GALLERY
View a Gallery showing a selection of works by Colin Jones, from Pen & Ink to Oils and Pastels
COLLECTIONS
Works by Coln Jones can be seen in a number of Collections, primarily in Wales
EXHIBITIONS
Colin Jones exhibited widely in his career, including in prestigious galleries
A lost Welsh talent
Title: MINERS RESTING
Date: c.1960
Medium: oil on hardboard
Measurements: H 71.4 x W 91.5 cm
National Museum Cardiff
Title: BOY IN BLUE
Date: mid-20th C
Medium: oil on board
Measurements: H 77.6 x W 49.1 cm
Gift from the Arts Council of Wales Collection. 2002
His art became less well known in the decades following his death and some years ago he was described as ‘a lost Welsh talent’. A resurgence of interest followed the series of retrospective exhibitions Professor Tony Curtis curated in 2005. Various pictures are currently held by the principal Welsh institutions and can be viewed on request.
This website, which has been created by members of Colin Jones’ family, provides information regarding the artist along with many illustrations of his work
Portfolio
A Group of Miners
Portrait of a Chaplain
Growing Maize
Montricoux
“Paintings With a Wealth of Meaning”
The drawings and paintings of Colin Jones are sufficient evidence of the contribution he made to the contemporary art of Wales. His superb draughtsmanship and remarkable grasp of colour are stated with an economy of touch and certainty of vision.
Biography
Colin Herbert Beyne Jones (1928–1967) was born in Newport, Gwent, the only child of intellectually engaged and self-educated parents who were committed to ensuring that their son had access to the broadest possible range of opportunities.
As a delicate child, Jones spent his school holidays working on a farm in the Wye Valley, a practice intended to build him up physically. His father Stanley Jones, a former regimental boxing champion, also taught him the fundamentals of boxing.