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Bob Rohm, C. W. Dykes, Richard Satava, Christopher Rich, Chuck Rawle, Clyde Pickett, Dane Ellsworth, Don Ward, Darlis Lamb, David Williams, Dawn Waters Baker, ,Dorothy Long, Duke Sundt, Gale Webb, Gary Jack Thornton, Gay Faulkenberry, Jan Busse, Jeff St. John, Jerry Palen, John Budicin, Joan Potter, Kathleen Cook, Kathy Hinson, Linda Morgan Louise DeMore, Mark Stewart, Mike Windsor, Milbie Benge, Mitch Caster, Natasha Downs, Peggy Kingsbury, Richard Hawley, Richard Prather, Richard Satava, Robert Deurloo, Royce Gilliland, Rusty Jones, Suzanne Owens, Thomas Woodward, William Melstrom, Zhiwei Tu

One Person Show
"35 on 35"
(35 paintings along IH 35)
Rusty Jones
  See these pieces at the Riverbend Fine Art Gallery

To see a larger image of the painting, just "click" on the painting!



"Baler"
Oil 8" X 10"
$1100

"Goat Ranch"
Oil   10" X 20"
$2700

"Cloud Cover"
Oil 11" X 14"
$1750

"Making Hay"
Oil   22" X 28"
$4300

"Wash Day"
Oil 10" X 20"
$3300

"Estess Ranch"
Oil   10" X 20"
$3300

"Afternoon Thunder"
Oil 8" X 10"
$1100

"End of the Day"
Oil 6" X 8"
$600

Rusty Jones, describing his inspiration for the upcoming exhibit, "35 on 35"
(35 paintings along IH 35)

"A few months ago I was traveling back
home from Austin, TX at about dusk.
The sun was hitting the sides of buildings,
lighting up fields of hay, spectacular lights
bounced off the backs of goats and the
landscape became a wonder world of colors.

As is my habit, I was traveling at roughly
70 miles per hour with my head twisting
from side to side trying to take it all in
while making mental notes about the
colors I would need to mix to pull
off a painting of the various scenes that
whizzed by.

Other drivers zoomed passed me at 80 mph
or faster in their rush to get to whatever
was so freaking important ignoring
Mother Nature's gift of light. Some honked
as they went by flashing their middle finger
at me because I was driving so slowly.

That's when it hit me. Texans are generally
the nicest people on the planet. But not
when driving. Pick up trucks rule the road
and you best just either get in line risking life
and limb while driving stock car racing style
drafting the truck in front of you at 90 mph
or get out of the way.

I'm thinking, "What fools? If they would just
slow down and take in the beauty of the
landscape light show, what a better world
and a more peaceful drive it would be."

That's when it hit me. Someone should
show them what their missing. In November
I will be having a one man show entitled
"35 on 35". Thirty five paintings along
highway 35 from Dallas to San Antonio.
Every painting will be of a scene you can
see from the highway...if you would just
slow down and take a look. Every painting
will have a GPS marking on the back
and directions to the scene so any collector
can go to the exact spot I painted it from.
Most of the paintings will be plein air but a
few will be larger studio pieces.

The painting above is the first of the 35.
This is Estess Ranch in Waxahachie, TX just
south of Dallas. I hope to produce a video
of my experience creating the paintings.
I've never taken on a project of this scope
so I'm excited about the challenge. "

Rusty Jones To see a larger image of the painting, just "click" on the painting!
"Near Panther Creek" Oil 9" X 12" $1100	"Pigeon Highrise" Oil 12" X 16" $1800
"Bales" Oil 20" X 24" $3100	"Big Red" Oil 12" X 9" $1100
"Stonewall Creek" Oil 8" X 10" $1100	"Fall's Coming" Oil 22" X 28" $2300
"The Elevator" Oil 20" X 24" $3100	"Sunbreak" Oil 8" X 10" $1100
"Texas Farmhouse" Oil 11" X 14" $1700	"Ode to the Hay Bale" Oil 12" X 16" $2100
"Goat Barn" Oil 9" X 12" $1100	"Off Road" Oil 9" X 12" $1300
"Ranch House Outside Clifton" Oil 8" X 10" $1100	"Down But Not Out" Oil 11" X 14" $1350
"Loche Vale" Oil 24" X 30" $3350
Rusty Jones Husband, father, artist, sportsman...that's how Rusty Jones would describe himself. Securely grounded in his faith and love for his family. Rusty relentlessly pursues his passion for painting. This Texas born artist, raised in the Hill Country area, traces his earliest influences in art to his grandmother. He vividly remembers the smell of her upstairs studio and she was the first to place a paintbrush in his hands and encourage his interest in art. Rusty studied fine art at the The University of Texas and obtained a Master degree in medical illustration. He had a keen interest in combining science and art through his illustrations. What followed was over twenty award-winning years as a certified medical illustrator. He also developed a commercial illustration career featuring his love for sports. His sports art has been commissioned by private collectors, magazines, ad agencies and Fortune 500 Companies. Rusty now pursues the American landscape. His influences include Carl Runguis, Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, Edgar Payne, Clyde Aspevig, James Reymolds and RIchard Schmid. Rusty has studied with Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, Don Ward and Joseph Mendez. Rusty is a member of the Outdoor Painters Society and Oil Painters of America. "My goal now is to take all of the talent that God has blessed me with and share the beauty of the world he created through my paintbrush. There are so many paintings to do and there never seems to be enough time to do them."