Sharon Lyn Jones

Nude Show @ The Wellborn Gallery on Dauphin Street

2010-02-02T13:40:00.000-08:00

I just took my two nude sketches that are shown on this blog to the Wellborn Gallery on Dauphin Street by Cathedral Square this morning. I met with Whitney Calametti who thought the drawings were nice..She says one might hang..I'm hoping both..but she said the show was filling up fast..my first foray into the arts after almost 10 years..The reception is going to be next Friday, February 12 between 6pm-9pm during the Loda Artwalk I believe..The show will run thru the end of February..It is nice exposure again for my art..another direction as I mainly have done opaque's..thought I have done nudes in the past..I hope anyone reading this blog will go by and see my work..

Another 25 Minute Pose

2010-01-26T10:02:00.000-08:00

This sketch is bigger then my scanner bed..it picks up all the shadows around the edges..so just ignore those..I had a problem with the male model's left arm foreshortening..they were great model's..I enjoyed it..look forward to sketching again in February..

Nude Sketches @ 301

2010-01-26T09:49:00.000-08:00

This is one of the 25 minute sketches that I did at the session at 301 Gallery..ignore the dark areas around the edges..the male model's feet were cut off in the scanner..This was done on sketching book paper with a black ballpoint pen..you can see the beginnings of this sketch as you are unable to erase it..I like that..I have always enjoyed sketching with ballpoint as I believe it sharpens your drawing skill..less apt to have mistakes..I sketch lightly then go in for the kill..ha..I was kinda proud of myself as its been about 10 years since I ve sketched nudes..I didn't know I still had it..

Etsy Store..Opening Soon..

2010-01-21T14:07:00.000-08:00

This is my store on Etsy.com http://sharonapatrona.etsy.com ...Sharona Patrona..Junkrecycler..Artist..A Girl In The Deep South..
I plan to put found vintage items and items that I have artrecycled..ha..slap a coat of paint on them and wow it's a whole new thing..my twist on it though..ha..that little girl on the fender of the bike is me..holding on for dear life and laughing..still me years later..keep checking out my etsy store..I will putting items on soon..

Pier On Mobile Bay In Fairhope

2010-01-21T13:41:00.000-08:00

On Eastern Shore

Felt Pen On Rice Paper

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I love to sketch with a felt pen on rice paper..love the flow of the pen..the ink sinking into the paper..with basically no control..Just something I've been working on lately..I'm working on an opaque watercolor of this drawing..My family owned some waterfront property from the 50's up to the late 1990's..We would go there during the spring thru the fall..sailing sunfishes..swimming and just lazing around..How I really enjoyed it and miss it..we would take the scenic route along the bay back and forth to Mobile..I always loved the drive along this route to the Fairhope Pier..The pier I sketched is down from the Fairhope pier..I love the pines that rise from the bluff..and framing this tiny little pier..

Nudes..

2010-01-21T13:32:00.000-08:00

I'm entering the artist community again..it's been too long..I'm participating in nude sketching venue at 301 Space Art Gallery. It is held on 2 Saturday's a month between 10 am thru 12 noon I think..I look forward in sketching the figure again..

2009-08-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

"Cattle Skull"

Opaque Watercolor/Color Pencil

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This is a painting of a cattle skull done mostly in monotone but I added a white color pencil..which I mainly shaded around the skull..this is a skull that was given to me by an friend, Joe Bond..we met at Ringling and for close to 25 years we were friends...but friendships change and it has been awhile since I've seen him or heard from him..he now lives in New Mexico..I went to spend some time with him about 10 years ago and he showed me Albuquergue, Santa Fe and Taos..I fell in love with Taos..I believe that I was at one time a chinese woman who lived in the southwest before the turn of the 20th century..ha..it was mainly what I collected for a long time..chinese lacquar, turn of the century oak furniture and western items..I always knew that my path led to New Mexico..and I loved it..the wide open vistas and you could see the sky..the only thing I didn't like was it was not near an ocean..I don't know if I could live there..but where ever my path leads me I will follow...Joe had a favorite uncle who he was named after..they had a very close relationship..I believe he was affected by his uncle's death..Joe would have really vivid dreams where Uncle Joe would tell him to get up and go outside to look at his roof..but Joe would never do it..He didn't want to go see..ha..

