Patrick J. Jones

Patrick J. Jones is a teacher, artist and author of several books on art. He is known for his online and live workshop figure drawing and oil painting methodology and fantasy art paintings. His style is often compared to Boris Vallejo and Frank Frazetta and his art has appeared on billboards in L.A., London, NYC, and Australia.[1][2][3]

Jones grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the worst of Ireland’s ‘troubles’ in the republican stronghold of ‘The Ardoyne’. He was first published as a teenager in the Irish fantasy magazine ‘Ximoc’ before leaving home to join the merchant navy. Three years at sea provided Jones the opportunity to see the world and fire his taste for the exotic visions that would shape his future fantasy art.

In 1984 he left Ireland alone for London with £100 in his pocket to follow his dreams of being a fantasy illustrator. After a tough start and a stint of homelessness he eventually got his first break painting book cover art for Orbit books and found representation with London’s ‘Sarah Brown Agency’. Throughout the eighties Jones illustrated book cover art for authors such as Greg Bear, Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven before moving to advertising. In the nineties Jones was represented by ‘The London Art Collection’ and produced award-winning illustrations for a multitude of advertising agencies and corporations such as Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann Erickson, The BBC and Hasbro. His work from this period included the illustrations for the Millennium Edition of Trivial Pursuit and billboards for The International Motor Show.

In 1997 Jones married teacher, Catherine Conlon and moved to Australia where he worked in advertising and movie production design at Warner Bros. until 2005 before finally returning to the fantasy art that he is known for worldwide.

In 2008 he exhibited at the first Illuxcon (IX) show in Pennsylvania U.S.A. where he continues to travel to and exhibit as a main show artist. His Sci-fi & Fantasy book jacket art has appeared on many international bestsellers, most notably the Deathstalker saga published by Random House NYC.

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". www.illuxcon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Patrick J. Jones Interview". www.koreropress.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Patrick Jones - Sci-fi | Fantasy - Illustrator | Artist". www.pjartworks.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.


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