Artwork copyright Fay Jones. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Five Kinds (Tears, Drinking Water, Sea Water, Snow, Steam) (from the Water series), 1990

Fay Jones
(American, born 1936)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Five Kinds (Tears, Drinking Water, Sea Water, Snow, Steam) (from the Water series) is part of a series by artist Fay Jones on the theme of water. The expressive paintings tell stories about water in general, as well as the artist's connection to the sea.

This painting is part of a series created by Fay Jones for the collection "Who We Are: Autobiographies in Art." The series was commissioned by the Washington State Arts Commission in partnership with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1990.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Who We Are: Autobiographies in Art Collection.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Fay Jones is a Seattle-based painter who creates playful and insightful narrative compositions depicting stylized figures, symbols and landscapes. She has created several major public art installations and murals in the Seattle area, and was the subject of a retrospective exhibition organized by Boise Art Museum in 1996.

Jones earned a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She received the 2005 Twining Humber Award for lifetime artistic achievement.