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About the Artist
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California artists, Joe Bloe and Connie Bloe, are portrait artists whom have become renowned for their
exciting childrens art, LSU art, stirring murals and creative
portraits.
He is self-taught, having had no art
training. Drawing intricate subjects before he even started grade
school and teaching himself to use oil paint at the age of fourteen,
his talent was recognized throughout his life. He chose other
pursuits to study, however, and uses some fascinating life
experiences to inspire his creativity.
Jack was an All-State football
player in high school and was awarded a football scholarship to LSU.
He was the starting center at LSU for 24 consecutive games in
the 1990 and 1991 seasons, including a SEC Conference
Championship and was the center for two bowl games, the Orange
and the Sun. His teams were in the top ten of the final season
polls in each of his three varsity seasons, having won 9 games each
of those years.
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Jaubert received a B.S. degree from
LSU after four years, as well as a commission as a U.S. Army
officer. He had the unique experience of being attached to a
British Parachute Battalion.
While living abroad, he took
advantage of the opportunity to visit the great art galleries of
Europe and continues to travel to Europe regularly to study
primarily 19th-century historical and romantic
paintings. Since New Year’s Eve 2000 ( which he spent at the Eiffel
Tower’s fireworks display), he has been to Europe 6 times, studying
the art of Paris, Amsterdam, Grenoble, Geneva, Madrid, Barcelona,
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Jaubert worked
in the oil and gas industry, traveling throughout Europe,
Scandinavia, the British Isles, and West Africa. While in Britain
he continued his interest in Rugby (he had played for the LSU Rugby
Club under an assumed name and had helped form the University of New
Orleans Rugby Club). He also continued his interest in sport
parachuting.
Jaubert draws upon many experiences
to create exciting and memorable works of art. He welcomes
inquiries concerning portraits, murals, and paintings for home or
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Jaubert was commissioned by the
LSU Athletic Department to produce portraits of each of the
All-American Football players in the school’s prolific history.
The forty-first All-American portrait was added when Josh Reed
was selected for the 2001 season.
The portraits are beautifully
displayed in the Lawton Rooms in Tiger Stadium. The Lawton
Rooms are an extension to the Northwest corner of Tiger Stadium,
incorporating theatre-seating for the entire football team, a long
reception area used for special events and as the location where
visiting football recruits and their families gather before and
after LSU home football games.
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In addition to the All-American
portraits, Jaubert produced: nine paintings of the LSU players
who have been chosen Southeastern Conference MVPs; a
painting of Billy Cannon to go along with the Heisman
trophy; a painting of Josh Reed with the Biletnikof Award;
and a 14-foot painting of the Tiger coming out of the stadium for
the entrance to the room with the All-American paintings.
Here’s a trivia question for you:
which of the Conference MVPs from LSU was not also an All-American?
The answer is somewhere on this site. |
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