The Jacksonville Artists Guild (JAG) is located in Jacksonville, Florida.  Membership is made up of Visual Artists and those supporters interested in the visual arts.  Interested persons are encouraged to join.   Meetings are held monthly beginning January 2011 through May on the second Monday of the month.  Summer recess is June through September and meetings resume in October. Visitors are invited to attend JAG meetings.

Jim Draper to Speak at May Meeting

By use of deceptively bucolic imagery and symbolic undertone, Jim Draper's pure depiction of Florida landscapes and subsequently beautiful compositions act as a vehicle for conceptual thought and further exploration.

 Draper's narrative scenes of southern flora and fauna mask a deeper fascination with the history and implications of living and working in the south. By removing the figure from his paintings, Draper positions the viewer as spectator and participant in the natural world. There, the viewer finds him/herself having a conversation about their place in the larger ecological systems.