The Way - Original paintings about people, places, animals, rocks, insects, climate, atmosphere and things.
Paintings for your feelings . . . paintings for purchase . . . for your time.
Philip C. Jones
My creative understanding of life comes from a healthy dose of the arts in childhood—the workplace — “roughing it” in nature — inner city living — pew worship — bar worship — and my travel for a couple years in southern Italy.
In my work, I combine ancient fundamental painting techniques with the freedom of a liberal American middle class traveler. I have lived studying life, color, and light and believe I can combine my two-dimensional work with social content to create art on paper with water colors.
In the year 1996, a book influenced my painting - The Way of Chinese Painting, selections from the seventeenth century Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting. The Manual is a foundation of constant study for me and how I paint. American art, freedom with color and abstract movement are also within me. In short, I am a blue collar American citizen with an artisan cultural upbringing.
Modern painters whose style I think about and always remember when I am painting are Matisse and Van Gogh. I incorporate the modern freedom of Matisse and Van Gogh painting with the ancient Chinese foundation of painting.
What's New with Marsha's Artist?
Philip was busy this winter working on outdoor paintings for a customer. This Spring, Philip has been busy with many house projects and helping out some friends with projects. I, Marsha, have been extremely busy at my regular job and have neglected our website, as you can see. However, we would love to hear from you and please call for a visit to see Philip's work.
We did a Craft and Art Fair on December 7 at the Duluth Congregational Church. It was sponsored by WendyupNorth. It was an opportunity to show some of Philip's new paintings. We had a great time, so we expect to do some art fairs.
Last year, Philip had an art opening at Beaner's Central in March. The opening included a series of seven watercolor paintings. The series title is "The Last Tailor." The series celebrates the labor behind fashion.
Beaner's is a local coffee shop in Duluth, Minnesota that serves great coffee and has live music. The address is: 324 North Central Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota 55807. Here is a link to their website: http://www.beanerscentral.com. Beaner's supports local artists, so stop by and have a good cup of coffee.
Some of Philip's work was also displayed at the Casa Latte - a really warm and relaxing coffee shop in Hermantown, Minnesota. The Casa Latte is located at 5493 Miller Trunk Highway, Hermantown, MN. The Casa Latte provides local artists room to display and sell their work. Thank you Casa Latte!
Etsy -
Currently, we do not have our Etsy site open, but we did receive the following positive remark from a satisfied customer - "This card is even more beautiful than pictured. The colors are rich and this artist is very talented. Very quick shipping and nice personal touch with a handwritten note. I will be getting more cards from MarshasArtist. I love this. Thank you."
