Stan Jones (painter)
As a youth he went to school in what's now known as 'yr Hen Ysgol' in Dinas Cross and then Fishguard Grammar, where he was head boy.
After retiring as Head of the Art and Design Department in 1987, Jones became a part-time lecturer at South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education from 1990 to 1998 and also tutored at the community centre in Penarth.
He also wrote a book in Welsh called Tra'd yn y Tir[5] about growing up on Werndew Farm in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire and illustrated it throughout with pen and ink drawings.
These are often referred to in Dylan Thomas' poetry My other particular interest is with Celtic symbolism; I believe this may be due to my upbringing on a farm in Pembrokeshire where I was surrounded by relics of ancient history.
On one side he skirts the complex, sometimes impenetrable thickets of Anglo-Welsh verse, on the other he borders the enticing but treacherous domain of the painter's craft.
The routine tasks which expunge the secret impulses of personal creation in most of us are a source of strength to him, and his work as a teacher provides a link with freshness and youthful vigor.
His preoccupations with Celtic symbolism, with open spaces and with flowers are conveyed with a consequent energy which is devoid of guile, accepting only the honest demands of his expressive needs, and of each picture, mysterious individual purpose" Jones made several TV appearances including one on pottery for the BBC and various talking about his work as an artist.
He also spoke on radio and was reviewed in papers such as the Western Mail A number of the artists sketches and paintings (76 in total) were acquired in 2014 the [National Library of Wales], Aberystwyth, known as the Bequest Collection.
One man shows included an exhibition titled 'In the Beginning' and one called 'In my Intricate Image' (both poems by Dylan Thomas) in 1965 and 1966 at Thomson House, Cardiff; Haverfordwest Library 1972; Fishguard Library 1975; University College, Cardiff 1980; The Boat House, Laugharne, 1982; Sessions Gallery Newport West Wales 1985, 1994, 1998.
Along with other prestigious Welsh Artists, Stan Jones submitted a watercolour for an 'Art for Mercy' Auction and exhibition in November 2002 at the Washington Gallery, Penarth.
