Bonner David Galleries
While in the midst of her multi-year museum show focusing on the perils of climate change, botanical artist Jane Jones was photographing a group of orchids, carefully repositioning them so the light highlighted the blossoms perfectly. Then, inspiration struck, as she playfully called these flowers “show-offs.” It was then that she knew she not only had the title of a painting, but indeed the theme of her next solo show, which debuts at Bonner David Galleries New York early in 2023.
Admittedly, a flower cut from its stem has but a limited shelf life. In her gifted manner, Jane Jones captures that momentary beauty in her paintings for eternity. As a talented gardener and artist, preparing for this exhibition altered the direction of her thinking from the concerns of climate change to the wonderment and joy flowers provide in the current instant. She puzzles over aesthetic considerations such as, “Is there a curve that is especially lovely, a flip or roll that lights up beautifully? What is it that this flower has that no other does which makes it so special? Does it look better with other flowers, or is it best as a solo?”
One of her recent paintings Tulips for Petey is a collection of flowers arranged to look like a balloon bouquet to celebrate the life of one of her beloved dogs. Jones remarks that tulips are adaptable to numerous expressions. She will feature paintings of some dramatic maroon and Oriental lilies as well as elegant roses that she proudly grows in her garden. For this show, she has chosen to focus on bright colors consciously working to use them in jubilant ways.
Joyful Show-Offs
