For as long as he has been able to hold a pencil, junior visual communications major Eric Jones said he has been drawing. He recalls his peers admiring his drawings back in elementary school.
“I have always had an understanding for visual things,” Jones said.
He now carries a sketchbook with him at all times, he said.
Though his major focuses on design with a heavy concentration in drawing, Jones works mostly in oils in painting.
He hangs many of his own paintings, both finished and unfinished, in his house.
“If you don’t have something on the wall, it’s dull,” said Jones. “The stuff on my wall just happens to be my own paintings.”
The in-progress paintings are displayed for motivation. Jones said sometimes he stares at the pieces, trying to get a better idea of how to finish them.
Although, his roommates all have favorites of Jones’ paintings, he said he doesn’t favor one over another.
“I’m so critical of all of my pieces,” said Jones. “I’ve grown so much in the past two years artistically, mentally, emotionally and physically. I’m in such a different place. I can’t limit myself to one piece. I push for each piece to be better than the last.”
Jones would love to sell his artwork, but he has not found the right demographic yet. Most of the people interested in purchasing his work are college students who can’t afford Jones’ asking prices.
Jones puts in anywhere from 20 to 100 hours on one piece, he said. If he were to charge minimum wage for the hours put in, pieces could cost around $700.
Money is not the reason Jones does his work, though, he said.
For a slideshow of art by Jones, read the full story on BallBearingsMag.com
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