Today we’d like to introduce you to Jeanne Jones.
Jeanne, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
I asked my parents for art lessons when I was 10 years old, so I guess I identified as an artist at an early age. It was only after making the decision in 2006 to move from the suburbs into the city of Houston when my husband and I became empty nesters that I started on my serious journey to focus on art making. I enrolled at The Glassell School of Art, which is affiliated with the MFAH. Instruction at Glassell was key to developing the skills I possess today as they helped me build a strong foundation of art fundamentals while encouraging me to develop my unique style and perspective. It has been a long and winding journey since then until having my own studio today and without hesitation say “I am an artist” when asked what do you do?
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
Painting and drawing are the skills I use to express myself. In fact, I’m usually the happiest when combining the two to convey my ideas onto the surface, which is canvas or paper. Color, form, mark making and texture would be the elements that I use the most to create my paintings. Working with poured fluid acrylic on a prepared surface allows the loose feeling I hope to achieve. Letting the paint mix and mingle is the fun part for me. I love working on a sparkling white surface that absorbs the paint in a similar way as watercolor paper.
Sometimes, I think I’m a “watercolorist”, which I’m not, because I value the saved whites of the surface shining through the painting. Creating this surface allows me to make large work usually 48”x48”. My subject matter over the last two years has been flowers. I find that limiting my subject matter has given me more freedom to experiment with these elements and let my interpretation come forward. Flowers have been used as subject matter for hundreds of years as they are one of the most captivating ways to be inspired by color and form. My goal is to create my own interpretation of floral painting in a unique and expressive way. I often get comments of people entering my studio that they feel happiness, or serenity as they experience my art. If I can produce paintings that evoke this feeling of the joy and beauty of flowers then I am very happy myself.
Do current events, local or global, affect your work and what you are focused on?
I feel the role of the artist can reflect what is happening around them and/or bring awareness or comment on injustice. My reaction is to offer the viewer a respite from a chaotic world, a calm place to reflect on complex issues.
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
My work is on view at the Silos Studio 112, 1502 Sawyer Street, Houston, Tx 77007 and a Solo Exhibition from October 15th – Nov.2nd at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Jones Gallery, 1002 Memorial Drive, Houston, Tx 77024. Opening reception to be announced. My studio is located at The Silos on Sawyer, 1502 Sawyer Street, Studio #112, Houston, TX 77007.
Contact Info:
- Address: The Silos on Sawyer
1502 Sawyer Street, Studio #112
Houston, TX 77007 - Website: www.jljgallery.com
- Phone: 281-414-3543
- Email: www.jeanneljonesart@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeannejonesart
Image Credit:
Martin Holmes
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