Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Rod Jones Artist-Writer Art Narratives + Short Stories + Publisher of Thought Row Vignettes ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://rodjonesartist.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Dawning of A Daydream](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-dawning-of-a-daydream/) - The Dawning of A Daydream: Deep within an artwork lives a spirit. Such a spirit can be very choosy as to who it's willing to reveal itself to. Don't be too critical or hard on yourself if it's reluctant to present itself in such a way that you can spiritually connect with it. Here is - [Thought Row Vignettes -The Reading Room](https://rodjonesartist.com/thought-row-vignettes-the-reading-room/) - I’m a short story fiction writer, essayist, and visual artist. Through Thought Row Vignettes, I share classic short fiction and reflective stories that offer a brief escape from the noise and pace of everyday life — written entirely by hand, without AI, the old-fashioned way. Literary short fiction, written by hand — cinematic stories, quiet - [The Porch Light](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-porch-light/) - The Porch Light: "So thick you could cut it with a knife," was what most folks referred to the fog that would creep in between the trees at night. The small mountain community that was possessed by fog was home to a man named Jeremy Duggins. Jeremy would dutifully turn on the porch light the - [You Live Inside Your Mind](https://rodjonesartist.com/you-live-inside-your-mind/) - You Live Inside Your Mind: Contrary to Marisol’s usual diffident attitude towards -life's cares. She closed her computer and opened her mind. Unwittingly,she found herself in a state of pure self reliance. She; and she alone was facing an unforeseeable future. Marisol described it to herself out loud, boldly as if it were a verbal - [Thoughts Fall Like Leaves](https://rodjonesartist.com/thoughts-fall-like-leaves/) - Thoughts Fall Like Leaves: Hurling a rock from the single lane wooden bridge that connected two towns which were divided by a creek. Buster, the boy that launched the rock with all his might, watched it soar through the air and make a splashing plop into the only standing pool of water in the creek - [An Anxious Moment](https://rodjonesartist.com/an-anxious-moment/) - An Anxious Moment: Scientists tell us this work of art is what your mind looks like when it’s experiencing anxiety. Well, actually I am fibbing. In fact, as far as I know, there's never been a scientist that has viewed this work of art. If they did, they more than likely would've questioned its creator. - [Heavenly Spirits](https://rodjonesartist.com/heavenly-spirits/) - Heavenly Spirits Every painting has a story, if you can’t find one, make one up. No, they are not apparitions you see cleverly and strategically positioned in this presented painting. They are simply what your mind chooses to demystify. It’s a decoding process that we all go through when we see a work of art, - [Sentient](https://rodjonesartist.com/sentient/) - Sentient Facts and feelings wittingly impressed upon your mind while viewing this work of art. Give it a try. Once you go past the initial mesmerizing, the magic will begin for you. Through your inner and outer vision transmitted with the eyes you may be drawn into the fable colors, driven by an inspiration to - [Universe of Discourse](https://rodjonesartist.com/universe-of-discourse-2/) - Universe of Discourse A meditative look back in time. Is it the threshold of thought? No: it’s a painting delivered fresh from the imagination. Is it random in color and composition? No: it’s a high-minded desire to bring the viewer into an exploration of their own mesmerizing rapture. Does color and composition always - [What’s Your Focus?](https://rodjonesartist.com/whats-your-focus/) - What’s Your Focus? Do your ideals compete with the images you see? A preconceived notion is what makes us humans so unforgivably opinionated. Try and describe this painting in your own mind without associating the work with the million things you’ve seen or thought about in your life to date. You’ll discover it’s an impossible - [Provoked Energy](https://rodjonesartist.com/provoked-energy/) - Provoked Energy This oil painting could’ve attracted numerous titles. The truth: This work required both mental and physical energy. More often than not, the cerebral and stamina just weren’t complementing each other. The brush had its own mind. The braininess behind the color selection well, you can see what blossomed, a floriferous ballooning. Paintings - [Verve of Unreality](https://rodjonesartist.com/verve-of-unreality/) - Verve of Unreality Like minds are not alike. Impressions march through our brains like a never-ending parade, mutable by the whims of our five senses. . Impressionistically speaking, all art is symbolic of the individual creators conscious and subconscious, that are merged together by the artist's psychic thinking. In other words, what you see is - [Liquid Reverie](https://rodjonesartist.com/liquid-reverie/) - Liquid Reverie Within this painting is a meditative mirage. Most of my paintings bear this quality. Gaze your way through the melodically shaded tonal blues and greens. You can honestly let your conscious and subconscious mind engage with a treatability that you may never have thought was possible. The painting you see before you is - [Under The Looking Glass of Time](https://rodjonesartist.com/under-the-looking-glass-of-time/) - Under The Looking Glass of Time A menagerie of oddments composed in an aggregation. Easy to see, easy on the eyes. Difficult to adjust into a formidable way of thinking. Dauntingly compelling if you let your visual mind wander in an immersive way. In nother words, there’s a lot of artistic BS lingo that - [In Art it’s Never What Your Visual Mind Tells You](https://rodjonesartist.com/in-art-its-never-what-your-visual-mind-tells-you/) - In Art it’s Never What Your Visual Mind Tells You There are hundreds of story captions hidden in each and every one of those dripping balloons in the painting shown here. Who is the arbiter? Is it the soothsayer that tells us all what we are seeing? When it comes to interpreting abstract art, everyone - [Self-Expression](https://rodjonesartist.com/self-expression/) - Self-Expression Creators create as an expression of their thoughts and ideas. You would think it would be more about their personalities or their individual traits; but that’s rarely at the forefront of any work of art. Who Creates and Why? Well, I generally know more about myself than others when it comes to - [Pour and Flow](https://rodjonesartist.com/pour-and-flow/) - Pour and Flow: In motion to be seen and texturally felt! Do the thoughts in your mind go up or do they go down? The pace was brought to a standstill as the small group of frenzied social media scrollers became detached. And happening now is what you see, a painting that promises to pour - [The Unspoken Vocabulary of Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-unspoken-vocabulary-of-art/) - The Unspoken Vocabulary of Art A special sense of vision re-creates a daydream. What you see is a non-hallucination of a prefigurement. I know you're thinking to yourself what the heck does that mean. Well, it's a parody. Or another way of saying it… its high falutin art talk. This is the kind of speak - [Blissful Rhapsody](https://rodjonesartist.com/blissful-rhapsody/) - Blissful Rhapsody: Emotional yet elusively quaint. You can see the improvisation of my usual idiosyncratic approach to my paintings. No two are alike, but yet they are held together by a common theme. Open to Interpretation: All abstract works of art beg for disentanglement. The elusive justification and rationalization can rarely be found. That's what - [Receptive Abstract Patternism Defined: Ok so what is Receptive Abstract Patternism™ exactly?](https://rodjonesartist.com/receptive-abstract-patternism-defined-ok-so-what-is-receptive-abstract-patternism-exactly/) - Receptive Abstract Patternism Defined: Ok so what is Receptive Abstract Patternism™ exactly? While most people can understand the word abstract… because it certainly is. Most of my work is non-representational and non-objective. So it’s easy to conclude that my artwork is abstract. The word Patternism is pretty obvious…we often say that the paintings are held - [Sublime Signs of Expression](https://rodjonesartist.com/sublime-signs-of-expression/) - Sublime Signs of Expression: This painting wants to be a lofty expression of a thought waiting to be understood. Can you ever really understand a painting? Every piece of art is open to interpretation. The individual who takes the time to seriously look at and explore a work of art must rely on their own - [Scattered Thoughts Entrapped](https://rodjonesartist.com/scattered-thoughts-entrapped/) - Scattered Thoughts Entrapped: “Where is your head Rod, the brush is fully loaded? Entrapped in the foliage of fall.” Abandoned those scattered thoughts that are entrapping your thinking. Put to use that colorfully loaded paintbrush. The canvas in all its blank white glory wants to be something more. It wants to be visually and courageously - [Sudden Insights > Silent Thinking](https://rodjonesartist.com/sudden-insights-silent-thinking/) - Sudden Insights > Silent Thinking: Creativity flourishes where burgeoning thoughts germinate. And that my friend is what we all imagine happens when we decide to do something creatively. I'm in that foolish ship, always ready with paint, brushes, and canvases in hand, standing by for my maiden voyage of untold and yet-to-be-discovered inspirations from a - [Brushstrokes of Expressionism x 1000](https://rodjonesartist.com/brushstrokes-of-expressionism-x-1000/) - Brushstrokes of Expressionism x 1000: A good measure of amenability combined with ample disciplined patience, is the kind of resolve it takes to achieve a creative task. When Rod asked Rod, are you sure you have the patience and stamina to make a painting like this? And yes I'm a Gemini, so Rod always asks - [Art and the Afternoon Drizzle](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-and-the-afternoon-drizzle/) - Art and the Afternoon Drizzle: Unprepared was I. The most I expected from the sky that afternoon was a mizzle, not a drizzle. The sun seemed to be shining through on all sides of the puffy varicolored slaty and white clouds. I felt it was sure to be a refreshing and energizing walk. Then I - [Arts Joyful Vibrancy](https://rodjonesartist.com/arts-joyful-vibrancy/) - Arts Joyful Vibrancy: Would this painting of mine inspire Beethoven to compose the Ode to Joy from the 9th Symphony? Not likely, but the Ode to Joy inspired me to make this work of art. That and remembrances of a child's birthday party, colorful balloons and all. I rarely if ever like to admit that - [ Arts Engagement Process Is Mesmerizing](https://rodjonesartist.com/arts-engagement-process-is-mesmerizing/) - Arts Engagement Process Is Mesmerizing: What you see is not always what you see, or at least what you think you see. Visual art may hold your attention, and it can even grip your imagination in unpredictable ways. To be truly engaged with a painting it's important to be aware of your personal emotional state. - [Three Ways Art Keeps You Self-Aware](https://rodjonesartist.com/three-ways-art-keeps-you-self-aware/) - Three Ways Art Keeps You Self-Aware: Art in itself doesn't give a flip about you. If you show up in front of a piece of art it's not too concerned if your mind is filled with slumberous thoughts. The artist or creator of the work, on the other hand, is strengthened and energized to the - [When Art Has No Boundaries](https://rodjonesartist.com/when-art-has-no-boundaries/) - When Art Has No Boundaries: A wandering creative mind is relentlessly searching subconsciously for originality in any form that will manifest itself onto the artist's canvas. In this artwork I named Magnitude, there is an obvious intersection that draws the viewer in. From there all bets are off. Intentionally unpredictable by drawing the eye to - [The Workability of Abstract Art on the Mind](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-workability-of-abstract-art-on-the-mind/) - The Workability of Abstract Art on the Mind: When it comes to the practicality of abstract art, it's truly impractical and nonverbal. To most of humanity, it lacks the charm to captivate. Why is this painting a "now painting for the mind?" It's nonsensical but it possesses a peculiar way of drawing you in. Visually - [Attention: Art Collectors](https://rodjonesartist.com/attention-art-collectors/) - Rod Jones Artist - Limited Works of Art Now Available to Add to Your Art Collection After creating art for over 20 years I decided it's time to release some of my Receptive Abstract Patternism works of art. Paintings are oil on canvas, in various sizes. Some of the collection is on masonite. We - [A Daydream Imagined On A Canvas](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-daydream-imagined-on-a-canvas/) - A Daydream Imagined On A Canvas: It’s nearly always a series of thoughts, images, and emotions that occur during our sleep. Sometimes there are conceptions or images created by the imagination that have no objective reality when we are completely awake, it's a daydream. I love the word "chimera" as it relates to my sometimes - [The Interpretive Side Of Non-Interpretive Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-interpretive-side-of-non-interpretive-art/) - The Interpretive Side Of Non-Interpretive Art: What is this painting all about? You might say it's a disentanglement by me from my usual style, that I call Receptive Abstract Patternernism. There is an obvious interpretive element in this work. The three trees are floating on an island in a sea of blue with a thousand - [Inspiration… It’s All In Your Head](https://rodjonesartist.com/inspiration-its-all-in-your-head/) - Inspiration… It’s All In Your Head: Why do so many creative people need to go outside of their own thinking to be inspired? More often than not, it was a learned behavior taught to us, but by whom? The number one question creative people are always asked is, "What was your inspiration?" Of course, you're - [Bon Mots](https://rodjonesartist.com/bon-mots/) - Bon Mots: The hidden witticism that resides within. I suspect what I'm about to say will be tough to believe. But here's the truth about this painting, or at least one of the truths. When I completed this artwork, and sat down to take a gander at the painting, something that I often do. My - [The Curious Case for Orange and Green](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-curious-case-for-orange-and-green/) - The Curious Case for Orange and Green: Do you believe, as I do, that colors talk to each other? How they verbalize is a mystery, but they somehow manage to impact all those that they colorfully engage with. In the curious case of orange and green, nature is boastfully proud to provide these two visually - [Universe of Discourse](https://rodjonesartist.com/universe-of-discourse/) - Universe of Discourse: If you stare into this oil painting of mine for any length of time, you may discover the meaning behind the phrase "Universe of Discourse." Many of the elements in an abstract work of art gives the viewer an opportunity to travel within their own mindscape. What does it all this mean? - [Rod spoke first, "the magic is in the…" ](https://rodjonesartist.com/rod-spoke-first-the-magic-is-in-the/) - Rod spoke first, "the magic is in the…" "Area where I intended it to be." "In my indomitable square brushstroke, yielding a destiny of cited creative outcomes, likened to the waggle of a team of fully loaded paintbrushes." Duplicating textureless shapes that live in the best-positioned form of a square. Yielding untenable communiqués - [What Makes Creativity Creative?](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-makes-creativity-creative/) - What