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SPOTLIGHT on
Steve Jones by HEATHER L. NELSON
Steve “S.R.” Jones often begins his romantic, surrealist-style paintings using photographs taken with a 1940s-era Graflex camera with a Polaroid back. Altering the color and texture using sandpaper or steel wool, he then paints and draws on the altered photo before adding found images or objects. Attracted to strange landscapes and figurative work, the Sacramento-based artist finds inspiration from other art and artists, in addition to walking, biking, kayaking, and fishing on the American River. Invited to show his work at over 20 local galleries (in invitational and group exhibitions) over the
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Photo by Dante Fontana
