BRIAN JONES "LOOKING THROUGH" PENCIL ON PAPER, 1972Brian Jones (1950 2008) is a renowned Canadian artist acclaimed for his exuberant figurative paintings, drawings, and prints. Over the course of his career, Jones depicted evocative scenes of North American suburban life. Jones dedicated his precise representations on scenes from every life, accentuating what is usually perceived as mundane. While Jones is celebrated for his photorealistic renderings, he is equally revered for his eccentric and

using scraps of newspaper or product labels

17"H 22"W (work)

From an edition of 1000

his style is resoundingly charming

creams and orange highlights

with the permission of his widow

The painting features a close-cropped portrait of a masked Jocasta

as the artist was taking advantage of his tall homemade contraption

the surface is highlighted with a wide variety of colors gently applied to the moodier surface including

Using industrial equipment

Scherman's sumptuous portraits (whether contemporary

Centre Pompidou (Paris)