Makes Creativity Creative?: "I'll know it when I see it." I often heard my commercial photography clients make this nervy comment. I have to say; with some amusement, I didn't see that portrayed very often. Creativity is subjectively deceiving; ask a dozen or more people what creativity is. And you will become inundated with - [Reconstructed Art And Thought](https://rodjonesartist.com/reconstructed-art-and-thought/) - Reconstructed Art And Thought: My notion of what art brings to thought is a gambit I love to pursue. Define art in less than a million words; no less will do. The story of art is perpetual. The long-continued dialogue that desperately struggles in its notion of what truly is an original work of art - [Thinking Outside the Box Requires You to Have a Box to Think Out Of](https://rodjonesartist.com/thinking-outside-the-box-requires-you-to-have-a-box-to-think-out-of/) - Thinking Outside the Box Requires You to Have a Box to Think Out Of: You may have experienced such a dilemma in your life. Most likely, more often than you or any of us would care to share. If you haven't, then I suspect you are blissfully blessed. How we manage to box ourselves in - [Loyalty to One’s Art is a Commitment to Succeed](https://rodjonesartist.com/loyalty-to-ones-art-is-a-commitment-to-succeed/) - Loyalty to One’s Art is a Commitment to Succeed: At last count, there are a gazillion works of art available for sale. Pity the artist that has to compete. It's one of life's choices loaded with apprehension and sweaty hand-wringing jitters. Not for the faint of heart, mind you. . Is there a solution? If - [What Happens To Me When I Sell a Work of Art?](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-happens-to-me-when-i-sell-a-work-of-art/) - What Happens To Me When I Sell a Work of Art? One word might generally describe everything about the sale for me, and that word would be… delight or delighted. . The most recent sale was to a hotel in Florida. Assuming it goes somewhere that has high traffic, and lots of people have the - [Idea Fountains Hiding in Your Thoughts](https://rodjonesartist.com/idea-fountains-hiding-in-your-thoughts/) - Idea Fountains Hiding in Your Thoughts: Every work of art tells a story, outwardly and inwardly. The interpretations of this painting, although seemingly to be purely abstract; actually tells a story. The viewer of this work of art, or for that matter any work of art, has the profound opportunity to bring about their own - [Stirring the Emotionalism in Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/stirring-the-emotionalism-in-art/) - Stirring the Emotionalism in Art: What makes you emotional? Sadness brings it on. Happiness brings it on. Seeing brings it on. Hearing brings it on. A work of art can do many things to your emotions. Looking at a painting or touching a sculpture invariably causes a welling up of emotions, from happy and inspired - [Get Lost!… In The Splattering of Thoughts](https://rodjonesartist.com/get-lost-in-the-splattering-of-thoughts/) - Get Lost!… In The Splattering of Thoughts: There’s a mesmerizing spell in this work of art. Was it intentional? Or… like most works of abstract art, there often appears to be an encapsulated element that helps express the main idea of the painting. Sometimes a well organized set of brushstrokes can do the job. In - [Art Speaks Through Your Eyes](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-speaks-through-your-eyes/) - Art Speaks Through Your Eyes: Art really does connect to your brain through what you see. Your ears can betray you. Verbal influences, packed with opinions and analysis can take your visual experience on a dogmatical ride. . Seeing for yourself: The art you view in silence provides the opportunity to connect on a genuine - [Warning! Spirits in a Work of Art May be Attracted to You](https://rodjonesartist.com/warning-spirits-in-a-work-of-art-may-be-attracted-to-you/) - Warning! Spirits in a Work of Art May be Attracted to You: Have you ever looked at a painting so intensely, that when you walked away, you felt like it was following you all the way home. Hour after hour you found that the image was ever present in your mind's eye. That seemingly innocent - [Creativity Depends on Risk](https://rodjonesartist.com/creativity-depends-on-risk/) - Creativity Depends on Risk: Risk in any form is a dicey proposition, it's truly a snare trap for creative people. Stare at a blank sheet of paper that you placed in front of you. If you are an artist, stare at a blank canvas. You will quickly discover a certain amount of anxiety will become - [The Glow of Jazz in a Work of Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-glow-of-jazz-in-a-work-of-art/) - The Glow of Jazz in a Work of Art: Music is the most fleeting of all art, but yet it can be the most deeply felt. Listening to music while painting can actually impact your brushstrokes, the more robust, the more flamboyant they become. Music in the background as you mix color can change the - [My Imagination Has a Mind of its Own](https://rodjonesartist.com/my-imagination-has-a-mind-of-its-own/) - My Imagination Has a Mind of its Own. Does yours? I make it a practice to never corral my thoughts when my creative imagination wants to frolic. Inventing and abstract artwork, when left to its own use of imagination, is at its frolicking best. . This oil painting entitled: Perspicacious has acute mental vision. Like - [What Will Your Imagination Say to You?](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-will-your-imagination-say-to-you/) - What Will Your Imagination Say to You? Is it metaphysically unearthly? An undiscovered species? Or is it just an imaginative painting? There are hundreds of brushstrokes on this work made up of oil paint. There are intricate and minute details that can only be seen and appreciated when standing in front of this painting. When - [Film Noir Acquisition](https://rodjonesartist.com/film-noir-acquisition/) - Film Noir Acquisition - It has the title, Film Noir. What do you see? A type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting? Perhaps a futuristic gateway. Well, when I made this painting, there was no real thought as to the title. Like most of my art it evolves as a series - [Why Art Is More Important Now Than Ever](https://rodjonesartist.com/why-art-is-more-important-now-than-ever/) - Why Art Is More Important Now Than Ever: In spite of what you may have been led to believe, it's not all about social justice. Art is essential, it has an intrinsic value. We all see art and in all of its various forms. Perhaps the most interesting thing about art is its ability to - [Let Me Tell You](https://rodjonesartist.com/let-me-tell-you/) - Let Me Tell You “What is your inspiration?” I freely admit I hate when anybody asks me that question. And yes, I know that for most people it seems like a natural thing to ask an artist. Although, closely behind that one is… “What is your favorite color?” Here’s why I don’t like that question. - [Seeing Beyond Your Capabilities](https://rodjonesartist.com/seeing-beyond-your-capabilities/) - https://rodjonesartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/679795538_623417_MOV_AdobeExpress.mp4 Seeing beyond your capabilities There is more to you than you think. What if I told you there is more to you than you think when it comes to how you interpret what you see. Watch this video a few times and your interpretation will change multiple times, especially if you watch it at - [Art That is Fiercely Independent](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-that-is-fiercely-independent/) - https://rodjonesartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/679344690_008354_MOV_AdobeExpress.mp4 Art Fiercely Independent Art that is fiercely independent that lives within itself. Explore your way in and discover what there is to see. - [Abstract Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/abstract-art/) - Abstract Art is a collection of thoughts from your subconscious mind. At least that’s where I seem to find mine. The interesting reality of this art form is not so much what the artist interprets in his mine, but what the viewer ultimately sees. If the viewer of the art could reinterpret what they see, - [Thinking in a Dream](https://rodjonesartist.com/thinking-in-a-dream/) - Thinking in a Dream - oil on canvas - The magic came from paint that manifested itself onto the canvas before me. The painting evolved from subconscious thinking. Neither brush nor paint was at hand. The canvas took the expressions of color and composition from the very thoughts of the artist. “Painting is a - [Corroboree](https://rodjonesartist.com/corroboree/) - Corroboree | Oil on Canvas: On more than one occasion it has been suggested that my art looks Australian aboriginal. I chose this interesting title for this painting because it refers to a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance. Everyone should celebrate their successes. This painting, - [Transformative](https://rodjonesartist.com/transformative/) - Transformative: Do you ever feel like the art you create is transformative? Meaning…it is always open for interpretation depending upon the mood you are in. Is it psychological or physiological? Perhaps our bodies that are filled with cosmic soup from the Universe keep us in a constant state of creative agitation. If you have an - [Art Post](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-post/) - Art Post I have been asked over the years what category does my art style fit into. At first I did not have a good answer. Then through a conversation I had with my daughter we came up with a name for my style, well actually… she did and it's called… Receptive Abstract Patternism Read - [My Mommy Has Tattoos Part 1](https://rodjonesartist.com/my-mommy-has-tattoos-part-1/) - My Mommy Has Tattoos: Cindy who was about 8 1/2 years old and her mother Beth days away from turning 30, were in the process of checking out at a grocery store. When it came time to pay for the groceries, Beth was having trouble getting her credit card to pay for the items they - [Arts Seven Sins](https://rodjonesartist.com/arts-seven-sins/) - Arts Seven Sins: This could be an inferno purgatory; it could be hellfire and brimstone, it's not. Penelope Montgomery was well into her 70s. Lived in a remote desert town 22 miles northeast of US Route 6 in Nevada. Those that lived there were mostly misfitted out of society. Penelope was born and raised in - [Upwelling Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/upwelling-creativity/) - Upwelling Creativity: A single step on a private stairway that dwells in a mind of unconscious thoughts. Cohabitating creative thoughts often become washed away by life's mundane and customary thinking; non-complementary to originality and to the authenticity of creativity. What does that all mean? If you want to be creative you have to make a - [Juxtaposed Dreamer](https://rodjonesartist.com/juxtaposed-dreamer/) - Juxtaposed Dreamer: The silence in the mind was broken by a rush of thoughts, as if that could ever be a reality in a disquieting sleep. The minutes built the hours, daunting and discomposing, methodical and rational deliberations. The paragraph above is a testament of a juxtaposed dreamer. As we live our lives constructed of - [The Easy Part of Easy - Part 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-easy-part-of-easy-part-2/) - The Easy Part of Easy: So now we have Becky-Vicki sitting at a small round table at the Red Rooster Café in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Sitting directly across from her, more or less, is Larry-George Brown. He just announced to Becky-Vicki that he was her brother. Becky-Vicki sat there quietly but actively processing what she - [The Easy Part of Easy - Pt 1](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-easy-part-of-easy-pt-1/) - The Easy Part of Easy - Pt 1: Did anyone ever tell you, “no one ever said it would be easy,“ and that turned out to be true, and in some cases false. The advice sage is horary. Inevitably predictable, setting the stage for doubt in all matters. Let me introduce you to Becky-Vicki Brown. - [Women in Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/women-in-art/) - Women In Art: The art of creativity means? It may depend upon if you wear lipstick or not. I was at a shooting range once and there were both men and women shooting handguns. There was one very noticeable difference in the success of their marksmanship. The women had finesse. In case you're not familiar - [Thought Row](https://rodjonesartist.com/thought-row/) - Thought Row: What's in a thought? How many thoughts are in a row? Give it a thought. Creativity starts with a thought. The hardest thought is the first thought; give that some thought. The Thought Row Podcast is a sincere effort to encourage actionable creative thoughts, encouraging a form of thinking that is motivational. Behind it - [Art | Space | Time](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-space-time/) - Art | Space | Time: Moving no less than fast. Art like all creative endeavors survives in the palatable ether of the mind. So what does all that really mean? Creativity is nothing more than the execution of organized thoughts. The art of painting in every conceivable combination of organized thinking always manages to be - [A Useless Brushstroke](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-useless-brushstroke/) - A Useless Brushstroke: Or is it? “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan. . A Useless - [Off World Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/off-world-creativity/) - Off World Creativity: By now we should all be able to agree that thoughts are actual things. If we can agree on that. Then let's question where do those thoughts actually live? Are our thoughts always just in our brains? Of course they are not only expressed verbally, but often expressed with the eyes, or - [Anxiety Dilemma](https://rodjonesartist.com/anxiety-dilemma/) - Anxiety Dilemma: In 10,000 years the sun will not provide enough heat to warm our planet. I just thought I would give you one more thing to worry about. The sun, which is the center of our universe, is kind of important, after all we would not be here if it wasn't for its influence - [Thought Collector](https://rodjonesartist.com/thought-collector/) - Thought Collector: Once upon a time there was a brain. In fact, there were hundreds of millions of brains. These brains were filled with thoughts, mostly useless and random thoughts. Occasionally one of these brains gave birth to an original thought. All the other brains that could tune into the brain with this original thought - [Vers Liber](https://rodjonesartist.com/vers-liber/) - Vers Liber: Suppose for a moment, that all of your mindful thoughts were expressed in a prosey fashion. There was a rhythm to every mindful verse. Every vivid thought had an expressive lyricism. Creating a vivid language in your mind that provoked an emotional response. That way of thinking created a formal grace that was clearly - [Billet-Doux](https://rodjonesartist.com/billet-doux/) - Billet-Doux: Is the love you feel equal to the love you give? If a bundle of letters neatly tied together with a ribbon, or a strand of leather was found by some treasure hunter in an old trunk. And that trunk was hidden in a dusty corner of a basement in a secondhand store, and - [Networking](https://rodjonesartist.com/networking/) - Networking Networking requires engagement. We all want to succeed in our chosen professions. When you grow your connections on Social Media and increase your followers, remember to encourage and celebrate their successes. They work just as hard as you do. And we all need encouragement to keep moving forward. Encourage others and they will encourage - [Blurred Lines of Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/blurred-lines-of-creativity/) - Blurred Lines of Creativity: I opted