Ivan Jones

I am a retired veterinary surgeon who has become a pastel artist.
Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, I now live and work in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside. I was introduced to pastels as a teenager by a friend of my father’s and in fact, I still have remnants of my first set of pastels. I passed A level art at 16, then went on to complete a veterinary science degree - my understanding of animals allows me to add that something extra to my artwork.

As a pastel artist, I feel that pastels have a great vibrancy and richness of colour that is often under-appreciated. I work largely from photographs and undertake commission work as well as create artwork in a wide range of subject matter. I like to give each piece a three-dimensional effect and detail is of importance to me - each 12in by 16in artwork takes me 25 to 30 hours to complete. I have completed a large number of works in the past 15 years.

I admire the work of many artists including the Impressionists,

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I am a retired veterinary surgeon who has become a pastel artist.
Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, I now live and work in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside. I was introduced to pastels as a teenager by a friend of my father’s and in fact, I still have remnants of my first set of pastels. I passed A level art at 16, then went on to complete a veterinary science degree - my understanding of animals allows me to add that something extra to my artwork.

As a pastel artist, I feel that pastels have a great vibrancy and richness of colour that is often under-appreciated. I work largely from photographs and undertake commission work as well as create artwork in a wide range of subject matter. I like to give each piece a three-dimensional effect and detail is of importance to me - each 12in by 16in artwork takes me 25 to 30 hours to complete. I have completed a large number of works in the past 15 years.

I admire the work of many artists including the Impressionists, Pre-Raphaelites, David Shepherd, Simon Coombes, and many of my contemporaries.

As a retired veterinary surgeon, the creation of my detailed pastel artworks is largely a hobby. However, I have sold a large number of artworks and undertake commissions on a regular basis - in fact as of January 2024 I have one pet portrait on the board and three commissions in the pipeline.

My style of artwork is methodical and time-consuming. I have given talks to a number of local art societies, using a power-point presentation. However, most budding artists like to have interactive talks and I do not feel that my style lends itself to this.

I have been invited to exhibit in a number of local venues ( you can see more about my previous and future exhibitions on my website ) over the years and have always sold artworks there. My main aim though is to expose people to the quality of my artwork so that they consider me for a commission in the future.

As far as qualifications are concerned, I am self-taught but ( as mentioned in my artist statement elsewhere ) I did A-level art at 16 years old and was inspired by a friend of my father's who was a talented pastel artist.

If you want to know more about me, I have been interviewed online and the link to those is on my website. Thank you for reading this far!

I have exhibited widely over many years.

You can see more on the "Exhibition" section of my website.