Welcome to the Wonderful World of Palms!
Fred Jones
Fine Artist
Traditional perspective on the visual arts
Highly developed techniques and skills
Always the inveterate observer, Fred Jones has become deeply involved in studying and portraying the visual structure, beauty and horticultural element of the world's palms, which number over 2,000 species with more being discovered even today. This ancient yet highly evolved plant is a fulfilling source of inspiration. Fred Jones works largely in oils on canvas and special papers for major works, using his vivid and original sense of color to infuse his paintings with a rich atmosphere that further enhances their straightforward botanical presence. Several of his outstanding original paintings have been reproduced as limited edition giclée prints, presently self-published under the brand Palm Prints, distributed across Florida and nationally.
Fred Jones has attended Ringling School of Art and the Art Students League in New York City. He is a co-founder of the Fitzgerald Gallery of Representational Art in New York City and a past member of the Salmagundi Club. His paintings are part of the permanent collections of the Art Students League NYC, the Salmagundi Club, the Department of U.S. Naval Services, and in other private collections. Reviewed by Clement Greenberg, CSM.
Fred Jones has been chosen to participate in four recent annual juried National Exhibitions of Contemporary American Paintings at the prestigious Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida. He won first place in the 1998 Arts Fest show at the Stuart Cultural Center. He is a recipient of the Benedictine Award. He has received first place and other awards in the Maitland, Florida Lincoln Road Festival and is nationally published by Bentley publishing group of California.
Fred Moore is a member of the International Palm Society, the South California Palm Society, the Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society and the South Florida Palm Society. While a volunteer at Fairchild Gardens in Miami, he assisted the Curator of Palms. He has kept studios in Key West, Coconut Grove and is presently based in Jensen Beach, Florida.