ARTIST BIO

Artist Statement

Tracey Jones

Employing the medium of oil paint, and incorporating the traditional techniques developed by the European classical realist painters, I create still life scenes that express a contemporary point of view. My interest in still life genre painting has developed my understanding in the importance of direct observation from life as a principal element in the painting process and the successful outcome of the resolved image. Investigating outcomes using traditional objects, techniques, and composition by past masters, creating an intensity of mood influenced by colour and the recreation of light and shadow are all fundamental to my work.