Jane Jones’ Hyperrealist Floral Paintings
This exhibition consists of twenty-five floral paintings produced by artist Jane Jones from 2012 through 2021. The emergence of the Dutch school of painting in the early seventeenth century is one of the most extraordinary phenomena in the history of the visual arts. Jane Jones works within the context of 17th-century Dutch floral painters such as Maria van Oosterwyck (1630 – 1693), Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 – 1717), and Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750). But while Jones has been a life-long student of 17th-century Dutch floral painting, she takes a contemporary stylistic approach to her own work, producing compositions which are spare and elegant.
While Jones’ paintings respond to works from the Dutch Golden Age, they also take cues from science. Having earned degrees in biology as well as art history, the artist says, “The most important things I took away from my science education were a deep respect for living systems and ecology, their inherent homeostasis, and the importance of precision when observing nature.” Jane Jones also possesses a deep and un-abiding concern, an ethic if you will, about the disruption of the balance of nature that is caused by climate change.
Jane Jones is a Denver native and continues to live near there at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, where the light that she loves is bright and clear, and the seasons, which influence her work, are definite in their character and moods. Though she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Jane Jones chose not to work in that field. Of her science education she says it enabled her to look “into the lives of cells, plants, animals and ecosystems gave me a glimpse into the awesome power of living things and an incredible respect for them.” Her hyper-realistic style includes many layers of glazing to create the colors that best represent the glorious expression of color in sunlit flowers. Symbols are used to communicate her love of nature, and the threats that nature faces, while presenting their need to be protected and nurtured.
A Closer Look
Explore more of Jane Jones’ work below.
CULTIVATING THE DUTCH TRADITION IN THE 21st CENTURY
Jane Jones’ Hyperrealist Floral Paintings
Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director
https://www.davidjwagnerllc.com/Dutch_Tradition_Floral_Paintings1.html
Exhibition Sponsored By
Culture Trove – A Traveling Exhibitions Database for Museum Professionals
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Catalogue of Paintings
https://online.fliphtml5.com/vujis/bbep/#p=6
Jane Jones’ Website
https://www.janejonesartist.com/museum-shows
