BIOGRAPHY

Born in Cornwall in 1947 Robert Jones studied fine art at the Falmouth School of Art. Prior to becoming a full time artist Robert was a fisherman. He owned his own boat and for a number of years he fished the inshore waters of his native Cornwall. It was during this time that Robert's love of the sea developed and now as a mature painter it is the theme to which he is constantly drawn.

Robert Jones brings to his sea paintings a true mariner's understanding of its various mood and movement. He is now regarded as one of the leading English sea painters working today and his many collectors always keenly await his exhibitions both in London and elsewhere. Thomas Henry Fine Art has been delighted to represent Robert since 1995 with both his, and our, first exhibition in Cork Street, London. He was also the main exhibitor at our inaugural exhibition at our new Nantucket Island gallery in 1998.


ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"I have two distinctly different ways of working. The first method is working on the spot, usually outside in the elements making paintings of what I see. I think the paintings which result have a spontaneity which comes from trying to capture something quickly before it changes. Usually the paintings are small but I have worked on larger pieces outside, up to A1. My other method of working is in my studio where paintings are built up, usually over a period of time, working on the image, moving things around, making alterations. Sometimes I am working on several paintings at once, doing a little bit to each over many days. The smaller paintings are usually completed within a week. The larger paintings can go on for many weeks. Sometimes paintings will be left, put away for sometimes years, before they are taken out and worked on again and eventually resolved."

Robert Jones