R. Benjamin (deceased) Jones

Hagerstown, MD 21740
Website: http://www.rbenjaminjones.com/
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Maryland artist R. Benjamin Jones was an accomplished painter portraying scenes from his native Maryland, the state's Eastern Shore, the Amish of Lancaster County (PA), New England, and a trip to Florence and Tuscany, Italy. He sought to portray the gentle beauty of the world in his paintings of delicate flowers, New England streets and harbors, Amish faces, rough Chesapeake Bay watermen and rose-covered cottages along island roads. He studied at the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts in Baltimore, the University of Maryland and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Jones' works have been shown in many galleries and museums including the Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, Hurlbutt Gallery in Greenwich, Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich Workshop in Southport, McBride Gallery in Annapolis, The Greenbrier, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Baltimore Museum of Arts and The Smithsonian.

Cityscape - Summer

Over the past twenty three years much of the subject matter for my paintings was New England .Only the farms of Washington County were of local interest. But within the last few years there has been a change. I have paid more attention to the city of Hagerstown. The city park became a most wonderful place for painting and it has been a new direction (after living here for 46 years). As I roamed around the city looking at buildings and streets, I kept seeing the tall tower of the St John's Lutheran church and another of St. John's Episcopal in the back ground. It seemed that every place in and around the city were the looming spires. I got the idea that to see anything of interest I would have to be high for a different view. The hospital was to be torn down within days and I got permission to go all the way to the top to catch my scene. Thus after many weeks came the city scape. No matter about the size or the time, I loved doing it. I worked on the scene to bring about the colors of summer.(Original Dimensions: 15.7x15)

Washington County Winter

Original Dimensions: 14x20

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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, (MSAC), an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for the MSAC is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional funding is also provided by Washington County Government and generous businesses, organizations and individuals.

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