Artwork copyright Roger Jones. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Brushwood II, 1987
Roger Jones
(American, born 1941)
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Yakima
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Brushwood II is a landscape from artist Roger Jones' body of figurative paintings that depict creeks, trees and foliage in rich detail. He describes these landscapes as "a stage for animal inhabitants."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yakima School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Northwest painter and art teacher Roger Jones creates figurative, pastoral landscapes in imaginative compositions.
Jones graduated from Kennewick High School in Southeastern Washington, studied education at Central Washington State College (now Central Washington University) in Ellensburg, and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1972. He has taught drawing and painting classes at Edmonds Junior High School, Bellevue Community College, Spectrum at the University of Washington, Bellevue Art Museum School, and Western Washington University in Bellingham, Northwestern Washington. He has also worked as an illustrator for Boeing.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Painting - paint on fabric |
| Medium | Acrylic paint on gessoed canvas |
| Dimensions | 48 1/2 in x 35 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1988.013.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Yakima School District |
| Artwork Location | Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary SE stairwell |
| WA County | Yakima |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 2000 South 18th St. Yakima, WA 98901 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 46.572905, -120.478692 |
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