| INSIDE EVERY ARTIST IS A MUSE who directs, | | | | He also served as foreman, punch crew painter, |
| inspires and encourages the creative process. For | | | | and journeyman faux painter, adding the finishing |
| visionary artist, Jack Alexander, the paint, the | | | | touches to several area restaurants, to the |
| canvas and the tools he uses are often his guiding | | | | Concierge Suites and Lounge at the Venetian |
| force. | | | | Palazzo Hotel-Casino Resort, and to all three |
| JACK WAS BORN SEEING AURAS. He also came | | | | guest room and suites towers at the Mirage |
| into the world with a vivid remembrance of his | | | | Hotel-Casino. In addition, alongside a single |
| former life existence in a place he calls “Home | | | | co-worker, he spent six months repainting and |
| World.” | | | | maintaining all the faux-wood and faux-marble on |
| FROM THE TIME HE STARTED DRAWING when | | | | the trim, walls, and columns throughout the hotel, |
| he was three years old, the majority of artwork | | | | casino and boulevard shops at the Paris |
| he has produced depicts the energy and | | | | Hotel-Casino. |
| landscape of this idyllic environment. Home World | | | | JACK CURRENTLY LIVES IN SARASOTA, |
| is a lush paradise of three suns and two moons. It | | | | FLORIDA and travels nationally and internationally |
| is an abundant environment of heaven on earth, | | | | on commissions, painting murals, canvases and |
| into which Jack believes our planet is evolving. | | | | faux surface treatments for businesses and |
| AS A VISIONARY, A DIRECT INTUITIVE, AND | | | | private homes. Collections of his artworks are |
| A DIVINELY INSPIRED ARTIST, Jack produces | | | | featured in the entrance lobby at Cafe des |
| artworks that motivate the viewer to travel | | | | Artistes in Punta Mita, Jalisco, Mexico; at the Loft |
| inside themselves on a deep, ecological journey to | | | | Galeria in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; at Perry's Joint |
| this idyllic place. The experience sparks for some | | | | in San Francisco; and at several restaurants and |
| an occurrence of spontaneous healing; for others, | | | | galleries throughout the island of Bali, Indonesia. |
| it stirs a recollection of former lifetimes. For all | | | | CLIENTS, DECORATORS, CONTRACTORS AND |
| who view his artwork, the paintings are undeniably | | | | COLLECTORS call him a "master" at his trade. His |
| relaxing. Psychics and clairvoyants credit his | | | | canvases adorn the homes of such recognizable |
| images as having healing properties. | | | | celebrities as actor Dustin Hoffman, Archbishop D. |
| JANEE POWERS, EFT/REIKI MASTER TEACHER | | | | Tutu of South Africa and diplomats and dignitaries |
| in Las Vegas, Nevada, describes her experience | | | | worldwide. |
| of Jack’s artwork this way: | | | | IN PRAISING JACK'S FAUX-DECORATING GIFTS, |
| "Each time I entered an area where Jack was | | | | Heidi Anderson, President of the Nevada Holistic |
| working, I could feel the energy coming from the | | | | Chamber of Commerce and owner of Angel |
| paint strokes. It was as if the art on the canvas | | | | Blessings Wellness Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| was talking and reaching out. Just being near his | | | | says: |
| work brings calm and peace or energy and | | | | “When Jack was first describing his faux |
| excitement -- depending on what you personally | | | | artistic abilities, I was having difficulty grasping |
| need. He truly is an artist with beautiful energy | | | | what exactly he could do. Then he summed it up |
| working through his hands, guided by divine and | | | | best with, ‘I can make ANYTHING look like |
| connecting with the powerful Universe to create | | | | anything else.’ I couldn’t comprehend this, |
| amazing alive works of art.” | | | | so he had to keep repeating this to me whenever |
| THE DOCUMENTED TRUTH OF HIS PAINTING | | | | I’d ask him if he could do such and such. |
| STYLE is that he has no preconceived notion of | | | | “Then I put him to the test, and he proved |
| what any piece will become. When working on a | | | | that to be the truth. He has an incredible eye as a |
| commissioned piece, for example, he uses only | | | | faux artist. In addition to all the faux throughout |
| the client’s theme and color scheme and does | | | | my space, what I found most incredible is that he |
| not copy or draw anything out beforehand. | | | | made my ugly many-years-old linoleum look like |
| Rather, he renders images with only paint by | | | | extravagant marble. I was dreading having it all |
| laying colored washes on the canvas and | | | | ripped up and new flooring installed. That was |
| channeling the rest. | | | | solved in no time. People now walk in and |
| "I simply become part of the process without a | | | | can’t believe it’s paint, not marble.” |
| conscious concept of where it will lead,” he | | | | JACK'S LIFE MISSION focuses on the design and |
| says. “Much like allowing your imagination to | | | | eventual implementation of a first-of-its kind, |
| play as you look at clouds, I see something in the | | | | self-sustainable, eco-architectural model that has |
| movement of the paint, then I use a build up of | | | | the potential to provide a limitless source of food, |
| washes to bring that out. I have no fixed idea | | | | energy, and livelihood for millions of on-site |
| what I am going to do next. I just go with the | | | | residents. |
| flow, building up and peeling away simultaneously, | | | | OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, his works have |
| laying washes, seeing something, laying washes | | | | garnered "Best in Show" awards in several |
| again and seeing more." | | | | internationally juried competitions and have earned |
| JACK IS NO AMATEUR AT RENDERING | | | | professional acclaim from the likes of Disney, |
| FINISHED ARTWORKS that are both dreamy | | | | Playboy, Warner Brothers and Save the Children |
| and realistic. Originally from San Francisco, he | | | | International. |
| received his baccalaureate degree in Fine Arts and | | | | "If there's anything I can do to further your |
| Design from Pepperdine University and trained in | | | | interest in the creating, purchase or |
| painting, sculpture and eco-habitation model-making | | | | understanding of fine art, design or decorative |
| at California College of the Arts. For eight years, | | | | possibilities,” he says, “please do not |
| he worked as a professional artist, muralist and | | | | hesitate to get in touch. People, upon viewing |
| faux-finisher in Bali, Indonesia where his clientele | | | | my work, often express a sense of 'destiny' in |
| included Café Lotus, Rioshi Japanese Restaurant | | | | finding their way to me. |
| and Radisson Bali Hotel. In Bali, his artworks also | | | | "Please check out my web site at and feel free |
| won prestigious international awards. | | | | to phone or email via the contact information |
| IN 2007, as a journeyman painter and professional | | | | below to discuss possible ideas and options. I |
| muralist/faux-finisher in Las Vegas, Jack | | | | gladly entertain all proposals for sales, expos and |
| single-handedly refurbished and repainted | | | | or gala art events or exhibits to benefit nonprofit |
| the 35-foot high sky ceilings at the Paris | | | | charity organizations. No project is too large or |
| Hotel-Casino’s Le Village Buffet restaurant. | | | | too small. |