Mon Jones

. I am self-taught artist specializing in oil painting. My subjects include tropical still life, landscapes, flowers and narrative fantasy paintings. I take a classical approach to my paintings paying special attention to form and richness of color.
My foray into the art world started of with realism, which then morphed into applying the lessons to realistic fantasy and then abstracting and creating a new visual language.
I work in series and I like change and new things, especially new ideas. I try to express these new ideas in my artwork. I find in most cases a series of about 10 to 20 paintings helps me explore the ideas effectively. So, I try out new ideas until they stick and make sense. One of my current series took practice of 20 16x20 panels and 6 large canvases painted over at least twice. I learn by failing, again and again, then picking myself up and painting the final result. As I am working on the series, I go very quiet with communications, its only when I am done the series is revealed.
What I am working on now: Ever since coming to south Florida on family vacation decades ago, I have been fascinated by its rich history, its endless variety of plants, unique wildlife and of course sunrises, sunsets and the be...