to not write a fictional story this week. Instead, I’m presenting a painting that may be applicable to all creative people. Because I paint, write and co-host a podcast on creativity, sometimes the three of those creative efforts blur into each other. I would love to hear your thoughts - [Serenity In Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/serenity-in-creativity/) - Serenity In Creativity: 101.8° was Catherine's temperature. She thought to herself, "not too bad, but I definitely have a temperature and I should do something about it. I suppose it could go up." Catherine Beatrice McKnight lived just outside of Cambridge England. Catherine was 37 years old. Lived by herself with her two cats, one - [Resolutions - Chapter 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/resolutions-chapter-2/) - Resolutions Chapter Two: In chapter 1 you may remember that a woman named Carly suffered from a very rare case of amnesia that started when she visited Joshua Tree National Park New Year's Eve 1993. On January 3rd, 2022 Carly suffered again from her state of amnesia but this time there was something slightly different - [Resolutions](https://rodjonesartist.com/resolutions/) - Resolutions: A predictable case of amnesia struck Carly the first Monday after New Year's, becoming oblivious to her own perceptions of herself. The condition showed up on a particular New Year's in 1993. Carly's inattention plagued her ever since her 29th birthday of that year. The condition had prevailed ever since. This year, the Monday - [The Door Opens part 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-door-opens-part-2/) - The Door Opens part 2: In part one, Charles was living with an old woman he called Lady who unfortunately passed away. Charles had dug a grave and laid her to rest. He decided that he would decorate her grave in such a way that she would not be forgotten. The second day after Charles - [The Door Opens](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-door-opens/) - The Door Opens: Rain was lashing out in all directions. No legitimate weather reporting station had even the remotest inkling as to what was happening. The rural town which was located off the beaten path for virtually all travelers, was isolated by the mere fact it did not appear on any map, didn't have a - [People on Paper](https://rodjonesartist.com/people-on-paper/) - People on Paper: Snip, snip, snip the mixed media titanium bonded scissors were up to the task that laid before them. Carol Margaret, with shears in hand, had neatly stacked various colored papers on the table before her, with every intention of crafting snowflake looking paper cutouts. She picked up an 8.5 x - [A Year of Living Unremarkably](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-year-of-living-unremarkably/) - A Year of Living Unremarkably: In a remarkable year, many of us have lived unremarkably. Time created placeholders in our heads. We lived mostly within. Anxieties were measured incrementally, and unfortunately, that capricious uneasiness becomes stored within ourselves. Creative people looked for salvation in creative tasks. For some, that was the perfect antidote for the - [Soulful Hours](https://rodjonesartist.com/soulful-hours/) - Soulful Hours: Five minutes past, Never-O'clock which resides in the back of our spiritual mind, you may discover two angels. One with white glowing wings attached. The other one has sinister dark black wings. Depending on how your deep subconscious works and how you think, one of these two winged Angels has set up housekeeping. - [Something to Think About](https://rodjonesartist.com/something-to-think-about/) - Something To Think About: Only a half cup of coffee was left in the carafe, and Marge was happy to take it. As she looked around the bookstore, she could not see a single person drinking coffee. For that matter, she didn't see anyone else. The coffee was hot and tasted fresh. "People must've come - [A Thoughtful Podcast](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-thoughtful-podcast/) - A Thoughtful Podcast: If you heard someone say, "we celebrate what people love to do creatively by giving them a voice." What would you think? Would you think that people who love to live their lives creatively, actually need a place where they can share what they've learned about living creatively with others. Would you - [Sweet Dreams on Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/sweet-dreams-on-creativity/) - Sweet Dreams on Creativity : Carefully putting her electric toothbrush on the charging stand, Judy took one last glance at herself in the mirror. She could hear her stomach growling, and she knew it was time to eat, or as she liked to say, "it's time for me to break my fast" which she found - [The Day of the Night Raven](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-day-of-the-night-raven/) - The Day of the Night Raven: Quicker than you could say All Hallows Eve, the twilight glow at day's end, disappeared, only to be somewhat resurrected by the full moon. Charlie Montgomery climbed up into his truck and started the journey home from the small desert town of Barstow. The year was 1956. Charlie drove - [Light At the End Of?](https://rodjonesartist.com/light-at-the-end-of/) - Light At The End Of? Life lives in spite of itself. No two are alike. Whether it be man or beast, the beginnings are all shared experiences and expectations. It's not philosophically driven, it simply is a reality. Seeking starts at birth. Outcomes are driven most often by choices. When we turn our backs on - [2558 West Village Lane](https://rodjonesartist.com/2558-west-village-lane/) - 2558 West Village Lane: Roscoe E. Hansen. Roscoe E. Hansen, was how Roscoe E. Hansen introduced himself. Just about everyone who met him generally smirked or laughed when they walked away from him. He was one of those characters with a peculiar habit of tucking his thumb underneath his fingers when he made hand gestures - [Magnifying Your Dreams - Part Two](https://rodjonesartist.com/magnifying-your-dreams-part-two/) - Magnifying Your Dreams - Part Two: When we left off with the previous story, Leonard had found a mobile phone in the forest. He then discovered a conversation. Listening into the conversation, it turned out to be something he could've never expected. Luke and Beth were the names of the two people Leonard listen in - [Magnifying Your Dreams](https://rodjonesartist.com/magnifying-your-dreams/) - Magnifying Your Dreams: The rain let up after a good hour of intermittent sprinkles and downpours. Leonard was walking on a remote path near his mountain home. It was one of those trails that you really had to know where it was in order to follow it into the deep woods. Everything in, on, and - [A Deliverable Dream](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-deliverable-dream/) - A Deliverable Dream: The stories I have written over the past year have been an exercise. It's been an exercise for me to practice the craft of writing. I have a long way to go, but admittedly I have celebrated every minute. Invariably I would sit down to write, not really knowing what kind of - [Logic of Thoughts Part 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/logic-of-thoughts-part-2/) - Logic of Thoughts Part 2: Before Nancy could complete her encrypted message, she received a message back. The computer person said, "my name is Cloudburst. I work for many intelligence agencies from different countries around the world. I thought I would mess with you a little bit. I'm sorry if I frightened you," Nancy thought - [Logic of Thoughts](https://rodjonesartist.com/logic-of-thoughts/) - Logic of Thoughts: One by one, the desk drawers slammed shut. Nancy was desperately looking for something she rarely, if ever, used. It was almost a treasure hunt going through her Army-Navy surplus desk. It was big and especially heavy because it was made out of metal. And had this distinction of being painted battleship - [Receptive Abstract Patternism](https://rodjonesartist.com/receptive-abstract-patternism/) - Receptive Abstract Patternism: Why do you paint like that, Rod? It's a question that I am often asked. Invariably the follow-up question is, "how did you come up with such a name?" Well, I did not come up with this name. I started painting when I was around 11 or 12, I don't remember exactly. - [Starlight Mesa](https://rodjonesartist.com/starlight-mesa/) - Starlight Mesa: Up on the ridge of Table Mountain stood a shack of a house. Above the narrow main door leading into the somewhat dilapidated wood structure was a sign. The whitewashed signboard, with faded black lettering, read Starlight Mesa. Perhaps announcing a dream that had since been lost. There was a small herd of - [The Safe Place](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-safe-place/) - The Safe Place: It’s in your head mostly. What you picture in your thoughtful mind is what? A little cozy cabin in a forest with a small lake right outside the door. Add a tiny dock with a canoe tied up to it. All of the birds in the forest are serenading you with their - [Long Hot Summer](https://rodjonesartist.com/long-hot-summer/) - Long Hot Summer: The sun is the culprit, exasperating our need for quenchables in the form of libations that inevitably join forces with cooling contraptions and conveyances. In other words, a glass of ice water and an air conditioner. The un-seasonable and the unkind merciless temperatures that many have been experiencing are taxing our mental - [Thoughts on Manifestations](https://rodjonesartist.com/thoughts-on-manifestations/) - Thoughts on Manifestations: What if everything you thought about came true? We all know that would not be good for a variety of reasons. Good thoughts, the wholesome ones are a welcome addition to our daily thoughts. The not-so-good thoughts, the destructive ones, can be debilitating and, in some cases, downright devastating. Manifesting stuff - [Compassion](https://rodjonesartist.com/compassion/) - Compassion Compassion: Have you ever prayed for someone you didn't formally know? Someone you read about or heard about that was having a difficult time. Did you feel sorry for them? What did you hope you would achieve by this most unappreciated but very caring move? I can tell you that this unselfish act of - [Omnium-gatherum](https://rodjonesartist.com/omnium-gatherum/) - Omnium-gatherum: A miscellaneous collection of thoughts and ideas on creativity. Brought to you by my fictitious friend, that I will call Tony. Creativity is like an overwritten novel paragraph that lacks meaningful punctuation. Much is said, but little makes sense. Creativity is one long run-on of tangible and intangible words wrapped up in a collection - [Fourth of July in America](https://rodjonesartist.com/fourth-of-july-in-america/) - Fourth of July in America: Thank you for yesterday, where heavily laden teardrops ran down my time-weathered cheeks. I cannot necessarily define what caused the waterworks. It seemed like it was a culmination of feelings that were long-lost and rarely visited. Let me break it down into episodes. The first occurred early in the morning - [When We Talk About Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/when-we-talk-about-art/) - When We Talk About Art When We Talk About Art: A 100 million words have been hoisted on art. Probably more like a billion words. And yet, it doesn't appear like it's ever going to slow down or stop. Words describing art seem to always get down to one word; interpretation, and it's a word - [Thought Row Podcast Story](https://rodjonesartist.com/thought-row-podcast-story/) - Thought Row Podcast Story Thought Row Podcast Story: I'm Rod Jones, and along with my wife, Inci, we created the Thought Row Podcast. We started the development about six months ago. We both had one major goal in mind for the podcast. We wanted the podcast to celebrate what people love to do creatively by - [The 13th Hour Chapter 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-13th-hour-chapter-2/) - The 13th Hour Chapter 2: You may remember from the first chapter that our main character Doug Miller was obsessed, or cursed, whichever way you want to look at it. He repeated, over and over: One Three, One Three, One Three. He met a strange woman named Flora on a very strange bus ride that - [The 13th Hour](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-13th-hour/) - The 13th hour: One three! One three! One three! Doug Miller was haunted by this self-inflicted mantra of repeating one three. Over and over, before he went to sleep at night and upon first waking up in the morning. The perpetually annoying one three was there to greet him at the beginning and the end - [Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids Chapter 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/mrs-frederick-arnold-and-the-river-rapids-chapter-2/) - Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids Chapter 2: At the end of chapter 1, Mary Arnold and her son Jeffrey were recovering from their dangerous time they had on the Trinity River, where they almost drowned. Their lives were saved by Mary's husband, Frederick Arnold, and another man that helped him. Chapter 2: - [Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids](https://rodjonesartist.com/mrs-frederick-arnold-and-the-river-rapids/) - Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids: Mary Arnold hung her wet washboard upon the wall of the wash house. Her weekly washing routine was done, including putting up the laundry on the sagging cotton clothesline, which she would have to prop up with notched wooden boards. The worst part of laundry day was carrying - [In Its Own Way: Chapter 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/in-its-own-way-chapter-2/) - In Its Own Way: Chapter 2 - You may remember in chapter 1, our main character Joyce Townsend was a highly skilled illustrator and designer living in a small town outside of New York, where she made her living doing freelance projects for clients in Manhattan. Through a strange set of circumstances, Joyce managed to - [In Its Own Way](https://rodjonesartist.com/in-its-own-way/) - In Its Own Way: Third Country song in a row on the all-night radio, blaring out sad, sad songs. Joyce Townsend looked over at the old brown Bakelite radio that she inherited from her mother. She thought to herself. "Why am I listening to this country music in the middle of the night. Every songIn Its Own Way: Third Country song in a row on the all-night radio, blaring out sad, sad songs. Joyce Townsend looked over at the old brown Bakelite radio that she inherited from her mother. She thought to herself. "Why am I listening to this country music in the middle of the night. Every song - [We Think Everyone is Creative](https://rodjonesartist.com/we-think-everyone-is-creative/) - We think everyone is creative. Join me Rod Jones and my co-host Inci Jones, plus interesting guests for positive and creative motivation. You will find it inspirational and help you get on the path to exploring new ideas. Thought Row podcast is for everyone...Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes. Tune in - [Inner Peace Visits The Grateful Heart](https://rodjonesartist.com/inner-peace-visits-the-grateful-heart/) - Inner Peace Visits The Grateful Heart: Rebecca Turner thought it was her duty to do her best to make sure her brother; Thomas Nicholas Turner, stopped referring to himself as TNT. Which was pretty much what he went by. Some people jokingly called it his own private acronym. In fact, he would always introduce himself - [Rural Free Delivery](https://rodjonesartist.com/rural-free-delivery/) - Rural Free Delivery: Down the bumpy dirt road which was often flooded from farmers overflowing irrigation. You cross paths with the mailman as he travels on his daily route. He did not have an official mail carrier's truck, but he did have a big white clapboard sign sitting on the passenger side dashboard, announcing to - [Ayes and Jeers](https://rodjonesartist.com/ayes-and-jeers/) - Ayes and Jeers: "Don't blame the mirror." Esther's mind was cluttered with that mantra-like thought. The gilded mirror was a gift; more like a hand-me-down from one of her Persian ancestors. It was enshrined in the most prominent location in Esther's apartment. Considerably impossible not to pass by that ostentatious mirror when moving about her - [Skating Through Life](https://rodjonesartist.com/skating-through-life/) - Skating Through Life: In less than a fortnight Olivia trimmed her fingernails right down to the flesh. This was to ensure that there was nothing there for her to bite on. A nervous habit she had been living with off and on for much of her life. She never really considered the actual reason for - [The Last Peep](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-last-peep/) - The Last Peep: The refrigerator door was slightly ajar. If you were paying just half attention you could hear its friendly reminder in the form of a beeping sound, telling you to shut the door tightly. Corton Clay got up from his hard cushionless chair that was always at the ready, by his small round - [So What is... So?](https://rodjonesartist.com/so-what-is-so/) - So What is... So? So, Mr. So-and-So, removed his Moleskine notebook from his jacket pocket. It was the 23rd one he had purchased from Flax Pen To Paper in West LA. The notebook was rather small. In fact, he often remembered thinking, Hemingway used this very notebook, or at least one like it, to make - [I Double Dog Dare You](https://rodjonesartist.com/i-double-dog-dare-you/) - I Double Dog Dare You To be creative when no one cares! It could be worse, I Triple Dog Dare You... to be in the mood, to be creative even when your thoughts betray you. When you don't care, you cannot very well expect anyone else to. Every internal thought has a buried seed of - [The Fifth of Spring](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-fifth-of-spring/) - The Fifth of Spring No this is not about a fifth of distilled spirits like Bourbon, you might buy to celebrate the first day of spring. Nor is it about a particular holiday in the beginning of May that many people celebrate by drinking margaritas while munching on tortilla chips. It just happens to be - [The Story of Real](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-story-of-real/) - the Story of Real: If Real were a character, what would it be? A happenstance? Perhaps a chance-in-stance? There is the old standby... kismet. Which equals fate in anybody's language. Margaret MacDonald; by this stage of her life was virtually called by everyone she knew plane old Meg. Every once in a while she would - [Art of Interview](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-of-interview/) - Art of Interview: “An interview is a story looking for bookends.” Interviewer interviewee? There's no two sides, it's multi-dimensional. You may think you are one or the other. Your approach and my approach are like arrows, loaded with intentionalities, aimed at heartening opinions, that are invaluable expressions to all those seeking creative insightful ideas. Art - [Your Reality is Now](https://rodjonesartist.com/your-reality-is-now/) - Your Reality is Now "What time is it? Does anybody really know?" Spoonful or two of sugar is rushedly sprinkled on a freshly poured bowl of cereal. A Dior rouge lipstick makes its way to a sensuous pair of inviting lips. A selected key opens the lock on the gardeners tool shed. Shoelaces are firmly tied. Two - [Compatibility Factor](https://rodjonesartist.com/compatibility-factor/) - Compatibility Factor “You cook: I’ll do the dishes.” “No, you cook and I will do the dishes.” You can feel the warmth, depending upon your take of the tone of their voices. We say things to each other, often in a tone that to us is neutral and maybe even kind. The recipient on - [Don't Feel Like it Days](https://rodjonesartist.com/dont-feel-like-it-days/) - Don't Feel Like it Days The vacuum cleaner was plugged in, of course it required the unplugging of a lamp and an extension cord that no one actually knew where it went. Not too far from the wall socket, about a quarter of the way into the room, the vacuum cleaner sat idle. The task - [The Lost Phone](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-lost-phone/) - The Lost Phone "Time to knock-off work and close the paint store,” Charlie thought to himself. He wasn't looking forward to heading up the mountain where he lived, because it had been snowing a good part of the day. He shut off the open sign, and locked the main entrance doors, hoping that another commercial - [The French Canary’s Womb](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-french-canarys-womb/) - The French Canary’s Womb The weather wasn't too bad for the third day of March. It was a bit on the cool side at 8 AM, which wasn't typical for a March day on the Canary Islands. Lucas and Eloise traveled from France and arrived to the islands almost a week earlier and found a - [The Lost Idea](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-lost-idea/) - The Lost Idea Is there a lost and found department for lost ideas? Is it open on weekends? Bishop and Muriel were grocery store proprietor's. On one of those rare occasions when they could get out of the store for a brief respite, comfortably knowing that their checker Carla and their butcher Terry, and their - [Thought Row Podcast Launch](https://rodjonesartist.com/thought-row-podcast-launch-2/) - We live in a noisy world...but it’s time to tune into YOU! Please join us, listen to the Thought Row podcast where you can focus on your creativity and how you can become your own muse. The Thought Row podcast is a place for you to explore different thoughts and ideas from motivation and - [Resolutions In Time](https://rodjonesartist.com/resolutions-in-time/) - There is only one thing shorter than the longevity of a New Year's resolution, it’s the time it takes the person behind you at a stoplight to honk their horn when the signal light turns green. Well, maybe some resolutions can last longer, but then you have to cozy up to the word commitment. Resolving - [My Christmas Campfire](https://rodjonesartist.com/my-christmas-campfire/) - Art Narratives + Short Stories + Publisher of Thought Row Vignettes | My Christmas Campfire: It was the gentlest of gentle rains that started to fall. The time was around 10 PM Christmas Eve. The campfire before me was perfect in its size, yielding just the right amount of crackling sounds and heat. I was comfortably sitting with legs crossed on the edge of my sleeping bag, - [Inside Outside Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/inside-outside-creativity/) - Don’t sing before breakfast! My mom used to say to me, in a commanding tone when I would walk into the house singing before breakfast, - [Between Two Thoughts](https://rodjonesartist.com/between-two-thoughts/) - A most revealing walk. Dale, a slightly greying shortish man in his early 50s. He left his home bright and early to take in a sun filled morning walk in a.... - [Your Life's Attitude](https://rodjonesartist.com/your-lifes-attitude/) - Beautifully beautiful and beautifully handsome. Perceptions of ourselves come and go with crazed vigor. When you're down is just hiding around the corner... - [Attitude of Gratitude](https://rodjonesartist.com/attitude-of-gratitude/) - It was one minute after midnight. The house was perfectly quiet, the only sound that could really be heard, was the howl of a coyote off in the distance. - [Never Too Old for Crayons](https://rodjonesartist.com/never-too-old-for-crayons/) - Never Too Old for Crayons: don't believe me? Go out and buy a box; grab a few sheets of paper from your printer, and start... - [Go to your ego: is it all about you?](https://rodjonesartist.com/go-to-your-ego-is-it-all-about-you/) - Go to your ego: is it all about you? Well maybe it is, at the very least it has much to do with your self-esteem. - [Creative Chaos](https://rodjonesartist.com/creative-chaos/) - Creative chaos is no stranger to any of us. Worry, stress, anxiety, and a whole host of other robbers of our peace and contentment, are... - [Creative Voyeurism](https://rodjonesartist.com/creative-voyeurism/) - Creative Voyeurism: you can't look but feel. There's always something there, defined or undefined. Creativity is like... - [Art of Memories](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-of-memories/) - Recollections are stored things that inevitably bring on wanderings; triggering random thoughts, that are both productive and... - [What Do You Want to be Remembered By?](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-do-you-want-to-be-remembered-by/) - Come on; I know you want people to remember you by something wonderful that you did or do. It's your living legacy. - [Hobby of Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/hobby-of-creativity/) - The hobby of being creative; seriously serious, or genuinely fun and relaxing. Maybe a hobby isn't a hobby when you compete with others. - [Creative Rambunctiousness](https://rodjonesartist.com/creative-rambunctiousness/) - Raise some hell...! With the creative tools of your choice. I don't mean you to become lewd and crude! But maybe it's... - [Milk-N-Honey and Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/milk-n-honey-and-art/) - Art that gives off energy... It's nurturing and sweet. If you ever had the opportunity to gaze upon one of the world's great... - [Creating Under a Cloud](https://rodjonesartist.com/creating-under-a-cloud/) - Shredding her insecurities, Claire Dobson was reminded sometime around 2 AM when her husband got up to go to the bathroom. - [Creating in a Digital Bubble](https://rodjonesartist.com/creating-in-a-digital-bubble/) - We live our creative lives so differently, not just by our creations. Autonomous and unique to our own visual thoughts and ideas. Nor by the mediums... - [Creative serendipity](https://rodjonesartist.com/creative-serendipity/) - As luck would have it, or is it divine intervention? The old, old, old, saying, "luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.... - [Drama - Drama](https://rodjonesartist.com/drama-drama/) - Drama-drama everywhere; what we don't generously serve up to ourselves, we are given in platefuls and pot fulls of ominous unwholesomeness. Life's dramas... - [Vanity of Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/vanity-of-art/) - You may think it's vain to be vain. You could imagine Mona Lisa in the privacy of her boudoir, "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the most... - [Words Make Art Work](https://rodjonesartist.com/words-make-art-work/) - "I don't know!" "Why did you use those colors?" "I don't know!" "You must have had an idea on what you were going to name it, didn't anything... - [The Plein Air Affair](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-plein-air-affair/) - "Now is the time to start making arrangements for Vivian to get to France, the town of Giverny." she thought to herself. - [Extraterrestrial Art Thief](https://rodjonesartist.com/extraterrestrial-art-thief/) - Lawrence Jones walked into his office at the New York Daily Tribune and picked up a note that was positioned on his desk begging for his attention. "I want... - [Creativity in the Year 2084](https://rodjonesartist.com/creativity-in-the-year-2084/) - Paul looked in the mirror, and said out loud, "You handsome devil you." Paul Decker had just turned 91 years old, which he didn't exactly feel was... - [Road to the Altar of Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/road-to-the-altar-of-creativity/) - Road to the altar of creativity. I married creativity— not in the literal sense. It happened on the altar of nature where the vows were taken... - [Eyes, hands and art](https://rodjonesartist.com/eyes-hands-and-art/) - Eyes and hands are the tools of the heart. Both can be sensuous, inviting and generous. They grace our bodies, collectively searching for... - [It's a Tequila Sunrise](https://rodjonesartist.com/its-a-tequila-sunrise/) - It was a tequila sunrise: I put my well-being in the hands of my black Renegade CJ-7 Jeep, that it and I explored much of the South West... - [Fantasy Fiction and Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/fantasy-fiction-and-art/) - It was 6:06 when the alarm finally went off, Mallory looked at the clock with her usual morning wonder; curious why this stupid clock would never... - [How Many Steaks can an Artist Eat?](https://rodjonesartist.com/how-many-steaks-can-an-artist-eat/) - Food, Food, Food, esculent eatables. The second most enjoyable, pleasurable, sensuous part of one's life. . - [What Lois Lane Knew About Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-lois-lane-knew-about-creativity/) - It was 2 AM Thursday morning. I don't know why, but interesting stories like this always start around 2 AM in the morning. I guess it adds interest and... - [Creativity and Boxing](https://rodjonesartist.com/creativity-and-boxing/) - Yes; when I say boxing I'm referring to pugilism. The way we land or hit the canvas. Creativity, when done properly is filled with... - [Fanfare for Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/fanfare-for-creativity/) - Fanfare for creativity: A celebratory event, not when you win the ribbon for best of show, or a standing ovation for a stage performance... - [Creative Anxiety and Stress](https://rodjonesartist.com/creative-anxiety-and-stress/) - I'm dictating my thoughts on creative anxiety and stress, while I'm finishing up the painting that will accompany this post. By now, if you live anywhere... - [What Does Nature Know About Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-does-nature-know-about-creativity/) - What does nature know about creativity?: Three people walk into a national forest. After about a half-hour the first one says... - [Is Creativity Romantic](https://rodjonesartist.com/is-creativity-romantic/) - Is Creativity Romantic: or “What's love got to do with it." You may be asking? How is creativity romantic? Does it have anything to do with LOVE? Well this... - [The Lost Muse](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-lost-muse/) - My elusive muse IS nowhere to be found. I suppose this is neither natural nor unnatural, for this time of the morning. - [Creativity has its Own Spirit Guide](https://rodjonesartist.com/creativity-has-its-own-spirit-guide/) - Who's to say if this is true or not. But you might ask yourself where does your creativity come from? Were you born creative? - [God in Nature](https://rodjonesartist.com/god-in-nature/) - A pandemic has brought mankind to its knees. Bringing forth a great benefit to nature. The sky, the land, the sea, and the animals of the earth can... - [Are Artists Scared?](https://rodjonesartist.com/are-artists-scared/) - It might depend upon where you create from. You tell me; fallible are infallible. You chase a reward that is driven by self talk that can become... - [Why I Paint for a Party of One](https://rodjonesartist.com/why-i-paint-for-a-party-of-one/) - The perfect art world starts within your own studio; and the thoughts you walk in with. No real art world exists beyond the imaginary. - [Blessings From Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/blessings-from-art/) - When I say art, I don't just mean painting. Artistic people are a blessing to themselves. Although it can be extremely frustrating. - [Art Has a Pulse](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-has-a-pulse/) - It may be true that anything created by man that is tactile, retains a certain pulse energy from its creator. Most likely... - [Art and Pink Air](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-and-pink-air/) - If you are an artist with a really big ego, you may not want to read this one. Actually, I'm not against people that have big egos, but for some strange... - [Contest Results for this Painting](https://rodjonesartist.com/contest-results-for-this-painting/) - I