An artist I met recently regaled me with tales of how she painted with “glow in the dark” paint. While I can certainly understand the desire for work that glows, I prefer to see the luminosity achieved instead by the deft use of color, layering, and a way of revealing light in a more natural, less neon-sign kind of way. Case in point, the work of Atlanta artist Jennifer JL Jones glows gracefully, as if lit from within.
Taking her cues from nature, Jones builds layer upon layer of material, creating a canvas as ever changing as the scenes they reflect. As the seasons change, different aspects of the landscape advance and recede. So too, in Jones’ work, as we gaze upon it the elements in each work seem to float and fluctuate in a delicate dance.
These paintings have an ethereal mystery to them, like a wooded lake shrouded in mist or standing behind the veil of a waterfall. What we see isn’t quite clear, but we know there is beauty.
To see more of Jennifer JL Jones’ work, please visit her website. If you’re in the Atlanta area, don’t miss her show Wet Ink with fellow artists Courtney J. Garrett and Kathryn Jacobi at Alan Avery Art Company. I’m looking forward to seeing what new work Jennifer has at Stellers Gallery when I go home to Florida in a few days!
All images are via the artist’s website or the website of her Santa Fe representing gallery, Hunter Kirkland Contemporary.
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10 responses to “A Luminous Grace: Jennifer JL Jones”
Breathtaking.
Aren’t they? I can’t get enough of her work.
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Jennifer is a great friend and a gifted artist! Thanks for writing about her.
It was purely my pleasure, Mark! Work as beautiful as Jennifer’s is easy to write about. 🙂
Cheers!
Lesley
Very beautiful…………I love the colours and the feeling of mystery.
Stunning the colors remind me of sun shining through the rain.
Love that observation!
Oh my goodness! Its like you understand my mind! You seem to know a lot about this, just like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with some pictures to drive the content home a bit, besides that, this is outstanding blog. A wonderful read. I will definitely return again.
Oh wow, thank you for sharing this! I will have to give this a go it’s beautiful!:)