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USA<br />

David Ronald Jones<br />

David’s drawing style developed as a young boy, He was born in St. Asaph,<br />

North Wales and went to school in <strong>the</strong> area until moving to England to<br />

earn undergraduate honors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and<br />

Economics from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Birmingham. Subsequently David<br />

moved to Paris, France and lived <strong>the</strong>re for six years during which he was<br />

honored to have his first art show <strong>of</strong> his Indian ink and brush drawings on<br />

Canson paper. This Paris exhibition depicting “The Body as Architecture”<br />

was sponsored and curated by Dr. Caroline Boyle-Turner, <strong>the</strong> noted<br />

art historian, who later became <strong>the</strong> curator for <strong>the</strong> Rijksmuseum and<br />

subsequently founded The Pont-Aven School <strong>of</strong> Contemporary <strong>Art</strong> in<br />

Brittany, France. David moved to <strong>the</strong> United <strong>State</strong>s in 1980 and spends<br />

his days and nights creating works <strong>of</strong> art he hopes will speak to people in<br />

<strong>the</strong> depth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir being bringing light to <strong>the</strong> imagination, <strong>the</strong> mind and<br />

<strong>the</strong> eyes. He is very proud <strong>of</strong> his recently completed series <strong>of</strong> large oil<br />

paintings titled “The Cycle <strong>of</strong> Life”. These paintings depict <strong>the</strong> seven<br />

stages we all go through as we experience life which are: Special;<br />

Invincible; Pressure; Vulnerable; Fragile; Acceptance; and finally Wisdom<br />

and Preparation.<br />

www.davidronaldjones.com | davidronaldjones@gmail.com<br />

“Pressure”<br />

40x30in - oil on canvas - 2011<br />

“Provence”<br />

14x18in - oil on canvas - 2012<br />

“Spooked”<br />

20x16in - oil on canvas - 2013<br />

<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Art</strong> - <strong>Art</strong>ist’s <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Vol</strong>.<strong>II</strong><br />

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