2009-08-08T20:29:00.000-07:00

"Deco Dee"

Opaque Watercolor

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DB is a local artist friend of mine..she is so neat with an offbeat sense of humor..she likes to laugh..we met about 20 years ago at Nolen-Schmidt's Gallery where she was working at the time..I was taking an etching class from Nolen..we hit it off..I did this painting of her using her initials as the background design..DB has just had her hair colored eggplant..a rich deep black/purple which I thought was really great looking..DB just has a distinctive style..a great artist too..she did the Mardi Gras Murals at Admiral Semmes in their dining room..if you haven't seen them..and you live in Mobile..you will see just how talented she is..

2009-08-06T13:37:00.000-07:00

"High & Dry"

Opaque Watercolor

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This a vintage Chris Craft which landed on the beach after Hurricane Frederic back in 1979..The bridge to Dauphin Island had been blown away and the only way you could get to the island was to take a ferry..cars were not allow if you weren't a resident..so my mom, Myrt and I took our bikes..we rode around Dauphin Island..it was almost back to its original state..because all the vacation homes and most of the businesses were gone..I believe that it ought to be saved as a National Seashore and not a vacation destination..or even residential..There is a confederate fort on the east end "Ft. Gaines." It has been sometime since I ve been to the island..The strip of land behind the boat is "Little Dauphin Island." I no longer have this painting as I was participating in an Fine Arts & Crafts show where I won Best Of Show and the a company sponsored a large amount of money for the award and they recieved this painting..

2009-08-06T13:23:00.000-07:00

"On The Bayou"

Blace Felt Pen On Rice Paper

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This scene was in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. At that time it was a small fishing village...way out in the boonies..lots of shrimp boats and seafood processing plants..but some really beautiful scenery..I haven't been there for awhile..this scene was on a bayou river that flowed out to the gulf..a huge beautiful oak overlooking the water with oyster boats in the background..I have done some paintings of this area and Dauphin Island which is a beautiful barrier island..This was done in black felt pen on rice paper..I just like the flow of the ink on that paper..

Meli Poo...

2009-08-02T12:08:00.001-07:00

"Something Pink, Something Blue"

Opaque Watercolor

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This is my friend, Melanie, who would pose for me in Sarasota..we still stay in touch. She was studying Interior Design at Ringling..we were roommates at one time too...We had this obsession with flamingos at the time..so I incorporated the birds with this painting..it was the beginning of the background repeating designs that I would incorporate into a lot of my portrait paintings..she has this really great sense of humor and she can zing you..ha!

Did You Know I'm In The..

2009-08-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

worm business..ha.. here's my blog http://theturningwormfarm.blogspot.com/ hey..hey..it's a job...ha. what can I say..it's my jewish/scottish heritage..got to make a buck and too many irons in the fire..ha

The Good, Old Days...

2009-08-01T21:59:00.000-07:00

This was me in Sarasota, Florida in 1977..I was 24 or 25..I am holding on to my beloved dog, Karma..she was a great dog.. & she went everywhere with me..in fact she use to go to class with me at Ringling and on the landscape "F"art bus..behind me was a building on Hwy 41in 1977,..(that building is still there)..in fact it was one of the few buildings I recognized when I went back this past year..I am on Ringling School Of Art property..In December 2008 I went back to Sarasota..to see it and Ringling..It had changed so much..not the funky, cool little town anymore..now its catering to the rich & filthy rich..ha..I barely recognized Ringling..They are building more buildings..and it looked so small..its been since 1981 since I was last there..I loved Sarasota..I should have never stayed away so long..

You Can See More Of My Work..

2009-08-01T21:46:00.000-07:00

at www.brushspace.com just type in my name Sharon Lyn Jones..It's an invite only internet artist community..You can also see my art at Mobile Arts Council internet site..under the artist directory..I will be posting later..Thanks for stopping by..

Some Of My favorites..That I Have Pictures Of..Ha.

2009-08-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

"Chubby"

Opaque Watercolor

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My dear, sweet Jewish paternal grandmother who I idolized..I loved her so much..she died when I was 8..but it took me years to talk about her without crying..my dad would tell me stories about how she was so hardworking, smart, kind and generous..he said I was alot like her..

