Lesley Jones - Painter My abstract oil on canvas works are created by blending paint over a carefully prepared gesso surface, until no brush marks remain, simply a gradual transition between colours through which forms emerge.  They have a smooth print-like quality which invites close inspection.  These paintings constitute the main body of my work to date, but I have recently returned to the northern romantic tradition of atmospheric landscape painting for inspiration. Since my son and daughter moved away to other beautiful parts of the country to study, I have produced a new series of land and sky-scape paintings, a selection of which are exhibited here at Wildwood Gallery. To create these pieces I work from memories of significant places and journeys, in which the time of day, the quality of light and atmosphere and my feelings of being in a particular place at a particular time all blend into a sensation that I want to convey through the painting. Back in my studio, the application of paint is literally ‘hands-on’. I mix the paint with my fingers and smear it onto the canvas, then move it around and blend it with brushes. The combination of visual and tactile experience is wonderful. By working this way I become totally absorbed in the mood of the paintings.

 

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"At Low Tide" by Lesley Jones Oil on Canvas 50cm x 50cm £395.00	"Welsh Hill, Early Spring" by Lesley Jones Oil on Canvas 100cm x 60cm £735.00
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"Autumn Weather" by Lesley Jones Oil on Canvas 100cm x 60cm £735.00	"Sea Mist Rising" by Lesley Jones Oil on Canvas 90cm x 70cm £875.00

This is just a small selection of the work produced by this artist. Please contact the gallery for full details of current works and prices.