Abstract Acrylic Art - Emergent Impressions

Chuck Jones, PhD, a Clinical Psychologist and Contemporary Abstract-Acrylic Artist, has been creating art on paper in East Tennessee for 40+ years.

Since first showcasing his work publicly in 2018, after 40 years of painting in visual silence, Chuck’s pieces have gained recognition internationally in exhibitions in Berlin, Rome, London, Brussels, and Madrid, as well as across the United States and one place in Canada. 

His diverse portfolio spans explorations of various artistic styles, including Minimalism, Abstract Expressionism, vibrant chromatic juxtapositions, monochromatic studies, and both symmetrical and asymmetrical patterns, alongside occasional pieces that offer social commentary. 

Much of the work appeared in dreams. The stylistic adventures arose organically.

Currently, Chuck is exploring large, colorful, textured impressionist patterns on paper adhered to canvas. The results remind him of Monet’s palette in combination with Rothko’s color fields – though that observation is a complete afterthought rather than some planfully initial intention.

In contrast to today’s disruptive world, he finds these paintings provide something of a respite — a quiet, peaceful moment of reflective contemplation.

From a broader perspective: In a world pervasively defined by marketing rather than kindness or factually grounded reality, Chuck stepped back for a couple of years after that burst of display, pausing his forays into the commercial art world, as Gandalf suggested,  to decide what to do with the time he’s got left.

That was in 2023 after experiencing some success with exhibitions coupled with frustration at the lack of dialogue about the art’s world.

Now, in his late Seventies, packaging and taking paintings to shipping companies  while wrangling fees is not an appealing conception of idyllic final days.

 Though, let it be noted, painting itself is becoming even more absorbing and gratifying.

So, what’s the point of spending time on this website?

Well, just as with the creation of one of paintings in the isolation of the Studio, compiling this site provides an opportunity for Self-reflection.  That is, thoughtful contemplation while simultaneously extending a friendly gesture to the Universe — you know, as in — ‘Hey Universe...Here’s an interesting conversation with some colors that just channeled itself through me. What do you think?”

And who knows what might emerge along the way in response?