Dad told me that she went to Julliard's in New York City to study Opera.. he said that he never heard her sing..she married a gentile at the time and got kicked out of her family..then Chubby and John Henry (my grandfather who died before I was born) came down the Alabama River on a flatboat that he built..building furniture along the way..Chubby would dip the furniture pieces into paint..till they came to Mobile where he worked as a local building contractor..He died when Dad was around 12 or 13..Dad told me about Chubby's father, my great grandfather, was a Russian Orthodox Jew who emigrated from Russia to the United States..he pushed a cart selling goods out of it..then he came to Prattsville, Al (Why, I don't know), he married a wealthy Jewish woman..they opened a general store and had the first picture theatre (silent films) in Prattsville where Chubby would play the piano..

Over the years that I exhibited this painting during Fine Arts and Craft shows.. I had Chubby's leather coin purse that she carried everywhere..I would show the people who wandered into my display and tell them that Chubby had her hand in her pocket because she was holding on to her money..they would laugh but I am proud of what Jewish heritage that I do have.

I have had people inquiring about the possible sale of this painting but I will never part with it.

I Am A Sometime Artist..But

2009-08-01T20:37:00.000-07:00

I remember drawing with my mom at 2 1/2 years old. She would draw a picture and I would trace it on the back..I also freehanded a picture of my dad complete with glasses and eyelashes. At 5 I knew that I wanted to be an artist. I had a crayon drawing of a red bird on the wall during a parent get together with the teacher. I remember that I loved getting all the attention..ha..I knew then it was all I wanted to do

My parents, Bubba and Myrt, supported me in my art but wanted me to have something to fall back on in case I couldn't make a living...they were great parents just wanted to protect me..So when I started college, my major was Physical Education..I hated it..ha..even my counselor thought I needed to rethink my major..I guess failing the Red Cross class was an indicator..ha..it was mainly because I never showed up for class. I majored in Graphic Design and Illustration...I loved it...but I really was not very happy in a college setting..so I decided to explore other avenues..

I sent my transcript to Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida..I was accepted..I took a bus down there and I never looked back..I had found my niche.. There were others like me..ha..spacey and wanting to do art all the time. I finally belonged..At that time Ringling was a three year art school..I graduated with a certificate in Graphic Design & Illustration.

I came back home to Mobile and for the next 3 years i struggled to find an art job..I would get great compliments on my portifolio, but no one would hire me..I did different types of art jobs that didn't require alot of graphic design..like working on Mardi Gras Floats, silk-screening and whatever..I just finally gave up on graphic design work..It was just too frustrating to find a job and I realized I rather be doing Fine Arts..

On entering a local art show I won Best Of Show...now I was getting somewhere..from then on about every show that I entered I would win some type of award..It was fun..During that period of time I was really gungho..I participated in woman shows, fine arts and craft shows, museum shows, gallery shows....Then I became President of The Mobile Art Association during the 80's. I have done publicity for several art organizations and even chaired an outdoor fine arts and craft show..I joined the local Art Co-op..I have done interviews in some papers and magazines...locally and nationally. My paintings are in collections...

My paintings were of a personal testament on how I felt about the world around me..my painting was mainly opaque watercolors or gouache..I used canson pastel paper where I would just do a line drawing which was careful thought out..I would then paint little dots and crosshatchings of color..building up depth into my paintings..they looked like pastels or silk-screenings..I would put alot of time into my work..I guess it showed that I had patience..ha..dot, dot, dot, crosshatch, crosshatch, crosshatch..ha..where it came from I have no idea..I did portraits of people I knew and regional landscapes..in a impressionistic/realistic way..before I quit painting I started to incorporate color pencils & gold leaf into my paintings..Some of my paintings are almost 30 years old and are still very vibrate..I painted like this for close to 20 years..until..

My dad, John Henry Jones, affectionately known as "Bubba" passed away on February 5, 2000..it took the wind out of my sail..My closest friend and parent..the one person who got me..and I could relate to pop..now was gone..I just couldn't get interested in painting...or doing any type of artwork..or even being part of the artist community..I wasn't interested in doing anything for a long time..

Now in 2009 I am beginning again..the opaques were great but I want to create something different..I have been playing with polymer clays..doing some reliefs where I might incorporate them into some sort of painting..maybe even designing the frame too..I've become more interested in sculptural ideas..but with paintings..I am still working on it..Hopefully I plan on entering local shows soon..

I Was Tired Of The Way...

2009-08-01T20:32:00.000-07:00

my old blog looked like..too dark and the pictures needed to be re-adjusted..not at all like me..I am well adjusted, bright and cheerful....and easily amused...ha..as you can read..so here I begin again..