Born in 1959, Steven Jones spent most of his early childhood in Llysfaen, a small, idyllic village in the hills of North Wales. An ideal place for an artist to grow up and the panoramic views of the surrounding landscape inspired him to sketch and paint. By the age of 10, he had won his first national painting competition.
In 1975, he began studying at Wrexham Art College, and was lucky enough to be taught by one of the best artists in Wales, Keith Bowen. He passed courses in Graphic Design and Illustration with Distinction and a week after graduating, his painting of "Lady Diana" was chosen for a double page spread in Woman`s Realm.
He then spent 4 years in London working as a freelance illustrator and was very fortunate to work with one of Britain`s best illustrators, Mike Vaughan, for most of that time. Steven worked for various clients including BBC Publications, Readers Digest, Collins Books, Daily Mail, Sunday Telegraph, TV Times, Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank, Lancia Cars, Jaguar Cars, Start-Rite shoes, Wall`s ice cream and Securicor. He also completed 12 paintings for a BP Calendar and a film poster for "Christmas Carol"
Steven Jones gradually became disillusioned with the illustration business and in 1985, he moved back to work as an artist in North Wales alongside other artsits including David Williams & Gwyn Hughes in Dai Studios in Caernarfon. He concentrated on paintings for galleries after being inspired by the French Impressionists and the Newlyn artists. These paintings proved to be very popular and sold in local art galleries and also in Fine Art auctions in Bonhams, Christies and Sothebys. In 1990, he set up his own gallery where he began publishing, marketing and selling his limited edition prints and greeting cards.
The beach paintings now sell throughout Britain and on the coastlines of Florida and California. The Harrods of Knightsbridge gallery have exhibited his work and his paintings have also been chosen for Tony Blair`s office during a European Summit in Cardiff.
In a charity auction in 2004, featuring some of the best artists in Wales, his painting was the 2nd highest price next to one by Sir Kyffin Williams. In January 2005, he was featured on the Sioe Celf TV programme on S4C. He has painted a beach scene commissionfor Scott Quinell featuring his children for his 30th birthday and has recently sold paintings to Bryn Terfel, Rebecca Evans, Dafydd Wigley and Dafydd Iwan,
He now sells his originals in Annapolis, USA and in Art Galleries in Dublin, Scotland, Cornwall and London.
