Biography

My paintings have been exhibited at Art on the Mountain in Wilmington, Vermont and the Vermont Arts and Fine Crafts Festival, held in Stratton, Vermont and at the permanent collection works at the Deerhill Inn. I am represented by Arts Unlimited, LLC in Hadley, Massachusetts and Quaigh Designs in Wilmington, Vermont and am a member of the Vermont Crafts Council. Further a field my work is shown at Bishop's Stock in Snow Hill, Maryland and Gallery on High in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

My studio and gallery will be featured on the Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend at the end of May. I also volunteer for Art on the Mountain.

Jane May Jones, on the beach at Mullet Bay, St. Maarten

Born in England, I moved to Massachusetts in 1963 and then went back to England to finish my education in 1970. As one might expect, I excelled in art and art history. Next I spent three years studying business at a technical college. At the same time I worked in the estates office of a local company. In 1979 I moved to Paris, France where eventually I took a position with IBM Europe in their information center, eventually being promoted to data base and graphic analyst. While in Paris I took up my artwork again, inspired by the impressionists. Many weekend afternoons were spent in the galleries in Paris. What a joy having such treasures on my doorstep.

I have traveled throughout the world. My favorite spots include Florence, Italy, and Sanibel, Florida although the most exciting destinations were Australia and Hawaii. In 1986 I left Paris behind and fell in love with Vermont and my husband. Now I make time for the things I love to do! One of them is creating watercolors of the places and things I loves. In 2002 I opened my studio and gallery in our home.

Window with Roses

Artists Statment

The beginnings of my paintings mostly come from my originally composed photography. In my daily travels as well as when I travel farther from my home in Vermont, my cameras are often by my side. The scenes I capture not only show the natural beauty of the composition, but often the feeling of peace and serenity. I then take that scene and feeling and transpose it in to my watercolor painting.

The combination of architectural and garden elements delights my senses and of those studying my work. These elements are bought to the forefront with the combination of muted grays and browns of the older houses, which I am often drawn to, and then liven them up with a punch of color in a flower box or rambling rose. These combinations delight me.

Gardening has been a passion of mine most of my adult life and has been part of my life since I was a small girl in England. Another joy of mine is to decorate our home, in fact I have used these skills professionally. These two talents are married together in my paintings and are the reason for most of the subject matter in my watercolor paintings.

My work focuses on interesting doorways and other architectural elements of homes and business, as well as the scenic beauty of Vermont and other areas of New England. Nearly all of the paintings also include some kind of flora and even some fauna, thus combining my loves of design and beauty in nature. Some of my paintings also depict scenes from Florida. Most of my painting is done on Arches 140 lb or 300 lb cold pressed watercolor paper using Winsor & Newton watercolor.

Adrift with color