Leonard Jones was born around 1950 to a poor black family and lives near the banks of the Savannah River in Lincoln County, GA. . He often built his own toys and discovered his talent for painting while attending public school. He graduated from high school and started painting full time in 1995 after many jobs as a general laborer. . His subjects are captured on recycled roofing tin and wood using oil based enamel, making this art just as at home indoors as out. The truly unique aspect of Leonard's work is that the painting is applied with sticks or his fingers. If you look closely, you can find Leonard's finger prints in some of his art. Leonard paints from memory, with many of his favorite subjects coming from childhood events. He is truly a primitive outsider artist, choosing to still live with no electricity, telephone, or running water. Leonard also does not drive. In Leonard's own words "I like to let my paintings take me to places". His work is in the permanent collection of the House of Blues.

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Toting Cotton 14 x 18 on tin $75