Jacques LeBlanc’s haunting landscapes invite viewers into a world where memory and dreams converge. A lifelong Long Islander and resident of Center Moriches for fifty years, LeBlanc spent thirty-five years teaching architecture and design at the high school level. Now retired, he has dedicated himself to creating art that bridges reality and imagination, capturing moments both fleeting and eternal in a uniquely personal style.
LeBlanc’s work is deeply influenced by oneirology, the study of dreams. Since 2008, he has explored how dreams manifest visually, developing a style that blends photography and painting. The result is a collection of landscapes that feel simultaneously real and otherworldly, evoking the hazy, nostalgic quality of memory. His goal is not merely to capture a scene but to create an emotional experience, leaving viewers with a sense of longing, wonder, and quiet introspection.
Visitors to the Center Moriches Public Library are immediately drawn to pieces such as Poetry in the Fog, where moored boats float peacefully in a gentle mist, and Soul Survivor, where a solitary beach house is bathed in ethereal light on a desolate shore. In Nature’s Light Show, a sunset blazes with color so vivid it seems both fleeting and eternal. Each work invites viewers to step inside a waking dream, lingering in the quiet interplay of light, shadow, and emotion.
LeBlanc’s accomplishments are many, from winning Golf Photo of the Year at the International Golf Hall of Fame to becoming the first photographer featured on the cover of Dan’s Paper, the famed Hamptons magazine. Yet in the library’s public space, accolades take a backseat to experience. Here, in the quiet hum of readers and the soft glow of gallery lighting, LeBlanc’s art transforms familiar East End landscapes into timeless visions, offering the community a moment to pause, reflect, and dream.