About the Artist

Kerream Jones (born 1978) is a native of Reading, Penn., and his interest in painting took hold during his first year in high school. "At first, I was [painting] as a hobby. I had these grand ideas, but I wasn't automatically talented. I wasn't always the best. I had to work hard toward [developing] my talent. There were occasions where I got my feelings hurt. But you have to get your feelings hurt sometimes. It motivated me and helped me to be focused." Having studied art and graphic design at the Art Institute of Atlanta and the American InterContinental University, Jones has already enjoyed a great measure of success as a fiercely independent artist, appearing in national publications and campaigns and marketing his work around the country at art shows. "There isn't an alternative," he says of the prospect of life without art. "Art is my life — it's like a breath of fresh air."

Intimate in scale and sensual in content, Jones has created an aesthetically captivating body of work saturated in a world of dusty browns, earthy reds and celestial blues and infused with melodic underpinnings. His pieces tell the sentimental stories of relationships — the comfort of long-term unions, the security of family, the camaraderie of sister and brotherhood and the nostalgic afterthoughts of love. Jones' work seems to transcend artistic eras, simultaneously combining and defying the most provocative elements of realism and impressionism.

His abstract and figurative work reflect a nod to great painters of the past; a distinctive style with residue of Jacob Lawrence and in some fleeting glances – Picasso. Jones' appeal is due largely to his uncanny ability to morph into the psyche and synthesize with the emotions of his subjects -- be it star crossed lovers or a ranging storm. “Art is about emotion and expression,” he says. “Through an artist's expression we can gain new perspectives and expand our understanding of our communities and reality." 

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