often struggle, trying to come up with original names for my paintings. The works themselves usually have an uncanny way of suggesting the appropriate... - [Value of a Painting](https://rodjonesartist.com/value-of-a-painting/) - The true value of a work of art is directly proportional to the needs, wants, and desires of the individual willing to pay for it. - [Art Social in Name](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-social-in-name/) - The name is the game; or so it would seem. We all try to brand ourselves and that usually starts with our names. Liking it, or disliking it: whether it be... - [The Hand of Art Touches a Million Generations](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-hand-of-art-touches-a-million-generations/) - The hand of art touches a million generations: Annalise stood before Botticelli's painting Venus and Mars. All the while she thought to herself... - [I Love the Thought You're Okay on this 2020 Valentine's Day](https://rodjonesartist.com/i-love-the-thought-youre-okay-on-this-2020-valentines-day/) - I Love the Thought You're Okay on this 2020 Valentine's Day For all those with a kind, loving and understanding heart... - [Art and a Place to Create](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-and-a-place-to-create/) - There is this perfect place; where everything creative just magically occurs. Is it a destination? Perhaps for some; it's a dream of an art studio... - [Art = Angst](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-angst/) - Many years ago I read a book about a very famous photographer. The photographer was quoted as saying; "You have to be willing to die for... - [The Art Collector & Me](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-art-collector-me/) - The art collectors: we wish we knew more. You often enter our lives with stingy cash. Paintings are a commodity to you. Why can\'t you... - [Crayons and the Road to Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/crayons-and-the-road-to-art/) - Wouldn\'t you agree that there is much magic in a box of Crayola® crayons? In fact, if you thought there was a lot of magic in that old... - [A Dog Named Snowy - Revised](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-dog-named-snowy/) - Of course it was snowing; why wouldn’t it be. This sets the stage for two things, number one: snow play and fun winter recreation; the other... - [I Love the Thought You're Okay](https://rodjonesartist.com/i-love-the-thought-youre-okay/) - We nearly always receive some form of feedback from the effort we put into social media. Generally speaking, it\'s pretty positive stuff. If we are kind in... - [The Soaring 20's](https://rodjonesartist.com/2020-2/) - 2020: Creative or not? You will be something in 2020. There is little doubt in that. We each live a life full of opportunities: some we embrace, some we... - [Kingdom of Trees](https://rodjonesartist.com/kingdom-of-trees/) - Kingdom of Trees: I live in the kingdom of trees— they bristle with their life giving, seeded golden cones. One by one they... - [Innocent Pink Rose](https://rodjonesartist.com/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... - [Talented People on Social Media](https://rodjonesartist.com/talented-people-on-social-media/) - You would have to be pretty self-serving, not to witness the amazing amount of creativity that is shared on social media. Perhaps what\'s even more impressive... - [God Pushed Me](https://rodjonesartist.com/god-pushed-me/) - God Pushed Me: Anyone that knows me clearly understands that I fervently believe in God. In fact I have a long history of believing, which started at - [Thoughts & Ideas](https://rodjonesartist.com/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... - [Strangely Rare Plant](https://rodjonesartist.com/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 into... - [Antagonist— Protagonist](https://rodjonesartist.com/antagonist-protagonist/) - You are the protagonist: principal character in your life that makes you the hero or heroine of all that’s... - [No One Writes Alone; But We Paint Alone](https://rodjonesartist.com/no-one-writes-alone-but-we-paint-alone/) - I contend… painting is a lonely endeavor… whereas writing, more often than not, wants to chat. - [Possessed Painting in Cabin 501](https://rodjonesartist.com/possessed-painting-in-cabin-501/) - I was somewhat surprised and reluctant to invite the elderly man into my studio. He was unkempt in every traditional way. - [You’re Nobody to Kill Creativity](https://rodjonesartist.com/youre-nobody-to-kill-creativity/) - 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... - [Dialogue with a Canvas](https://rodjonesartist.com/dialogue-with-a-canvas/) - “Well my intimidating big blank canvas; what should we do today?” \r\n“I said it before and I will say it again now— Rod; loosen it up, I don’t see... - [Painted Letter](https://rodjonesartist.com/painted-letter/) - 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... - [Harbinger of Fall](https://rodjonesartist.com/harbinger-of-fall/) - Fall is the harbinger of color; that only nature has the right to display; I thought to myself as I stepped through the forest. - [Good Earth on the Farm](https://rodjonesartist.com/good-earth-on-the-farm/) - 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. - [Delft Blue](https://rodjonesartist.com/delft-blue/) - 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 face. Things looked... - [Self Talk Behind the Easel](https://rodjonesartist.com/self-talk-behind-the-easel/) - The real fun begins when you are in the zone running on all 12 cylinders, with the muse on your shoulder, egging you on to delusions of grandeur. - [L'Art De La Mer](https://rodjonesartist.com/lart-de-la-mer-2/) - 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 film reflected in a halcyon... - [Sixth Sense](https://rodjonesartist.com/sixth-sense/) - The sixth sense, extrasensory perception, can deliver more than the five others when it comes to creativity. - [Pandemonium](https://rodjonesartist.com/pandemonium/) - 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 Picture of ... - [Cosmology](https://rodjonesartist.com/cosmology/) - 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... - [Fecund](https://rodjonesartist.com/fecund/) - You live your life programmed to be creative, which gives one a sense of exultation only to be followed by, “The Agony and the Ecstasy”. Why? - [Ghost Ranch](https://rodjonesartist.com/ghost-ranch-2/) - Like most artists; I guess music listening while painting can have an influence on your art. - [Rhythm of Moment - Sagacity](https://rodjonesartist.com/rhythm-of-moment-sagacity/) - “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 - [Art's Cheap Trick](https://rodjonesartist.com/arts-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. - [Living in a Window](https://rodjonesartist.com/living-in-a-window/) - It’s mostly viewed through the glass of handheld devices. The vast majority of people, that will ever view my art will only see it on their phones. - [Entrancement](https://rodjonesartist.com/entrancement/) - Entrancing— power of three; the third eye; precognition? Nope, not even... no way. One could write a novel... - [Poe's Reign](https://rodjonesartist.com/poes-reign/) - Somewhat on the darker side, and perhaps a bit hauntingly mysterious, but not macabre. This work could find a comfortable wall, hanging out... - [Origins](https://rodjonesartist.com/origins-2/) - Art always has an untold story. It may be impossible to know everything about a particular work of art. - [Versette](https://rodjonesartist.com/versette/) - 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. - [Coulant (Flowing)](https://rodjonesartist.com/coulant-flowing/) - Our thoughts flow— to and fro, making tideways, channelizing compulsively, weighty and sometimes arbitrary ideas, revealing an uncanny mindful exchange... - [Silva Pluvia, (rain forest)](https://rodjonesartist.com/silva-pluvia-rain-forest/) - Some of the greatest art ever created is representational scenes of nature. Until the camera was invented the best interpretations of nature were found in... - [Perceptions](https://rodjonesartist.com/perceptions/) - 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 the future. - [Not A Shallow Warning](https://rodjonesartist.com/not-a-shallow-warning/) - This is not a shallow warning; artists are very creative people and they are overly sensitive to images, or sights. - [Art of the Dream](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-of-the-dream/) - 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 nights dreams. - [You're Here Right This Very Moment](https://rodjonesartist.com/youre-here-right-this-very-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 friends... - [Some People Like It](https://rodjonesartist.com/some-people-like-it/) - Never kidding myself, I clearly understand that the way I paint is not for everyone’s taste, but to quote a creative mentor of mine “Well some people like it” - [Every Creative Thought](https://rodjonesartist.com/every-creative-thought/) - Creative thinking is pivotal to our successes in life, you don’t have to be an artist. Without creative thinking there would be no great... - [Interpid](https://rodjonesartist.com/interpid/) - When it comes time to lay paint to canvas my subconsciousness has little concern for my consciousness. I become an observer of my own art. - [Sticks & Dirt](https://rodjonesartist.com/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 stick figures to “I love you hearts,” and of course directions. Considering some form of dirt is readily available to almost all of us, it makes - [Memories of Memory](https://rodjonesartist.com/memories-of-memory/) - 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 life in quiet desperation“, and women live their lives in anguishing self doubt. Both men and women internalize and perpetuate distractive random - [Rabbit Warren](https://rodjonesartist.com/rabbit-warren/) - 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 particularly uncommon in their families. Delbert was a bit of a gadfly to most of his acquaintances, it was often said, when he wasn’t present that - [Blurred Lines](https://rodjonesartist.com/blurred-lines/) - 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 somewhat literate words to describe art, and yes I have been guilty on more than one occasion of implementing my own verbosity. Like in the above paragraph… - [The Why of Unfinished Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-why-of-unfinished-art/) - OK… art advisors, art consultants, or maybe better yet, art curators. You all know art gets made and some of you equate the inner workings of art making to be quite similar to sausage making. Similarly, some of us artist have our own magnificent prose laced with sailorish maledictions, describing how we make art - [Art is Speech](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-is-speech/) - Thoughts are things… how many thoughts go into a work of art? How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Once you give birth to a thought it’s stationed in your brain for as long as you reside here on earth, you may or may not remember what you were thinking at - [Southern California Museum Art Show](https://rodjonesartist.com/southern-california-museum-art-show/) - Southern California Museum Art Show I’m honored to be the solo artist in the January/February 2019 IEMA Art Museum Show. The opening reception is January 6th from 2-5 pm. I’m also honored that I will be giving and art talk on January 19th 6-8 pm. If you are interested in knowing more, complete information is - [It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Christmas, Long, Long Ago](https://rodjonesartist.com/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-christmas-long-long-ago/) - Lyrics from a favored Christmas song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” has a verse I am particularly fond of and it goes like this. “And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago” I write this while thinking of a glorious Christmas I had that was twenty seven years ago. It - [When is the Best Time to Create Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-create-art/) - In Time Oil on Canvas It was the best time and it was the worst time of day, to paraphrase the opening line of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, as I write this at 3:00 AM. Whilst I look at the completed painting before me and I might add struggling to come - [How I Create](https://rodjonesartist.com/how-i-create/) - In a recent article posted on Medium Jerry Saltz the Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine, stated that artists need to be authentic. Especially when describing how they create their artworks. So, taking a cue from Mr. Saltz, I created this post. As you can read it's an abbreviated tome of my self prescribed - [I Think You Are Great](https://rodjonesartist.com/i-think-you-are-great/) - Without trying to sound like Fred McFeely Rogers AKA Mr. Rodgers Which would not be bad… I want to say that there’s a formidable number of brilliantly creative people showing their work on social media. I I think we are often so busy promoting ourselves that we don’t take time to appreciate the hard work - [Conductor Using A Baton in a Stravinsky's Firebird Symphony](https://rodjonesartist.com/conductor-using-a-baton-in-a-stravinskys-firebird-symphony/) - Conductor’s Baton Oil on Canvas Tap,Tap,Tap... do I have your attention? So let’s begin, start in the beginning of the third movement The cello’s need to be more robust The French horns need to come in two seconds earlier you’re falling off way too soon we need a malonic fade. PERCUSSIONIST please please you are - [Giverny Stream](https://rodjonesartist.com/giverny-stream/) - Giverny Stream Painting is the art of imaginary bliss. Monet created a blissful garden which was to his delight A never ending source of inspiration. Consider this for a moment, what if his mind's eye imagined the Lily Ponds in all their splendor and painted only from his abstract memories, his artworks all though very - [12:15](https://rodjonesartist.com/1215-2/) - 12:15 Oil on Canvas This painting entitled “12:15” is as much about theoretical thinking as it is about the paradigm shift in current art thinking. It appears that art especially abstract art needs to be supported by the text that accompanies it. Representational or figurativism by its very nature tells its own stories. The subject - [Odyssey](https://rodjonesartist.com/odyssey/) - Odyssey Oil on Canvas Painting or creating is a long and more often than not an emotional odyssey. The loss of innocence and the forever occurring demands of outside influences unexpectedly take control of your soul before you know it, Leaving you confused, unsettled and directionless. To get my fellow creative types off of the draining emotional - [Disintegration of Play](https://rodjonesartist.com/disintegration-of-play/) - Disintegration of Play Oil on Canvas Enlivened by disintegration or who knows what’s behind the slivered drapery… Perhaps a monolithic organization that is disintegrating because they forgot how to play in a tempestuous world. Or maybe it’s just free verse albeit an ambiguous one. As you stand before this somewhat visually toilsome work of art - [Anomalous](https://rodjonesartist.com/anomalous/) - Anomalous Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: Am I truly deviating from what is usual or normal in my paintings? Or is it just my prodigiously and sometimes eccentric approach to crafting my work. At no time, or at least very rarely, do I engage a canvas with a preconceived - [Rue de Paris](https://rodjonesartist.com/rue-de-paris/) - Rue de Paris Size (h w d): 24 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: An enchanting maze of Paris streets found their way onto my canvas. Gently curving and embracing the feminine energy of