I have been drawing since I could hold a crayon or a pencil. My Mom took me to my first oil painting classes when I was sixteen years old. The smell of the oil paint and turpentine were intoxicating. I do not do much oil now. I work mainly in acrylic and watercolor.
I find commissions stressful, but I do have six commission watercolors of “Rumpole of the Bailey” hanging in offices of lawyers and a judge. I am pretty much self- taught. My daughter, Tipton and I were members of West Main Artist Co-op eleven years ago and we are now members again. We did an exhibit there together. Also, my husband, Barry, daughter, Tipton and I did a family art exhibit at Carri Bass Photography and Art Studio in Tryon, North Carolina. The watercolor in my bio is of a pharmacy in Clermont-Ferrand, France. I went with my husband, compliments of Michelin Tire. During that time, we went to Paris, France to visit the Louvre Museum and the Musee d’Orsay, a dream come true.
Bio
Miriam Tucker Jones was born in the old Spartanburg General Hospital, now Spartanburg Regional. She lives in Greer, South Carolina, but has lived in Tallahassee, Florida, Greenville and Anderson, South Carolina. After thirty years in the operating room, she is a retired Surgical Technologist. She was a member along with her daughter, Tipton Jones-Boiter eleven years ago. They will be together again with many familiar faces and new opportunities. Miriam is looking forward to producing new artwork, being with old friends and making new friends.
Member since 2024
