Rodjonesartist

LATEST ARTICLES ( 294 )

• Rhythm of Moment – Sagacity

  Oil on Canvas “I do not need a lifetime— I just need an hour of innocence from my childhood to create a work of art.” – Rod Jones Artist  Most wise; but immatur... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Entrancement

  Oil on Canvas Entrancing— power of three; the third eye; precognition? Nope, not even… no way. One could write a novel; one could write three novels, one could... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Versette

  Oil on Canvas A poet? I am not— I may paint like one, when the muse is graceful or shows volition or more often, as not, sympathy to my guided brush. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Coulant (Flowing)

  Oil on Canvas Our thoughts flow— to and fro, making tideways, channelizing compulsively, weighty and sometimes arbitrary ideas, revealing an uncanny mindful... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Poe’s Reign

  Oil on Canvas Somewhat on the darker side, and perhaps a bit hauntingly mysterious, but not macabre. This work could find a comfortable wall, hanging out in... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Silva Pluvia, (rain Forest)

  “When God created nature; art was inevitable” Rod Jones Artist Perhaps one of the best examples of art and nature, is rendered on cave walls. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Perceptions

  Oil Painting Does the world need another written word or for that matter another painting? There once was a time when a group of well chosen words could alter... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Living in a Window

  It may not be a surprise to some, but it certainly is to many. A painting has some attributes of being a living thing, not in the traditional interpretation of... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Not A Shallow Warning

  : This is not a shallow warning; artists are very creative people and they are overly sensitive to images, or sights. If a creative person happens to be... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art of the Dream

  Oil on Canvas It was yellow and it’s kiss was a spikey; a non rapturous bird.  The yellow feathered vertebrate momentarily lingered in the thoughts from the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• You’re Here Right This Very Moment

  This Moment I’m fascinated with time; perhaps because, as I moved aggressively past the mid- century point; well, way past, as many of my high school Facebook... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Some People Like It

  I once had a conversation with Ansel Adams, you know one of America’s greatest photographers. Even if you don’t know him by name you have invariably seen his... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art’s Cheap Trick

  It’s hard to say who was the first artist to drip paint on to a canvas, no doubt it was most likely a mistake. Paint accidentally dripping off an oversaturated... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Every Creative Thought

  Every creative thought you ever had won’t be lost. The deep recesses of your mind is a biological gift to all creatures especially man. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interpid

  Intrepid Oil on Canvas Paint to Canvas When it comes time to lay paint to canvas my subconsciousness has little concern for my consciousness. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Origins

  Oil on Canvas Art Always Has an Untold Story… It may be impossible to know everything about a particular work of art. Try if you will, but no one can ever get... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sticks & Dirt

  Sticks Dirt Oil On Canvas Sticks Dirt: The earliest form of art and one that is most fleeting. Virtually everyone has drawn something in the dirt from... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Memories of Memory

  – oil on canvas A creative life is filled with joy that is corralled by self inflicted anguish and drama.  An insightful sage once said “ each man lives his lif... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rabbit Warren

  Oil on Canvas There once was a rabbit named Delbert Dashiell Cavanagh, who just happened to be a distant relative to Mr. Peter Rabbit which was not... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Blurred Lines

  Oil on Canvas My painting entitled Blurred Lines is not some artsy metaphorical jargon that seems to be the only way initiates can concoct meaningful and... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE