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“I believe core foundation drawing skills are essential for creating a confident artist's hand, and that understanding gesture is the key to drawing the figure with style.”


Patrick J. Jones' oil paintings place his figures in imaginary, fantastical lands, in order to portray the human spirit without the distraction of the modern world. His figurative work is strongly grounded in his superb drawing technique.

While growing up in Belfast, Ireland during the worst of the ‘troubles’, Patrick spent most of his childhood drawing. He then spent fifteen years as an illustrator before heading off to travel the world, and eventually settling in Brisbane.

Patrick is now an award winning artist, author and teacher. His work has featured in major U.S. exhibitions, both in NYC and Pennsylvania, and his oil paintings reside in private collections worldwide. He is also the author of two bestselling art technique books - ‘Sci-fi & Fantasy Oil Painting Techniques’, which chronicles his oil painting methods, and ‘The Anatomy of Style’ which details his figure drawing methods.