Miami-based Artist Jamie Jones' Ladies of the Garden

Jamies Jones

Jamie Jones was born in Hong Kong and raised in South Florida, much of her art is inspired by the natural surroundings. She has been painting over the last 17 years, her sensibility of expression is focused on acrylic paintings, including enamel, and collage, evolving with her unique variety of mixed media on stainless, plexiglass and canvas.

Ladies of the Garden: 'Ivy', Diptych, 24" x 48" and 24" x 24", mixed media reverse painting on plexiglass with acrylic, enamel, various materials such as dried, flowers, feathers or fabric combined with vintage LIFE magazine collage.

Jamie has had numerous exhibitions throughout South Florida, some of which include a show at Wynwood Blank Canvas Gallery during Art Basel Miami beach, a solo exhibition at the Hublot Galerie in the Miami Design District, and The Palace, presented by Luxury Living where Jamie’s work was installed on two of the floors of the magnificent 25,000 sq ft building in the design district.

Ladies of the Garden: 'Sophia', Diptych, 24" x 48" and 24" x 24", mixed media reverse painting on plexiglass with acrylic, enamel, various materials such as dried, flowers, feathers or fabric combined with vintage LIFE magazine collage.

The artist's recent collection is a series of seven known as 'Ladies Of The Garden'. Each one is two-pieces, the body is 24" x 48" and the head is 24" x 24". These pieces are created in a reverse painting on plexiglass style, using acrylic, enamel, various materials such as dried, flowers, feathers or fabric combined with vintage LIFE magazine collage.

Ladies of the Garden: 'Sophia', Diptych, 24" x 48" and 24" x 24", mixed media reverse painting on plexiglass with acrylic, enamel, various materials such as dried, flowers, feathers or fabric combined with vintage LIFE magazine collage.

"I collect hundreds of LIFE magazines, mainly from the 50s, 60s & 70s. I love the content and photography found during these decades and appreciate the risk and significance found in the oversized pages of LIFE magazines. In this series, Ladies Of The Garden, I'm drawn to the perfection of the women found within the LIFE magazine pages, combined with the graininess of the images. The body is created first. I hand tear the images selected for each piece in order to obtain a whimsical feel to their placement when scattering them to create the dress. I then decide color palate and where to layer paint combining the magazine images. The smaller face panel is created secondly, following the lead of the painted torso. The Ladies Of The Garden were inspired by my 'Art In The Garden' exhibition that took place on May 11th and each one was presented on the old Jamaican coconuts that tower the landscape of the Crawford Lodge in Coconut Grove. They are $2800 each and can be purchased through me and are also found on Artsy and Saatchi Art." explained the artist.

Ladies of the Garden: 'Sophia', Diptych, 24" x 48" and 24" x 24", mixed media reverse painting on plexiglass with acrylic, enamel, various materials such as dried, flowers, feathers or fabric combined with vintage LIFE magazine collage.

For more information about this fascinating artist please visit www.piecesofjamie.com / For sales inquiries, commissions or upcoming event info, email artistjamiejones@gmail.com