I never get tired of Van Gogh. He was my first real obsession with painting. From studying his self portraits, I developed a love of painting, specifically colour theory, visual blends, texture, emotion, modernism, and a love of paint...

I don't feel like writing an essay on Van Gogh, his painting theory and technique right this instant, though I could and I have. But for now, I'm just going to post this one self portrait that shows it all, and I'm going to paint in the afternoon light while it's here.

Here's to art and life!

Modern Art Liam Jones Style

These are some paintings currently available. Click them to see the full listings in my eBay store.



Painting is a release for me. It's when I'm moving in my element. It's not a chore, or something I strive at anymore. Sure, there are times when I struggle with a painting, but the excitement of creating possibly the best I've done keeps pushing things forward and keeping it fresh. Sometimes I just paint over it and make more texture so the next layer has the memory of what happened before.

Shhh, don't tell my dad. This is for him. He's the biggest Gordon Lightfoot fan you'll ever meet. He's gonna freak. Oh, wait, maybe posting it on my blog and trying to keep it secret doesn't make much sense... ;)

"Cathedral" Revised


"I'll Tell You All About It"

Here are two new ones.

That is no match for wishful thinking!

Abstract paintings that are bright and bold like this just do it for me. The working title is "No Match For Wishful Thinking". Maybe it should be "Wishful Thinking". Maybe "The Power of Wishful Thinking".

See, I'm a fan of animated movies. Especially ones like "Ratatouille", that speak of the things that are counter-intuitive to the crap of every day life. I wax inspirational: With all the bad news in Japan and unrest throughout the middle East, the recession, our crazy goverment and their posturing, the decline of the family unit... there's so much bad out there, I say "That is no match for wishful thinking!"

I'm ba-ack!

If you're new to my work, welcome!

It's been over a year since I pretty much stopped marketing my work online. Life is like that sometimes. A parent passes away, and everything gets put on hold. Things change, and time just keeps on moving forward.

So this is my new website. Seriously, I can't stand this computer business. It's gives me grey hairs and a short temper, but if you're an art lover and you've stumbled on my stuff through one of the many ways I've put "Liam Jones Fine Art" out there online, then it was worth it!

There's a bunch of new stuff coming down the pipe. One exciting new development is a partnership with Jacek Karlowski, who is one heavy musician and a great painter here in the Toronto area. We've been friends for years, and finally there is the opportunity to team up and pool our resources. We call our project "Good Guy Productions". Well, we haven't fully settled on the name, but it kinda gets the idea across.

Anyhoo, welcome! It's great to be back. I hope to hear from you. Here's to music and art!

Just a Painter Passing Through

My mom passed away in late September. I haven't been painting much lately. Everyone has to go through it at some point, I guess, but right now it's my turn. If your mom is still around, give her a hug.

This horse painting was completed recently, it is currently available for $2500.