Hello, and thank you for visiting! I really appreciate that you took the time to not only view my artwork, but also wanted to learn more about me, the artist - wow!
I began painting in 2015, and my very first subject was my dog, Smudge. Which seems appropriate, since he is a dachshund and many of the great artists such as Picaso and Andy Warhol have owned and painted the dachshunds they adored!
Currently I'm working in scratchboard, acrylics and watercolors. My work is constantly evolving; which is an excuse for being indecisive and not settling on a medium of choice. I am open to painting just about any subject matter, however animals and wildlife have been my primary focus so far. Branching out from my love of nature and a need for reference material, I also photograph wildlife; so I have some of my better photographs displayed in my gallery, too - more indecision.
My artwork is available for sale at my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/ThePupArtist and at www.sjonesbyobartwork.com. I still paint commissioned pet and people portraits - dachshunds and other breeds alike. I also have work for sale at various art fairs throughout the year in the Arizona and Southwest Regions.
Whether you think you have talent or not, everyone should create. The greatest thing that happens when you start to consider yourself an artist, is that you begin to view the whole world differently. Everything you see becomes a potential piece of artwork, and you open yourself up to the beauty in even the most common and mundane things.
Sonja Jones joined Pixels on June 8th, 2016.