the city unveiling visual beauty with each turn. For some reason Paris themes often appear in my art. There is - [When America Weeps](https://rodjonesartist.com/when-america-weeps/) - When America Weeps Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: Not since America's Civil War has there been such a divide. Brother against brother all on account of political views. I see artists creating art that is salacious to "voice" their opinion. When all they really are - [Josephine Baker](https://rodjonesartist.com/josephine-baker/) - Josephine Baker Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: Why is this painting entitled Josephine Baker? Before the paint was even remotely dry and it was sitting on the easel, my wife and muse...and very talented artist in her own right, looked at it, looked at me and said, "Josephine Baker”. - [What Will It Be?](https://rodjonesartist.com/what-will-it-be/) - What Will It Be? https://youtu.be/MS-5_1um5ag - [Thoughts Within](https://rodjonesartist.com/thoughts-within/) - Thoughts Within Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The modern "selfie" of thoughts & reflections, this painting reveals and expresses by abstractly pointing out the social equities of our thoughts and how they are freely shared in social media society. The complexity of decisions even though they appear rather light and - [Candy Devonchensey](https://rodjonesartist.com/candy-devonchensey/) - Candy Devonchensey Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: An unusual name for a painting perhaps...but there is a bit of a back story here. Everyone that saw this painting kept seeing candy. But the more I viewed and thought about the painting, the more the name evolved and memories - [Art Triumphs Where Memory Fails](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-triumphs-where-memory-fails/) - Art Triumphs Where Memory Fails One ​night ​when ​I ​was ​walking ​down ​the ​Champ ​Elysees ​I ​looked ​up ​at ​the ​Arc de ​Triomphe. Witnessing ​various ​people ​and ​I ​suspect ​many ​tourists ​enjoying ​the ​sights ​of Paris ​standing ​under ​and ​around ​the ​arch.I ​thought ​deeply ​about ​the ​magnificent ​arch ​before ​me ​and ​that ​it represents. - [I Spy and So Can You](https://rodjonesartist.com/i-spy-and-so-can-you/) - https://rodjonesartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0370.mp4 Sometimes an intimate detail of a painting in motion captivates the mind's eye. This was an original post on social media and it was a big hit with my Followers. If you would like to see the full painting to review - simply click on this link Let me know your thoughts. Rod - [Rod Jones Artist Studio](https://rodjonesartist.com/rod-jones-artist-studio/) - Rod Jones Artist Studio https://rodjonesartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0380-1.mp4 When it comes to an artist’s studio I am proud to say my brushes and I have been eagerly painting here for a little over 10 years . Lake Arrowhead, California is a four season place, with a nice brick fireplace to keep me and my paint warm during the - [Art...My Way](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-my-way/) - Art...My Way https://rodjonesartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0442.mp4 The aesthetic of art is to represent not only the outward appearance of things but their inner meaning - Rod Jones artist If you would like to learn more about my painting "Blue Fathom” Please visit the link in the profile. - [Spring Arrives](https://rodjonesartist.com/spring-arrives/) - Spring Arrives Size (h w d): 40 x 30 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: As we feel Fall is rapidly approaching, I for one will long for a repeat of the wonderful Springtime we had in my mountain studio. It won't be too terribly long before Winter will set in and the - [Caravans](https://rodjonesartist.com/caravans-2/) - https://rodjonesartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0015.mp4 Caravans 24” x 36” oil on canvas Most artists love to expound upon the fact that they go into a zone or hypnotic state of ecstasy when they are creating a painting.And I suspect there is truth to support those emotions. But sometimes, and especially for me I approach my art without any - [Frost Works](https://rodjonesartist.com/frost-works/) - Frost Works Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas "This painting has a lot of subtleties that can only be seen in person. Most of Rod's artworks are always open to interpretations. They seem to strike each viewer in an omniscient fashion. It's been nothing less than a - [Film Noir](https://rodjonesartist.com/film-noir-2/) - Film Noir Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 Medium:Oil on Canvas Description:This piece depicts the stylish but yet intriguing mood of the Hollywood crime dramas of the 1940's - 1950's. Directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder would draw the audience into a nail biting frenzy by a few visual suggestions and - [Winds of Fall](https://rodjonesartist.com/winds-of-fall/) - Winds of Fall Size (h w d): 24 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: For me..."It's the most wonderful time of the year". Fall...Fall...Fall...in the mountains. Witnessing "the four seasons" as nature intended, revitalizes one's biological and spiritual clock. Vivaldi knew this quite well. But I would love to know what is your favorite - [Quarry](https://rodjonesartist.com/quarry/) - Quarry Size: 24” x 30” x 1.5” Oil on Canvas After the creation of this painting I found myself thinking of the movie Fountainhead from the book by Ayn Rand, especially the scene where Gary Cooper is working in the quarry. It would not be too much of a stretch to associate the geometric shapes - [Vigorocity ](https://rodjonesartist.com/vigorocity/) - Vigorocity Size: 24” x 30” x 1.5” Oil on Canvas Art can be a vicarious experience perhaps more for the viewer than the artist that created it. Art triggers relatable emotions that can be felt within and shared with others. See what you see then give it a thoughtful go. Park your sensitivities and your - [My Sin](https://rodjonesartist.com/my-sin/) - My Sin Size (h w d): 36 x 24 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Provocatively named, this painting conjures up a playful mystery, it’s slightly intense and held together by exotic colors. The very name can suggest many thoughtful phantasms for the viewing witness to imagine. It would not be inconceivable to associate and enliven - [Edentical World](https://rodjonesartist.com/edentical-world-2/) - Edentical World Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas When authentic pieces of Abstract art makes its debut it’s new to the eyes of the world or at least to the few it stands before. The complications arise when the viewer is coddled into thinking their opinions carry profound insight. - [Definition of Receptive Abstract Patternism](https://rodjonesartist.com/definition-of-receptive-abstract-patternism/) - After a long successful career as a Commercial Photographer I picked up paintbrush, which is something I did when I was younger. Like any budding artist you have a desire to try many different styles and techniques of painting. I went through this phase somewhat rapidly. One thing did become apparent; I was very much - [Why I Paint the Way I Do](https://rodjonesartist.com/why-i-paint-the-way-i-do/) - I hate going to art museums…there I said it. Well…actually I love art museums. Been lucky enough to view most of the world’s great art, past and present. But I don’t dare go anymore. I can no longer afford to be influenced by other artists and the "isms" their styles represent like Abstract Expressionism, Aestheticism, - [Verve](https://rodjonesartist.com/verve/) - Verve Size: 30 x 40 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Depicting a celebration joyous exuberance that fills the air. - [Zulu Summer](https://rodjonesartist.com/zulu/) - Zulu Summer Size: 20 x 16 x 0.75 in Description: The authentic feel of this painting reflects the earthy, soil-like quality of Africa with the primal forms that subtly but powerfully convey texture and movement - [A Dwelling Place](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-dwelling-place/) - A Dwelling Place Size: 30 x 40 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: This painting could almost qualify as a Twitter description of what joy and beauty one witnesses when living in a forest. A window to simplicity and direct beauty. This painting exemplifies a concise and direct approach to viewing a nature scene, directly confronting - [Jazz Concerto](https://rodjonesartist.com/jazz-concerto/) - Jazz Concerto Size: 36 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: A high energy painting Jazz Concerto that fills the room with life exuberance. The colors emulate jazz music and the visual ambiance. - [In Bloom](https://rodjonesartist.com/in-bloom/) - In Bloom Size: 30 x 40 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Like some sort of futuristic botanical that has a light from within. Their rope-like trunks and limbs are full of the pulse of life yielding a fresh crop of green delectables. - [Spontaneous](https://rodjonesartist.com/spontaneous/) - Spontaneous Size: 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The bold swoops of color spontaneously break into an impromptu dance before your eyes. While the perimeter figures pensively observe and wish to join into the dance. - [Matisse's Dream](https://rodjonesartist.com/matisses-dream/) - Matisse's Dream Size: 36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: In complete concert with the last artworks of Matisse, Rod takes Matisse's honest style and expands on the thought with simple, flowing shapes and colors. - [Nature's Coquette](https://rodjonesartist.com/natures-coquette/) - Nature's Coquette Size: 24 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: When the sky is so blue that it vibrates colors that your eyes can't detect, your gaze moves to catch a glimpse of a tree branch that suddenly seems to take on the role of nature's coquette luring the viewer to realize - [Community](https://rodjonesartist.com/community/) - Community Size: 48 x 30 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: American Southwest Zuni peoples living in a wind-swept desert surrounded by Earth spirits find shelter within their safe and cozy pueblos. - [Edentical World](https://rodjonesartist.com/edentical-world/) - Edentical Thoughts Size: 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The title of this painting is a combination of Eden - the ultimate and universal paradise of love and being taken care of and the identical-ness of the expectations of a modern society. Structured lines define our paths while the freedom to - [Moonrise Over Golden Gate Bridge](https://rodjonesartist.com/moonrise-over-golden-gate-bridge/) - Moonrise Over Golden Gate Bridge Size: 48 x 60 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: On a clear night in San Francisco, the moon makes its appearance, giant dinner-plate like, enhancing the bridge suspension, making it ethereal and almost delicate and floating above the bay. - [Loosely Contained Thoughts](https://rodjonesartist.com/loosely-contained-thoughts/) - Loosely Contained Thoughts Size: 60 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Thoughts that are structured seeming, but free flowing through the universe...continuous, overlapping and exponential. - [Intransitive](https://rodjonesartist.com/intransitive/) - Intransitive Size: 24 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: Filled with undulations of color and depth for the eye to explore, creating a meditation for the viewer. - [Rhapsodize](https://rodjonesartist.com/rhapsodize/) - Rhapsodize Size: 24 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: Emotion filled with enthusiasm triggered by line a different sensations for the eyes. - [Carillon](https://rodjonesartist.com/carillon/) - Carillon Size: 36 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The forms in this painting depict the harmonious nature in which we can resonate, like carillon in the bell tower. We are tuned into ourselves and our lives to express the joy, love and creativity that the universe has to offer. - [Jet D'eau Ville](https://rodjonesartist.com/jet-deau-ville/) - Jet D'eau Ville Size: 36 x 24 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: This painting represents the Fontaine de la Pyramide, Cour Napoleon I of the Louvre. You can almost feel the spray. The depth and juxtaposition of the background colors add dimension and stability. - [A Night in Candlestick Park](https://rodjonesartist.com/a-night-in-candlestick-park/) - A Night in Candlestick Park Size: 36 x 24 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The painting A Night in Candlestick Park evokes the crowds anticipation, theatrics and the glare of the bright lights in this iconic San Francisco landmark. - [Ceska Republika](https://rodjonesartist.com/ceska-republika/) - Ceska Republika Size: 48 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The use of color along with silver and gold reminded the artist of travels to Prague. Full of cultural as well architectural sites that seem frozen in time, but yet modern and vibrant. - [Insight](https://rodjonesartist.com/insight/) - Insight Size: 60 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: A focusing of our energy and vision can seem a bit constricting and confining, but in reality we still see the overall peripheral picture. Adjusting and adapting our lives and thoughts through dimension and space. - [Palio Races](https://rodjonesartist.com/palio-races/) - Palio Races Size: 30 x 40 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The painting Palio Races gives the viewer a feel for the break-neck races held in Siena. The pageantry, color and excitement of the occasion resonates in this painting. - [The Shard](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-shard/) - The Shard Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The web of the city trying to restrain London's Shard as it breaks free of the congestion of the city and the people below. Letting the world know that it has arrived and offers a breathtaking view for those who are willing - [Fall Revealed](https://rodjonesartist.com/fall-revealed/) - Fall Revealed Size: 48 x 30 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The colors of fall, leaves, branches, pine needles, sky...all in one breath and thought. The essence of fall combined into one element. - [Origins](https://rodjonesartist.com/origins/) - Origins Size: 24 x 30 x 0.75 in Price: $3,600.00 Description: An evolutionary idea, this painting is characteristic of the birth of some celestial species. Otherworldly shapes are like embryos traveling through time and space. - [Gnossienne](https://rodjonesartist.com/gnossienne/) - Gnossienne Size: 36 x 24 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Featured in Times Square, NY Big Board -- The painting Gnossienne evokes a curious, wistful but entirely original sense of life. Much like the composition from Satie. - [Spring Snow](https://rodjonesartist.com/spring-snow/) - Spring Snow Size: 24 x 30 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: When the very last snow catches up with the first signs of spring. This painting captures the tender greens and desperate blooms that pop up toward the sun's warming rays and a stray snow storm that gently falls. - [Dialogue with Pollock](https://rodjonesartist.com/dialogue-with-pollock/) - Dialogue with Pollock Size: 36 x 36 in Medium: oil on canvas - [Impetuous](https://rodjonesartist.com/impetuous/) - Impetuous Size: 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: This painting is one of many of Rod's work that is almost completely controlled by emotion rather than thought. The viewer with an imagination can create many visual interpretations. One viewer commented, " It reminds me of the canals