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The artist's easel...The Tree
Mr. Jones studio is in Jersey City, New Jersey. Early on, he sent me a picture of his "window farming", showing although he spends most of his day in the apartment, rather than outdoors, he has no...
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The American Front Porch: How It Came About. by Rose Walker
(The following was meant to be published on the Hoboken Patch 7/18/2013, but through unforeseen circumstances was not allowed) The porch for many years was considered a distinctly American...
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Work In Progress:
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."Thomas A. Edison "It's funny that you bring up Alizarin Crimson. Right now I'm think of putting in curtains...
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Two Windows... How An Idea Begins.
Email dated September 2, 2012"Two Windows is a drawing that I'm working on to take a deserved break on the geranium painting. It's NOT finished by half, at least. It's totally made up. I'm sure there...
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The Wagon Wheel
~~*-*~~I do believe the window is symbolic of Mr. Jones, his psychological well-being. He will not disclose the least meaning of most of his work. He prefers the ideas come alive in the mind of the...
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Meeting Copland...and MANY others. Mr. Jones and Music.
Aaron Copland William Schuman, friend of Aaron Copland and Carroll Jones III wrote a tribute to Copland, available athttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/copland/acbirth4.htmlCorrespondence from Mr....
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The Poor Man's Andrew Wyeth
Within three days, a transfomation has taken place.red water bucket Nov.2 2013Working 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, no vacations, no flashy style of living like the "avant-garde"red water bucket Nov....
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On Becoming an Artist: If You Can't Be a Jazz Pianist...
"I played piano....I tried anyway. I took lessons for years, a decade at least, but it was so hard with dyslexia as you can guess. The school found out I had dyslexia when I couldn't see the blackboard...
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On Light, part II
QUIET SPRINGMIDSUMMER SUN FIRST FROSTFor the reader, a look at the season's of light.White- Yellow- Blue.
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Pulaski Skyway--Living Across the River--Accolades to NYC.
Photo taken from Library of Congress 1978"I live in the top left hand quarter just a tiny spec. It's not even in the picture. I've been over the Pulaski Skyway a thousand times in my life but not for...
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Current Work in Progress: The Shore House--Added Bonus ~* New Jersey...
"I'm sending this to you without the toner. I was afraid after the toner it might not be clear as the toner is sometimes too dark. The lines on the original are all straight..the camera is too close...
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Calico Studies LIVE from New Jersey!
Cally the Kitty"When I got Percy and Cally 7 years ago Cally was named Paris. I couldn't stand hearing about Paris Hilton then at all so I renamed her after my father's father's nickname. Cally. He was...
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Final Presentation from College: Rodney, A Book For Children
"I think I've just sort of stumbled through life. Whatever came next for me was deliberate because I always was reigned in in the first place. The biggest thing I ever did for a 'change' was move to...
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Wrapped in Tiffany Paper
Endings by Carroll Jones III Mr. Jones is not one to toot his own horn, he's pretty humble, and thankful he is able to make a living being an artist. He is not an ordinary artist. His realism...
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Work in Progress: the geranium picture, 4 years+
Close up:Vermont Afternoon by C.Jones IIICarroll Jones III has a wonderfully colorful, detailed oil painting available, as well as a limited number of artist prints, and signed, limited edition prints...
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"Quiet Spring" or Sarah's flowers?
From Rose: Years ago, we lived near an ornery old woman named Sarah who liked to fish and listen to the old farmers gossip and drink coffee down at the bar in the tiny town where my husband taught....
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Albrecht Durer 1471-1528 German Artist (Influence)
"Great piece of turf study of weeds"Albrect Durer"I'm glad you sent the pictures from that blog. The picture, that I have not seen of the bird's wing, is out standing. He was a great artist and I think...
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Vermont Afternoon Prints Available.
Vermont Afternoon by Carroll Jones III Mr. Jones began working on this original oil painting following his stroke. He felt like the stroke, and all the rehabilitation involved actually somehow...
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Artists: Advice to Avoid the Abyss:
by Rosie Brouillette WalkerGoing back 500 years... According to writer Elizabeth Gilbert, who spoke to American society in her book, Eat Pray Love...the artist might do well to consider her gift of...
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Starting with Portraits:
Mr. Jones had a brilliant career as a portrait artist following his college days. Below is one of his earliest works.Having come from a long line of artists and the difficult classical training he...
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Mr. Jones' Soul Twin, Angela Lyn
The first work of Carroll Jones III I ever saw was Simple Gifts. It was in and amongst the images for the music scores for the great traditional Shaker hymn by Joseph Brackett, Jr., written in 1848....
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Edward Hopper, Carroll Jones, and the Matt Brothers in Manhattan.
The cat in the window work is not finished, but Mr. Jones has sent a WIP (work in progress) photo I'm very lucky, I don't know why this is, because I am no one of any consequence, not an artist, not a...
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I'm Doing What I Can Do---Dyslexia and Talent
Vermont Afternoon by Carroll Jones III (2014)"I know about the right brain thing. I'mall right brain. I can't express myself verbally ever. I can't talk.It has to be in email and I'm not that good at...
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Saturday's Simple Gifts: Waiting for Grandfather, Part I
Waiting For Grandfather by Carroll Jones IIISaturday's Simple Gifts:Waiting For GrandfatherPart 1: Carroll Jones, Sr.[Storytelling by Carroll Jones III, edited by R. Walker]Carroll Jones, Sr. was Welsh...
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