Mark Jones Associate
Professor of Art has been teaching at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
since 1985. He is a painter and a photographer. Mark has traveled
extensively in connection with his photographic efforts and is a
frequent director of HWS off-campus programs. He has twice directed
the program in film and photography in Los Angeles, and directed
the Hanoi program fall term 2004.
Pinhole cameras feature prominently in his photographic work,
while an interest in historical painting techniques has influenced
his approach to painting in recent years.
Egyptian art and Buddhist art of Nepal and Vietnam are continuing
scholarly interests. He teaches courses in begining and advanced
photography and workshops in the history of painting technique.
Professor Jones is also and active member of the Environmental
Studies Program at the colleges. |
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| Pinhole
Series, Meteora, Greece, 1994, Cibachrome print, 30" x 40" |
Environmental
Aesthetics Series #2, 1991-93, Cibachrome 16" X 20 |
"Arenal
Volcano Erupting," Costa Rica. Ilfochrome print, 28" dia. |
"Compton
in the Desert," 1998, Color Photo, 30" x 40 |
"Pyramid
of Chephren at Giza," 1994, Cibachrome 16" x 20 |
"Nosara
Lines-
Dawn and
Dusk"
Costa Rica
Ilfochrome
28"dia, 1997
top left of 4 |
"Nosara
Lines- Dawn
and Dusk"
Costa Rica
Ilfochrome
28"dia, 1997
top right of 4 |
"Nosara
Lines-
Dusk and Dawn",
Costa Rica
Ilfochrome,
28"dia.,1997
bottom left of 4 |
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"Nosara
Lines-
Dawn and Dusk"
Costa Rica, Ilfochrome, 28"
1997
bottom right of 4 |
"Meteora,
Greece II"
Ilfochrome
30"X40",
1994 |
"Three
Graces"
Ilfochrome
28" dia.
1999 |
"Durbar
Square, Kathmandu"
Ilfochrome, 30"x40",
1994 |
"Industrial
Site, Upper Egypt" Ilfochrome, 30"x40", 1994 |
"The Intihuatana
at Machu Picchu" Peru, Ilfochrome, 28" dia., 1997 |
"Primeval
Sea" Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Ilfochrome,
28" dia, 1997 |
"The
Source"
Ilfochrome, 28"dia, 1999 |
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"The
Uramba
River, Peru" Ilfochrome 28" dia, 1998 |
"Bagdon,
Nepal I", Cibachrome 16"x20", 1994 |
"Temple
of
Horus at Edfu"
Ilfochrome,
28"dia., 1996 |
"Temple
of Sobek at Kom Obo", Egypt
Ilfochrome,
28"dia., 1996 |
"Double
Buddha" Ilfochrome,
28"dia., 1996 |
"The Pyramids
at Giza"
Cibachrome 30"x40",1994 |
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Cows Come Home Exhibition
March 26th through
April 16, 2004
The paintings below will
be exhibited at Houghton House Gallery on the Hobart and William
Smith Colleges campus From March 26th through April 16, 2004. The
work stems from my continuing interest in historical painting techniques,
in this case 17th century Dutch and Flemish art. Using cows as subject
matter revisits a theme I began in 1972 when my studio was located
adjacent to a pasture frequented by a herd of dairy cows. The introduction
of a television set in some of the paintings adds a postmodern twist.
Images 1 through 20 are painted in oils on canvas replicating as
nearly as possible the techniques of artists such as Rembrandt and
Vermeer. This involves building highlights with thick impastos of
lead white and layering in colors with multiple glazes. The paintings
are framed in heavy, black, wooden frames as was the custom of the
time (see scale image below). Dimensions are listed including frame.
Images 21 through 25 are completed in oil pastels on 13”x17”
sheets of heavyweight watercolor paper. These are unframed and the
dimensions reflect the actual image size.
Titles and Dimensions
Images 1-20 are oil on canvas with dimensions listed including frame.
Images 21-25 are oil pastel on paper, dimensions reflect actual
image size. All works were completed in 2002 or 2003.
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| for scale reference |
“Two Cows”
44”x 54”
#1 |
“Golden Calf” 44”x 54”
#2 |
"Holy Cow" 44"x54"
#3 |
“Old Dutch Cow” 44”x 54”
#4 |
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“Two Cows (study)” 15”x 17”
#5 |
“Golden Calf (study)” 15”x 18”
#6 |
“Holy Cow (study)” 15”x 17”
#7 |
“Watching You” 15”x 18”
#8 |
“Watching You II” 15” x17”
#9 |
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“Ed’s
Blue Cow” 17”x 15”
#10 |
“Landscape
With Horns” 14”x 16”
#11 |
“Look Left”
17”x 15”
#12 |
“Four Watching
TV” 15”x 18”
#13 |
“Watching
Oprah” 16”x 19”
#14 |
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“Miracle”
15”x 18’
#15 |
“Saturday
Morning Cartoons”
17”x 21”
#16 |
“Sunday Morning
Preacher”
17”x 21”
#17 |
“Watching
Millionaire by the American Falls at Niagara”
15”x 18”
#18 |
“Cartoons”
12”x 15”
#19 |
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“Blank Screen” 12”x 14”
#20 |
“Saturday Morning Cartoons (study)” 8”x 12”
#21 |
“Sunday Morning Preacher (study) 8”x 12”
#22 |
“Not Watching Oprah”
8”x 12”
#23 |
“Too Many Channels”
8”x 11”
#24 |
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“Punishment” 8”x 12”
#25 |
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