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Film purloined paintings, artist’s $1 million suit says

Like most moviegoers, artist Louis Jones was blown away by the grand, ornate scenes in Robin Williams’ recent movie, “What Dreams May Come”. Unlike most moviegoers, Jones left the Columbus Movie theater in Virginia Beach aghast by what he saw-majestic visions of heaven that looked a lot like paintings Jones created a few years earlier. “It was […]

Louis Jones Creates Harborfest Poster

How many watercolor hues can the setting sun wash the sky cradling Norfolk’s harbor? The myriad golds and pinks are uncountable as grains of sand on a beach, says Norfolk artist Louis Jones, whose sea-sky-boatscape appears on this year’s Harborfest poster. Jones should know. A dozen times he’s set out to sea to study the […]

Illustration a Winner for Local Artist

When local artist Louis Jones was asked to paint an image full of moody realism for the cover of a metaphysical book, he wondered if he should even bother. After all, he figured, he could put his time toward other paintings which would surely be more profitable than the sum offered up-front by the small […]