My name is Christopher P Jones. I have been painting for over twenty years, working mainly in oil paints. I also use watercolour, charcoal and pencil.

I was born in the West Midlands, England. Whilst studying Philosophy and Mathematics at university, I painted in my spare time. I had my first solo exhibition at the age of 23 in my then home town of Kenilworth. I subsequently exhibited in local galleries, and had two further solo exhibitions.

Over the years I have come to cherish the works of Paul Klee, Jacques-Louis David, George Grosz, Juan Gris, Jannis Kounellis, Lotte Laserstein, Christian Schad, Fra Angelico, and Otto Dix, to name but a few influences.

At age 28, I studied an MA in the History of Art to broaden my understanding of subject. I came to learn about semiotics and post-modernism, art in a social context, feminist art-history, and many other aspects about how meaning in art is generated. These studies have come to inform the work I make today.

Some of my paintings are available for purchase at Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ChrisJonesPaints

I am also an avid writer (fiction, personal non-fiction, art history, philosophy, reviews). I post lots of my writing on Medium at @chrisjones_32882 and on my blog at chrisjoneswrites.co.uk.

I am a member of the LSA (Leamington Studio Artists) and have written for their excellent quarterly magazine Artspace.

I am a member of Impact Hub Birmingham, a lively collective of artists, social change-makers and entrepreneurs attempting to make a positive difference in the communities of the Midlands. Read more about my experiences of being part of Impact Hub here.

As far as official qualifications go, I hold an MSc in Art History and a BA (Hons) in Mathematics & Philosophy.

I have enjoyed many travels, including trips across Russia and Siberia, China, Japan, and the USA. I have recently had the pleasure of visiting Mauritius and the Greek island of Hydra, an experience I have written about in an article Visiting Hydra: Leonard Cohen’s Bohemian Idyll.