Rodjonesartist

LATEST ARTICLES ( 294 )

• Thoughts & Ideas

  Thoughts and Ideas:  My ideas escape my thoughts— in fact they hightail it out of my  consciousness, often leaving behind no trace of authenticity or... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Innocent Pink Rose

  The Innocent Pink Rose: Many sometimes ago; when I was photographing at a prestigious botanical garden. I witnessed what was to become a life long... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Kingdom of Trees

  :  I live in the kingdom of trees— they bristle with their life giving, seeded golden cones. One by one they pierce the sky above; all the while covering the... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Strangely Rare Plant

  :  Quite some time ago; I had the opportunity to visit a very remote, mostly abandoned monastery. The location; I’m afraid I cannot reveal because I was sworn... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Antagonist— Protagonist

  : Can you guess which one is which, in this painting? You are the protagonist: principal character in your life that makes you the hero or heroine of all... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• No One Writes Alone; But We Paint Alone

  If you just arrived here from my social media: A hearty welcome! And thank you for taking the time to explore further. On writing: The convention illuminates th... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Possessed Painting in Cabin 501

  Oil on Canvas  I was somewhat surprised and reluctant to invite the elderly man into my studio. He was unkempt in every traditional way. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• You’re Nobody to Kill Creativity

  Oil on Canvas You’re nobody to kill creativity, and especially your own. No one can judge you, no one can get inside your head and tamper with your creative... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Dialogue with a Canvas

  Oil on canvas  “Well my intimidating big blank canvas; what should we do today?”   “I said it before and I will say it again now— Rod; loosen it up, I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Painted Letter

  Oil on Canvas  The lost joy of receiving a written letter from a friend or loved one. One of my aunts was a prodigious letter writer, she would stay up half... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Harbinger of Fall

  Oil on Canvas Fall is the harbinger of color; that only nature has the right to display; I thought to myself as I stepped through the forest. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Good Earth on the Farm

  Oil on Canvas The corn stalks were so high they reached the sky, or so it seemed to a young boy spending his summers on his grandparents Colorado farm.  “Can yo... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Delft Blue

  Oil on Canvas 16” x 20” Blue is a most descriptive color. We can feel blue, a blue funk. We can be blue with cold. Blue laws. A blue Sunday city. Blue in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Self Talk Behind the Easel

  Room to let, reads the sign in the window in a so-so neighborhood of London’s Finsbury Park. The empty room conjures up vacant space. What I; or we feel when... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• L’Art De La Mer

  Acrylic on Canvas with Copper The struggle for me is never the sea. You live the way you live, no matter where you stay. Upon the current lays the salt box... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sixth Sense

  Oil on Canvas Like the first brush strokes on a blank canvas— so is the first few lines of a story— Most everyone has the use of all five senses; sight, hearing... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Pandemonium

  Oil on Canvas What I learned about writing from old movies. If you have the opportunity to watch and listen to the opening monologue from the movie, The... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cosmology

  Oil on Canvas All art comes from the Universe, for that matter all creative thoughts come from the universe. I know it’s so much more fun to think “I’m so... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Fecund

  Oil on Canvas The unappeased creative imagination is dilemmatic by nature. You live your life programmed to be creative, which gives one a sense of exultation... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Ghost Ranch

  Oil on Canvas “My heroes have always been cowboys and they still are, it seems.” – Willie Nelson. It’s hard to say, if my painting Ghost Ranch was influenced... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE