Andrew McNeile Jones paints narrative scenes that are washed with sunlight and deep shadows. These are scenes where we sense that maybe a story is happening just out of the frame. Clothes are draped across the backs of chairs, or hang from panelled shutters. Shoes lie discarded on the floor. Books lie open on tables, glasses of wine are half-drunk. Or people are suspended in moments of thought or decision.

These compositions were inspired by his time working in the film business in the 1980s and ‘90s. Two areas left a strong impression: the use of lighting - ‘painting with light’, as the cameramen call it - and art direction, to design the scene in front of the camera. Andrew employs both of these in his interior scenes. He sets up the compositions very carefully, and either waits for the angle of the sun to be exactly right, or uses his own powerful lights to create the light and shadow.

Andrew McNeile Jones

Artworks by Andrew McNeile Jones

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A Windowsill Rendezvous by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Bacchus and Ariadne by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Red and Pink Poppies by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Red Roses by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Mexican Jasmine and Stocks by Andrew McNeile Jones

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The Dressing Table by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Distant Voices by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Where Will It Lead Us From Here? by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Lost In Verona by Andrew McNeile Jones

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A Doorway in the Marais, Paris by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Bad Dog by Andrew McNeile Jones

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Did You Think That, Too? by Andrew McNeile Jones

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