Doing the Wash #42 Style:U.S.A, 1997 Etoffes Brochees

Etoffes Brochees

Makoto Sato and Yuriko Boshi

Umberto D'Orsi

the artist uses a close-up of the ceramic which could almost be islands in the ocean

Doing the Wash #42 Style:U.S.A, 1997 Etoffes BrocheesA colorful portrait of a woman handwashing clothing, typical of Jones' domestic scenes. A native Georgian, Leonard Jones taught himself to paint when he was in high school. His works are greatly inspired by scenes from his childhood, images of rural living in the South including housewives, church goers, and laborers. A folk artist who is often considered outsider, Jones paints to capture candid daily life and the beauty found in the community around