The Joneses open the doors to their Soho style, highly experimental studio/gallery at Town Center in Virginia Beach, VA. The public response has been overwhelming. As Louis recently stated, “This is a work in progress; ever-changing, ever-challenging to us and to our audience.”
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.
Susan and Louis collaborate on an elaborate painting to be used as the set design for Jeff Corriveau and the Virginia Opera. Our thanks to the Virginia Opera for their vision and support. (Pictured above: Stage actors in front of the set design painting by Susan and Louis […]
Susan, Louis and Ryan are honored to be chosen by local legend Pete Smith, and Surf Enterprises, to be the in-house artistic and design team for “The Pete Smith”. The first release of these endeavors will be in August 2003 at the East Coast Surfing Championships.
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>>
To Louis Jones, it seemed a simple assignment. Draw a house. Heck, go ahead and paint a house. After all, that was the title of the book he was illustrating: “A Painted House”. This is not just any book. It’s a John Grisham book. John Grisham of “The Firm”, “The Pelican Brief” and a shelf-full […]
DIFFERENT POSTER ACCOMPLISHES ITS TASK By Deborah Markham, Staff Writer (As seen in The Beacon on June 11, 2000) It’s different. That’s what admirers and critics say about the 27th annual Neptune Festival limited edition poster, now on sale. And that’s what the board of directors looked for, said Nancy Creech, Neptune Festival president. They were trying to […]