Jack graduated in 1964 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from The Slade School of Art in London working with Frank Auerbach, mentoring with Howard Hodgkin and studying with Keith Vaughan whose figurative studies remain an inspiration to this day.

In his current move into Symbolic Abstraction, his figurative work anchors the painting - something the eye and emotions can return to in order to make sense of the experience. In his work, the human presence allows the viewer to move through the painting emotionally, navigating the tension between symbolism/abstraction and recognition