Michael Leunig 'Onward to Mars and the Moon!' hyper-real Jacks was compulsively listening to

Jacks was compulsively listening to Miles Davis’s 1959 album ‘Sketches of Spain’

'Untitled (Transom Window)' 1986

he was elected a member of the Belfast Art Society

He grew up learning to draw the garden with his father

'The Revellers' c

Michael Leunig 'Onward to Mars and the Moon!' hyper-real Jacks was compulsively listening toMichael Leunig was an iconic Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet, best known for his cartoons published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Age newspapers over 55 years. Spanning the political, cultural and philosophical, his visual world was one of whimsy, wit and a deep humanity. Onwards to Mars and the Moon is an original mixed media work, quintessentially Leunig. Creating a post apocalyptic scene, this work reflects Leunigs