Woody Jackson is a Vermont artist who is best known for his paintings of cows and pastures that appear on Ben & Jerry's ice cream cartons and marketing displays. Jackson now lives outside of Middlebury, Vermont with his wife and five sons.He graduated from Middlebury College in 1970 and received a masters degree in fine arts from Yale School of Art in 1980.Famous for Holstein cow paintings, he is inspired by the barns and hills of Vermont dairylands. Not all of his paintings involve cows, as evidenced by his intensely hued watercolors of churches and landscapes of New Mexico. Jackson has also embarked on a new career as a writer, having authored the children's book Counting Cows; and its sequel, "The Cow's Alfalphabet". Jackson's company, Holy Cow, Inc., markets his cow goods worldwide.Artist's statement: "All my artwork has always been inspired by the land, from apple orchards, vegetables gardens, New Mexico deserts, dairy farms, and even the New York City waterfront. The land in turn is changed and inspired by time and the seasons. The light is different through the day and month to month.As I write this, it's the first day of summer, and nature is luxuriant with greens and slashes of color of flowers blooming. But it's not just the visual but the sounds and smells of the seasons that propel us forward or back into revery. The lilacs, the peonies and now the roses fill the air, the birds wake us and the wind rushes through the leaves. It's a multimedia symphony of sensations. I love every month and its music. My...[artwork]... celebrates both from the perspective of the dairy cows of Vermont. They provide us with the beautiful landscapes of our farms and the architecture of our barns, not to mention the rich cream, milk and cheese. The farmers are at the mercy of the weather and the seasons that nature gives us. I hope that nature is bountiful for us all in the coming year, and that your days are full and cherished. May the cows be with you."During the 2007 French presidential campaign, posters were placed in Parisian Ben & Jerry's scoop shops depicting a Jackson-style black and white Holstein cow wearing a sign saying "Vote For Woody". It was an advertisement for the company's internationally-held "free cone day".
Short musician - uncredited / recording engineer - uncredited
L.A. Noire
2011
Video Game composer: additional music
Kray
2010
musician
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
2010
Short engineer
Red Dead Redemption
2010
Video Game engineer
Perrier's Bounty
2009
musician
Youth in Revolt
2009
musician
Cherrybomb
2009
musician
The Girlfriend Experience
2009
engineer / musician
Welcome
2007/II
Short music editor
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
musician: guitar/bass 6
Autism: The Musical
2007
Documentary additional musician
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
musician
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
musician - uncredited
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
music editor - uncredited / musician - uncredited
Bewitched
2005
musician - uncredited
Ocean's Twelve
2004
musician: guitar/chamberlain/guitorgan
Cracking Up
2004
TV Series engineer - 1 episode
Monkeybone
2001
musician
American History X
1998
musician - uncredited
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
Video Game
Goats
2012
Here
2012/I
Short
The Real Rocky
2011
TV Movie
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
2010
Video Game uncredited
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
2010
Short
Red Dead Redemption
2010
Video Game
The Last Man
2000
Men Cry Bullets
1998
as Woodrow Jackson
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
Video Game "Speedline Miracle Masterpiece" / writer: "Trouble", "Speedline Miracle Masterpiece", "Welcome to Los Santos", "Lock & Load" - as Woodrow Jackson III