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Alison Jones |
| Painter – watercolour, pastel, mixed media |
| Artist's
Statement |
A festival of fuchsias held in
the village church provided me with the incentive to pick up
a paintbrush in 1984. To begin with I used acrylic and gouache
on a variety of different coloured backgrounds, which portrayed
the vibrancy found in fuchsias. Later the technique of using
watercolours with a 'dry' brush was integrated with the other
media to produce the full range of botanical subjects. This
not only allowed me to describe the plant accurately but to
capture the true character and beauty of the plant.
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| Biography |
Alison Jones is basically self-taught
with no formal education in art. She was introduced to watercolour
and received tuition by Jenny Jowett and Clare Dalby, both leading
botanical artists.
In 1990 and 1993 Alison Jones was awarded the Grenfell Silver
medals from the Royal Horticultural Society for exhibitions
of fuchsias and cyclamen coum respectively. In 1995 the book
'Fuchsias: The Complete Guide', written by Edwin J.Goulding
and published by B.T.Batsford was illustrated by Alison Jones
with 40 line drawings and 12 colour plates. In October 2000
Alison became a full member of the Society of Floral Painters
and will be exhibiting nationwide.
In December 2000 Alison was awarded the Grenfell Silver-Gilt
medal for an exhibition of alstroemerias.
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| Recent Exhibitions |
2008
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Royal Horticultural Society: Grenfell silver-gilt medal awarded
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2009
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Alison exhibited as ‘Artist in Residence’ at the Suffolk Show, Ipswich.
Exhibition for the Society Floral Painters at Mottisfont Abbey
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Artworks, Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
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2010
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Exhibition for the S.F.P. at Mottisfont Abbey
Contribution to exhibition ‘For the Love of Flowers’ at St. Edmunds Gallery and was given an award for ‘Botanical Excellence’
11th Annual Exhibition, Artworks, Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
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| Exhibitions in 2011 |
June - Mottisfont Abbey for the Society of Floral Painters (SFP)
Sept - Iceni Botanical Artists
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| Contact Details |
Church Cottage
Hessett
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9AX
Tel: 01359 270421
Email: alison.hessett@virgin.net
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