Christine Jones
Website: chrisjones9art.co.uk
Instagram: chrisjones9art
Chris is a Buckinghamshire based artist, working mainly in watercolours and occasionally inks. She picked up her passion for painting again – to keep sane – when the love of her life, Ivor, died of Motor Neurone Disease early in 2021. She says: “Choosing my subject to paint in watercolour always has a very therapeutic effect on me. It can start anywhere, but at the moment, my passion is mostly painting flowers. When I see a beautiful bouquet of flowers it can literally send my heart in a flutter, because I know I want to capture it on paper. I love bold colours too. My techniques are constantly developing and although flowers are ‘IT’ for me now, I know I want to branch out in the future”. In the 1970s, she trained with her to-be-husband at the London College of Furniture as a Furniture Designer and Maker. In the 1980’s they both made violins for their two very accomplished-playing daughters. In the 1990s, Chris trained and taught Design I Technology within the county. In early retirement, Chris and her husband sailed for 15 years, where they cruised and painted around the Mediterranean. Chris, who is relatively new to exhibiting, has planned exhibits at several venues throughout Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire over the next year and is thoroughly enjoying the experience.
