Saturday, March 30, 2013

A Visit to Owen and Jane Jones



Today I joined Mary for a day of Plein Air painting (which we never got around to doing) at the property of one of our local art association members, Owen Jones. What a LOVELY visit. Besides touring the rambling home and property that clearly belonged to artists, Owen did show us his photography: black and white landscapes and portraits of indigenous people from around the world. His current photographic project, (a marriage of words and photos in a series of hand-made books) has been accepted into the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.  I was blown away.  
Owen has promised a few more outings this spring as the gardens unfold into summer.
I did manage to find time to get some flower photos. The best of the lot today was the Georgia native, Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis). Owen's wife, Jane, is a native plants enthusiast, so lots of wonderful discoveries to be made this spring, I hope.

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