By ROBERTA T. VOWELL, The Virginian-Pilot © December 5, 2006 The artist calls it “The Little Painting That Could.” It’s just 8-by-12, a bit larger than the biggest photo in your kid’s school picture packet. It portrays a figure poised to dive into a mountain lake. Louis Jones, a Virginia Beach artist, painted it in […]
He’s been held in a million hands, tossed on hundreds of beds and left in countless airports. He is Louis Jones, prolific artist and illustrator of no less than eight New York Times bestseller book covers or frontispiece illustrations–and you’ve likely given him much of the same treatment… VIEW ARTICLE FROM HAMPTON ROADS MAGAZINE>>
The Jones Family was featured on an episode of “Living the Life”, which aired on January 19, 2006 on ABC’s Family Channel to an international audience of 84 million people.
Louis just closed a deal with award-winning producer and director, Stephen Simon, for the use of his images for “Conversations with God”, the movie. Louis’ cover art has appeared on the entire “Conversations with God” book series, which has had worldwide acclaim. These images will also be used in “The Making of Conversations with God”, […]
JONES ART GALLERY ENJOYS BEING IN THE CENTER OF THINGS By Irene Bowers (As seen in The Beacon on March 17, 2005) Jones Art Gallery is finding its bit of the sun within the shadows of two big storefronts in Town Center. You’ll find Jones Art tucked between P.F. Chang’s and Men’s Wearhouse. No national franchise […]
British author, Ian McEwan, selects Louis to create the title page illustration for “Saturday”, another New York Times bestseller for this critically acclaimed author. This is Louis’ eighth image on or in a book to reach the New York Times Bestsellers List.
On a rainy afternoon in May, Louis Jones drove his van to Old Dominion University’s Foreman Field. A fence barred him from entering or peering through, so he pulled himself up to look over. He made half a dozeN trips between the fence and his van, where he sketched two drawings to submit for the […]
John Grisham has again selected Louis to create the title page illustration for his upcoming novel, “Bleachers”, to be released in September 2003. We look forward to its’ arrival on the New York Times Bestsellers List. Again, our thanks to John Grisham and Doubleday Publishers.
I painted it before I went to bed that night, on the 11th. I was hurting so bad, like everybody else. I had to find some way I could live with it. And I wanted to let some of the pain go… VIEW ARTICLE FROM THE VIRGINIAN PILOT>>