cove
The majority of Jackson's work reflects his commitment to the environment and the natural world within Cornwall, although he also works elsewhere in Britain and mainland Europe; recent projects include bodies of work on the Thames, the Avon, the Forth, Ardnamurchan and the Glastonbury Festival series. His paintings frequently carry small commentaries on the scene depicted and show a fascination particularly with the detail of plants and animals within an overall ecology and evoke a calm, spiritual and warm relationship with the landscape, even of apparently bleak scenes. His work has been described as "uplifting" and "transporting". To quote Robert Macfarlane "the bristling of landscape is Kurt Jackson's subject as an artist, and his brilliance as an artist lies in the success with which he represents his subject. More on Kurt Jackson
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