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Artist David Owain Jones’s Innate Curiosity About True Art

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Artist David Owain Jones’s Innate Curiosity About True Art
Self-portrait by David Owain Jones. Oil on canvas; 20 inches by 20 inches. Courtesy of David Owain Jones
Lorraine Ferrier
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND—As he paints, David Owain Jones sometimes feels he’s trying to figure out exactly why he is so fascinated with figurative and representational painting. And why he’s so driven to paint year after year. Once he’s resolved that enigma, maybe he’ll stop painting, he laughs. Whether he’s joking is hard to tell.
David Owain Jones in his studio in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 28, 2019. (Lorraine Ferrier/The Epoch Times)
David Owain Jones in his studio in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 28, 2019. Lorraine Ferrier/The Epoch Times
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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