Frye Art Museum
photo by Jill Berarducci
Seattle, Washington
(206) 622-9250
Thomas William Jones: Three Decades of Watercolor
August 6 - October 3, 1999
left: Fog at Bandon, watercolor; right: Packards at Christmas, 178, watercolor
The watercolors of Snohomish, Washington artist Thomas William Jones (b. 1942) have graced official White House Christmas cards. Three decades of his work will be on display at the Frye Art Museum Aug. 6 through Oct. 3, 1990. All of Jones' works are exclusively in watercolor, a medium that provides a translucency and strong feeling of light. A public preview will be held on Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. where visitors can meet the artist. In addition, Jones will give a lecture entitled Midwest and Western Impressions at the museum on Aug. 7.
Gentle images of the Northwest, the Midwest, and New England are featured in Jones' watercolors, simple scenes which are often painted from memory. "Simplification gives my paintings strength. When things are simplified, they become more understandable."
Growing up in Bay Village, Ohio, Jones was formally trained
at the Cleveland Institute of Art, but considers himself a self-taught painter,
and categorizes his work as representational impressionism. "Most of
the time my images are not exact replicas of what I see or remember; rather
they are my impressions and feelings about the subjects."
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