and homes in Venice." - [The Green Fairy](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-green-fairy/) - The Green Fairy Description: A daring and creative salute to absinthe and its role in the impressionist art movement. - [Trinitite](https://rodjonesartist.com/trinitite/) - Trinitite Size: 20 x 20 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Trinitite is a product of the first atomic explosion at the Trinity Nuclear Bomb Test site in Alamgordo, New Mexico. Beguiling, holding such responsibility in a small bit of sedimentary rock. The brain power that went into creating this painting is minuscule by - [Red Tree Between Two Rivers](https://rodjonesartist.com/red-tree-between-two-rivers/) - Red Tree Between Two Rivers Size: 36 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description:Recently a patron commented, "Your work is intensely original." This painting entitled - Red Tree Between Two Rivers - could easily boast a best originality award. A palette knife and a 225 ml tube of Old Holland Schevenings Rood - [Decisions](https://rodjonesartist.com/decisions/) - Decisions Size: 36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Everyday we are all faced with numerous decisions. Fundamentally the world is like one big tick tack toe game. This painting helps transfix your thoughts. - [Parallel Universe](https://rodjonesartist.com/parallel-universe/) - Parallel Universe Size (h w d): 48 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The painting is a theoretical look at a parallel universe featuring a time warp. You don't have to be a physicist or think in mathematical equations to come up with your own theory or intuitions. This work leaves plenty - [Being Six](https://rodjonesartist.com/being-six/) - Being Six Size: 36 x 24 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: This painting depicts the joy and birthday party excitement of a 6 year old. This is the period in most everyone's life when joy & color emerge. There is still awe in a simple balloon. - [Ghost Ranch](https://rodjonesartist.com/ghost-ranch/) - Ghost Ranch Size: 40 x 30 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Ghost Ranch was an area where cattle rustlers in the 1800's hid their stolen cattle in its canyons. They spread the rumor that that land was haunted by evil witches, and soon the place was known as the Ranch of the Witches, in time - [Pinky and Blue Boy](https://rodjonesartist.com/pinky-and-blue-boy/) - Pinky and Blue Boy Size: 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Not to many years ago, it was common to find matching portraits of Pinkie and Blue Boy in every suburban middle class home. The artist remembered these two paintings in his own home while he was growing up and to - [Silva Pluvia](https://rodjonesartist.com/silva-pluvia/) - Silva Pluvia Size: 36 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: A luminescent look deep within a tropical rainforest. Rejuvenating shades of green with textures, the protective stand of trees with their massive trunks provide a relief from the daily rains. - [The Emerald River](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-emerald-river/) - The Emerald River Size: 40 x 30 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Depicts the upward movement of economics in the world. Always seeking new ground, cutting an ever-changing path and changing the world and its perception of importance. - [Garden Path](https://rodjonesartist.com/garden-path/) - Garden Path Size: 30 x 40 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Fresh pink rose petals along the garden path scatter their color and intoxicating fragrance in anticipation of the first human footprint. - [Zebra Chronicles](https://rodjonesartist.com/zebra-chronicles/) - Zebra Chronicles Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The seasonal aspects and topography of the terrain of Africa provide an ever-changing playground for the herds of zebras chronicling their very existence in the herd they reside in. - [L'Art de la Mer](https://rodjonesartist.com/lart-de-la-mer/) - L'Art de la Mer Size: 60 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: acrylic, oil on canvas Description: This painting brings together the elements we think of when we see a sunset on the ocean. The dark blue on the bottom represents the depth of the ocean, the green is mother earth, then comes the brilliant sunset - [Fleur Unique](https://rodjonesartist.com/fleur-unique/) - Fleur Unique Size: 48 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: A surrealistic window lets light nurture a blooming plant from the future. Its endless petals that have spilled onto the floor fill the room with color. Bordered by drapery that finishes the stylish interior. - [Qualia 1](https://rodjonesartist.com/qualia-1/) - Qualia 1 Size: 36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Qualia is the first in a series of two paintings. Perceptual in context you know the geometry signifies a memory, but encompasses so much more. Creating a raw feeling for the experience of the composition. - [Qualia 2](https://rodjonesartist.com/qualia-2/) - Qualia 2 Size: 36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Qualia 2 is the second in a series of two paintings. Perceptual in context you know the geometry signifies a memory, but encompasses so much more. Creating a raw feeling for the experience of the composition. - [Zabriskie Point](https://rodjonesartist.com/zabriskie-point/) - Zabriskie Point Size: 36 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil over enamel on canvas Description: The intense orange and yellow hue embodies the very essence of the desert in Death Valley, California. Zabriskie Point's eroded badlands emit a golden glow that the sun intensifies during sunrise & sunset. - [Central Park New York City](https://rodjonesartist.com/central-park-new-york-city/) - Central Park New York City Size: 30 x 40 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: World famous Central Park in New York has been captured photographically and painted for decades. Adding yet another interpretation Rod Jones has created what appears to be a minimalistic aerial view. The elements are open to the imagination and interpretation of - [Catalina](https://rodjonesartist.com/catalina/) - Catalina Size: 36" x 24" x 1.5" Medium: oil on canvas Description: The Santa Catalina Islands off the coast of Southern California an idyllic, small town with beaches and quaint bed and breakfast inns is the subject of this painting. The ocean waters there hold a treasure trove of orange Garabaldi fish that dart about - [Crossing Point](https://rodjonesartist.com/crossing-point/) - Crossing Point Size: 24" x 24" x 1.5" Medium: oil on canvas Description: When navigating life sometimes the easiest path is not the correct path for you. When you view this painting the narrow portion of the waterlike form seems the best point to cross. But as the viewer continues up the "water like - [Envelop](https://rodjonesartist.com/envelop/) - Envelop Size: 30 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: At first glance one might feel the painting seems almost claustrophobic as the sides close into the lively forms in the middle. But closer view shows it as an embrace, nurturing and careful holding onto. - [LV Beethoven](https://rodjonesartist.com/lv-beethoven/) - LV Beethoven Size: 36" x 36" x 0.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: This painting embodies the preciseness of his music and the turmoil of his personal life. Big red disturbing swoops representing his frustration with his hearing loss. Embodies this dynamic composer with constraint and passion. - [The Fauvist](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-fauvist/) - The Fauvist Size: 24" x 24" Medium: oil on canvas Taking the fauvist elements and focusing on the essence and directness. No distractions of representational figures or forms. This painting is matte yet retains a unique vibrancy and depth. - [Interlude](https://rodjonesartist.com/interlude/) - Interlude Size: 20" x 20" x 0.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: Stop and stare. Amazingly seductive. Drawing the viewer into a visual interlude from a world and it's many distractions. Gently coaxing your senses in a nurturing way. - [L.A. Art](https://rodjonesartist.com/l-a-art/) - L.A. Art Size: 30" x 40" in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: This painting is another example of a piece of Rod Jones' artwork that earned it's title after it was completed. L.A. Art has elements of the city of Los Angeles. The grey represents the massive freeway system, the black squares represent buildings and homes, the green - [Armed Man](https://rodjonesartist.com/armed-man/) - Armed Man Size: 40" x 30" x 0.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: This painting represents the moments of reflection before, during and after a war. Including confusion and regimentation with aftermath. With hope to overcome humanity's struggle with politics, power and religion in the world. - [Jazz Elation](https://rodjonesartist.com/jazz-elation/) - Jazz Elation Size: 30" x 40" x 1.5" Medium: oil on canvas Description: Much like jazz music this painting is full of scatting, riffs and complex instrumentals that sound simple and unfold a new way of understanding the artform. Everything is copasetic. - [Rosetta Window](https://rodjonesartist.com/rosetta-window/) - Rosetta Window Size (h w d): 48 x 30 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The Rosetta Stone provided a way for modern archeologists to decode the writings of the past. With Rosetta Window this painting explores the idea of the window of your mind providing all the knowledge that is necessary to decode and understand - [British Garden Pots](https://rodjonesartist.com/british-garden-pots/) - British Garden Pots Size: 36" x 48" x 0.75" Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: Colorful garden pots pierce the grey English fog in this depiction of British Garden Pots. In just about every home in England you can find a few garden pots of lovely growing plants. Is it because it's a traditional hobby in England or perhaps - [Caravans](https://rodjonesartist.com/caravans/) - Caravans Size: 24" x 36" x 1.5" Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: Camels coursing their way through predicted trade routes is never an easy endeavor. All details are thought out, routes planned and all the right people are on board to make for a successful journey. Lost cities unveil themselves with the shifting sands as they progress through - [Elements of Nature](https://rodjonesartist.com/elements-of-nature/) - Elements of Nature Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: You can see how the brush and colors of the mountain dominates the scene of nature. Letting one one know it's profound impact on a soulful mind. "If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." Vincent Van - [Cascade Effect](https://rodjonesartist.com/cascade-effect/) - Cascade Effect Size: 40" x 30" x 1.5" Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: In a time where the world can communicate in an instant, the population of the world is well briefed of all technology, politics, religion, social media and news. Mankind can now reach out to one another to rid the world of negativity and cause a - [Karelia](https://rodjonesartist.com/karelia/) - Karelia Size: 36" x 24" Medium: oil on canvas Description: The intense colors and inconsistent shapes in this painting are reflections of the strife the Finnish people face everyday living under Russian rule in Karelia. The points of "light" are the hope that they will one day unite all of their lands into Finland once again. - [Nocturnal Pictograph](https://rodjonesartist.com/nocturnal-pictograph/) - Nocturnal Pictograph Size: 40" x 30" x 0.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: As Rod and his muse traveled extensively across the Southwest, he felt a kinship for the Anasazi pictograph & petroglyph creators. Both Rod and his wife have spent countless hours exploring the Southwest and it only seemed natural that some of these latent impressions would - [Dubois Desire](https://rodjonesartist.com/dubois-desire/) - Dubois Desire Size: 20" x 24" x 0.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: Blanche Dubois was the first thing that came to mind with this painting. Gentle, lady-like pink flowers with the initial glance then quickly disintegrates and morphs to a complex uncomfortable edginess and moodiness just like the character in Street Car Named Desire. - [Ocotillo Wells](https://rodjonesartist.com/ocotillo-wells/) - Ocotillo Wells Size: 36" x 36" x 1.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: Throughout history the desert is where the great prophets have revived their souls. The painting gives an intimate view of an ocotillo in the golden sun and shifting sands creating a sentinel in the many moods of the desert. - [Rosa Mystica](https://rodjonesartist.com/rosa-mystica/) - Rosa Mystica Size: 36" x 24" x 0.75" Medium: oil on canvas Description: Simplistic and basic in form, but contains many layers much like our own psyche and soul. The simplest of human emotions can encompass many facets of our own being. This particular shade of purple with white undertones are restful and serene. - [Vinyl Record](https://rodjonesartist.com/vinyl-record/) - Vinyl Record Size: 40" x 30" x 1.5" Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: Listening to vinyl records has always brought a whole new meaning to hearing music. The subtle changes of the notes and delicate nuances somehow do not make the translation to modern day dIgital music. In this piece the fluctuations of paint at the top and - [American July](https://rodjonesartist.com/american-july/) - American July Size: 36" x 48" x 1.5" Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: When the only music that might be fitting when viewing this painting is from George M Cohan *cue music - Yankee Doodle Dandy* Bursting with celebratory imagination, this painting captures the many feelings associated with the month of July, the warm hues of orange & red - [Turquoise Tree](https://rodjonesartist.com/turquoise-tree/) - Turquoise Tree Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: It has been said that turquoise unites heaven and earth, male and female. It is also associated with the archangel Sandalphon, who once lived as a mortal. He is said to emit a turquoise color energy. His guardianship associates him with the Tree of - [Justice](https://rodjonesartist.com/justice/) - Justice Size: 40 x 40 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Although the judicial system may be black and white, this painting depicts the "grey area" that is the deciding factor in some court cases. Right or Wrong, Guilty or Innocent, most of life as methodical as it may seem in judgement, may contain more variables - [The Dream](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-dream/) - The Dream Size: 36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Reminiscent of a long afternoon nap in the sun. Leaves fluttering overhead in the warm summer breeze, sun dappling through the trees, eyes closed but still seeing the sun's warm orange rays. Dreamlike, warm, enveloping and replenishing to the soul; fueling the imagination. Fingers - [Ending on a Pink Note](https://rodjonesartist.com/ending-on-a-pink-note/) - Ending on a Pink Note Size: 40 x 60 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: It has been rumored that if a guitar player hits the 20th fret of the high E string after a raw and blistering solo and sustained the note for a few moments it would achieve the "Pink Note". Reaching an auditory - [Malachite](https://rodjonesartist.com/malachite/) - Malachite Size: 24 x 30 x 0.75 in Medium: acrylic on canvas Description: It's important to have colors and images in our lives that help us to energize, calm or nurture our senses. When this