Ceris Jones

About Ceris Jones

Born in York, but with Welsh heritage, Ceris travelled extensively abroad with family in the Royal Air Force. Studied: Wrexham Art College, Foundation Course and then onto Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Polytechnic to gain a B.A. Honours in Fine Art. The following year she achieved a P.G.C.E. Art & Design at Leeds Polytechnic. From September '83, has taught Art & Design to G.C.S.E in mainstream education.
In 1994, became a founder member of the International Society of Speleological Art.

Having developed an interest in caving over more recent years, Ceris has made the human form of the caver the main focus for many of her studies. Her drawings depict gestures and movements and try to capture the spontaneity and mood of the figure as he/she pursues his/her speleological activities. "For me, life drawing with Saturday People keeps the disciplines of figure drawing alive. It's a very different approach, working with a model in the studio, but the pace gives you more time to look, contemplate, experiment - and it's more comfortable than being in a cave! I get so much out of these sessions, and everyone who attends are a great bunch - I travel all the way from Preston, by train!"

Now teaching part-time, Ceris is devoting more time to producing her own work and has exhibited in many parts of Britain, Europe and the United States.

You can see more on her web-site at www.cerisjones.co.uk