painting was completed it exemplified the mineral malachite. The energy which it emits when in a room is one of a lovely stabilizing - [Spellbound](https://rodjonesartist.com/spellbound/) - Spellbound Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: The boundless nature of Receptive Abstract Patternism, originality where the very nature of casting the mind into a whirlpool of confused thoughts desperately seeking a metaphoric analogy to justify a rational meaning receptivily allowing the mind to seek calm. - [Amalgam](https://rodjonesartist.com/amalgam/) - Amalgam Size: 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: This blend of spatial colors is an analogy clarifying two elements and comparing two elements in the same moment. The similarity between the two elements is a representation of humanity and our common thread between cultures. The veil of different layers represents our individuality and - [Film Noir](https://rodjonesartist.com/film-noir/) - Film Noir Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: This piece depicts the stylish but yet intriguing mood of the Hollywood crime dramas of the 1940's - 1950's. Directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder would draw the audience into a nail biting frenzy by a few - [Equation](https://rodjonesartist.com/equation/) - Equation Size: 24 x 36 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: The first thing that you may notice when initially viewing this painting is the bold partition like forms or perhaps the golden squares, but as you look deeper the black textural shapes in the background seem to take on an important role of mediating the two forms - [Taranis](https://rodjonesartist.com/taranis/) - Taranis Size: 48 x 60 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: In Celtic mythology Taranis was the god of Thunder worshiped in Gaul, Gallaecia and the The British Isles. The god is represented with a thunderbolt and a wheel. At first glance you can identify the lightening bolts and drifting clouds, which are a metaphor for - [The Lawrence Tree](https://rodjonesartist.com/the-lawrence-tree/) - The Lawrence Tree Size: 36 x 48 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: D.H Lawrence and Frieda Lawrence lived in a cabin near the tree, where Lawrence sat on an old wooden bench and wrote on a makeshift table. No doubt the environment became a great source of inspiration. "The big tree in the front of the house, - [Magnitude](https://rodjonesartist.com/magnitude/) - Magnitude Size: 48 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: Beams of intense energy criss cross an expansive ground of blazing colors. The spacial quality reveals intense thinking. I have been often complimented on my use and selection of color. The colors I introduce onto this canvas were organized in such a way that the - [Moonrise Over Santa Fe](https://rodjonesartist.com/moonrise-over-santa-fe/) - Moonrise Over Santa Fe Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: When I was running my commercial photography studio, I had a slight envy of photographers who just made photographic art. A commercial studio concentrates on fashion, beauty and product photography. Over those years I did manage to take thousands of artistic images - [Garden Shadows](https://rodjonesartist.com/garden-shadows/) - Garden Shadows Size (h w d): 30 x 40 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: Sometimes a garden walk is about what you don't see, what lingers in the shadows of the trees or lingers behind the garden gate. When the foliage projects shadows onto a patch of cheerfully colored flowers obliviously conversing with one another, - [Valley of the Green Ghosts](https://rodjonesartist.com/valley-of-the-green-ghosts/) - Valley of the Green Ghosts Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: On many walks through the forest, especially when all is still and nary a bird can be heard. The trees all of which possess a unique spiritual signature give way to a faint but detectable glow emitting a - [Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe](https://rodjonesartist.com/le-dejeuner-sur-l-herbe/) - Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe Size:36 x 48 x 0.75 in Medium:oil on canvas Description:A contemporary interpretation on a classic painting. This interpretation reflects on a truly abstract form of the picnic on the grass allowing the viewer to experience the most vital essence of the picnic. Even Manet would say "Fasciner". This interpretation will not - [Missive From the Sea](https://rodjonesartist.com/missive-from-the-sea/) - Missive From the Sea Size:48 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium:oil on canvas Description:The sea is clearly defined perpetuating a secure home for a pink coral reef filled messages from the waters that rise and share wisdom from their depths. Bringing forth a relevance of man's cellular communique from evolution. This painting has pigmented roots, - [Imaginary Tree](https://rodjonesartist.com/imaginary-tree/) - Imaginary Tree Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: I stand before you not in a shameful state of nakedness but most decidedly in full glory. As I shed my bark, needles and cones contributing to nature's earth at my feet, there I start my contribution to generations to come, to keep - [Works in Progress](https://rodjonesartist.com/works-in-progress/) - A rare occasion that garnered a happy snap of me. The 8 paintings surrounding me are all works in progress. Normally i have 2 or 3, but this is a record for me. The bottom painting on the right is in its first stage, the canvas is painted with Old Holland Caput Mortuum (Violet Mars). - [Lavender Sage](https://rodjonesartist.com/lavender-sage/) - Lavender Sage Size: 36" x 48" x 0.75" Oil on Canvas Description: When I first completed this painting I thought to name it after Jackson Pollock's famous painting Lavender Mist, at the National Gallery of Art - East Bldg. Mine resides in my Lake Arrowhead, CA studio, anxiously waiting for a collector to discover it. The painting Lavender - [Trestle](https://rodjonesartist.com/trestle/) - Trestle Size: 48 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas Description: America's growth was dependent upon cities and the trains that connected them. In this painting the trestle is represented in black and surrounds the city both figuratively and metaphorically. This painting is quite visual, the background is silver giving it a metallic feel. The - [Sea Among the Winter Snow](https://rodjonesartist.com/sea-among-the-winter-snow/) - Sea Among the Winter Snow Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description:This painting is one that truly exemplifies my personal vision as an artist. It coalesces patterns, shapes and especially colors that I personally find riveting and reviving. The viewer of this work can visually explore the snow - [Falling Into Place](https://rodjonesartist.com/falling-into-place/) - Falling into Place Size: 36”x48”x1.75” Oil on Canvas Description: Sometimes when all seems chaotic...thoughts, ideas, experiences of life, semblance is occurring in the background. The mis-matched angles of life sometimes feel incomplete and tumbling into a free fall when in reality the shapes really coalesce and elongate the form of life to create an understanding - [Transforming Thoughts](https://rodjonesartist.com/transforming-thoughts/) - Transforming Thoughts Size:30”x 40”x 1.5” Medium:Oil On Canvas Description:Many times our thoughts on the surface seem well defined almost regimented. We get up everyday with our schedules and commitments to our daily tasks. We are doing just what we are suppose to do...surviving in our world of uncertainty and potential chaos. But instead of just - [Blue Fathom](https://rodjonesartist.com/blue-fathom/) - Blue Fathom Size:24" x 36" x 0.75" Medium:oil on canvas Description:In the ocean... light trails in the darkest depths to weave a dance of flickering patterns that emulate the varied sea creatures that swim in its protective garden. When revisiting this painting it triggered somewhat of a whimsical thought, and brought up from the depths - [Stratford Upon the Avon](https://rodjonesartist.com/stratford-upon-the-avon/) - Stratford Upon the Avon Size:36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium:Oil on Canvas Description: This painting is a deconstructed view of Stratford On the Avon, which is the birthplace of William Shakespeare. In fact, he actually has a quote regarding art, " The object of art is to give life a shape." Which works well with - [Freedom of Expression](https://rodjonesartist.com/freedom-of-expression/) - Freedom of Expression Size:36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium:Oil on Canvas Type:Painting Description: Freedom of expression for me is being free of the dictates from the art elitists and limousine liberals that reside on the coasts of the United States. If Instagram has taught me one thing, the art world is preciously dynamic. I've - [Vertigo](https://rodjonesartist.com/vertigo/) - Vertigo Size (h w d):36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium:Oil on Canvas Description:In a dream-like convention most have found themselves on a precipice staring down into an abyss, most often we find ourselves standing on the edge or staring out the window from a building of great height. If you looked out the window - [Unwitting Wildwood](https://rodjonesartist.com/unwitting-wildwood/) - Unwitting Wildwood Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Description: People who research such things, I believe they are called Dendrologist, tell us that trees communicate with each other. Interestingly enough if a tree in the forest becomes sickly other trees will feed it nutrients through its root structure. In fact - [Jardin des Tuileries](https://rodjonesartist.com/jardin-des-tuileries/) - Jardin des Tuileries Size (h w d):40 x 30 x 0.75 in Medium:oil on canvas Description:The painting owes its name to the Jardin des Tuileries Garden. It is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Magnificent history, architecture and nature combined with - [By the Light of the Silvery Moon](https://rodjonesartist.com/by-the-light-of-the-silvery-moon/) - By the Light of the Silvery Moon Size (h w d):36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium:Oil on Canvas Description:On a late evening, not so long ago, I was looking out my studio window at the surrounding forest. It was a moon-bright evening, which changed the typical greenery of the pine trees into silver. There - [Imaginary Bliss](https://rodjonesartist.com/imaginary-bliss/) - Imaginary Bliss Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil On Canvas Can you express 5 things in your life that created total bliss? That in itself can be a joyful experience, even if you find your bliss in the imaginary world. This painting for some has become a dwelling place to - [Crown of Thorns](https://rodjonesartist.com/crown-of-thorns/) - Crown of Thorns Crown of Thorns Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: Certainly billions of Christians around the world observe Holy Week in preparation for the Easter vigil. This painting brings to mind the symbolism of the Crown of Thorns and the squares of red - [View of Spring](https://rodjonesartist.com/view-of-spring/) - View of Spring Size (h w d):36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium:Oil on Canvas Description:A non-saccharine approach to spring - View of Spring allows the viewer a snippet of spring, almost as if looking through a chaotic juxtapositioned window surrounded by a surreal, vibrant and boisterous interior wallpaper, leading to an outside scene of - [SW 1800's](https://rodjonesartist.com/sw-1800s/) - SW 1800's Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: I have spent a good portion of my life traveling around and visiting many towns and national monuments throughout the Southwest. From Mesa Verde to Nogales, from Tombstone to Zion, I have always felt a kinship with the great openness of - [Communique](https://rodjonesartist.com/communique/) - Communique Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 1.5 in Medium: oil on canvas A communique from where? Let the viewer interpret the message from within or from without. Perhaps it's an intriguing code that has yet to be broken from a distant universe. It's amazing how common systems for communications have impacted the way we - [12:15](https://rodjonesartist.com/1215/) - 12:15 Size (h w d):18 x 24 in Medium:oil on canvas Description: Because I never seem to judge the amount of paint I'm mixing when working on a work of art, I invariably have paint left over. So I will pull out a small canvas and let my imagination and the paint coalesce. Once 12:15 - [Dyslexia](https://rodjonesartist.com/dyslexia/) - Dyslexia Size (h w d): 24 x 30 x 0.75 in Medium: oil on canvas This is the whole story as a follow-up to my Instagram post. When I was a young lad going to elementary school in Crestline, California, it became painfully apparent that I had difficulty reading and especially spelling. Back then teachers almost always - [Veiled Perceptions](https://rodjonesartist.com/veiled-perceptions/) - Veiled Perception Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Description: Our imagination knows no boundaries. Thoughts come and go. Some are generated by our own Veiled Perceptions only to amuse or frighten. When projected outwardly they can build self-esteem or they can set the stage for angst. Shakespeare once said, " - [Clicquot](https://rodjonesartist.com/clicquot/) - Cliquot Size (h w d):30 x 24 x 0.75 in Medium:oil on canvas Description: Tchin tchin to all my social followers! We can't really share a classic champagne toast together...but we wish you a champagne inspired life. Consider creating the classic French 76 cocktail. You can Google the recipe. When you take your first sip - [Night of the Black Panthers](https://rodjonesartist.com/night-of-the-black-panthers/) - Night of the Black Panthers Size (h w d): 36 x 48 x 1.5 in Medium: Oil on Canvas Type: Painting Here kitty, kitty...a frightening painting unless you are Cat People. If you are TCM fan you'll recognize the 1942 movie Cat People as a weird, other worldly Horror Film. In the 80's remake the movie Cat People - [Rod Jones Artist #HatTip2U](https://rodjonesartist.com/rod-jones-artist-hattip2u/) - Why Do I Use the Tipping Hat as My Profile Pic? The #1 reason it has always reminded me of graciousness and respect. Growing up as I did, I had the opportunity to see many Film Noir movies, along with great American Westerns. As a young boy, like the song goes, my heros have always been Cowboys. ## Pages - [Art for Purchase](https://rodjonesartist.com/art-for-purchase/) - After over 20 years of holding back from selling my art, the works are now available to collectors for purchase. There has been from time to time, collectors and art enthusiasts inquire about the availability of various paintings and artworks that I have created. I now feel that it is a good time for many - [General Contact Form](https://rodjonesartist.com/general-contact-form/) - Contact | Rod Jones Artist - [Thought Row Vignettes Newsletter](https://rodjonesartist.com/thought-row-vignettes-newsletter/) - Literary short fiction, written by hand — cinematic stories, quiet tension, reflective storytelling. Subscribe to Thought Row Vignettes 👉The first story is on the house...step inside one cinematic short story FREE. The Fortune Cookie That Did Not Lie - Part One The long grueling six-day shift for Ethan the fireman was over. It was one - [Short Stories](https://rodjonesartist.com/rod-jones-artist-writes/) - "I said to myself; every painting holds an obscurity, so I gave each of the them a story." - Rod Jones Artist I write on what I paint, I paint on what I write. This is where I write. In a room next to my studio with a view of the forest outside. 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