The Art of Stillness

Light-filled paintings and prints

evoking the beauty of the natural world.

A calm, elegant room with a fireplace and built-in shelves, featuring paintings by artist Nicholas Jones, including “In Bright Water” and “A Deeper Meeting”. Art books, framed miniatures, and soft light create a sense of quiet stillness.

As a painter and printmaker, I aim to evoke the fragile beauty of the natural world. These images invite contemplation, revealing their secrets slowly. May they offer you moments of inner stillness and help you see the world’s wonder with fresh eyes.

The Cherry Kearton Medal and Award received by Nicholas Jones, displayed in its green velvet case and held in his hand.

Awards

Royal Geographical Society Medal & Award

In 2022 Nicholas Jones was presented with the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal & Award for his ability 'capture the uncapturable - the ever-changing play of light on landscape'.

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Fine Art Prints of Nicholas Jones’ Abstract Landscape Paintings

 
Golden-toned abstract landscape suggesting a distant rainbow over hills and trees.
 
Abstract landscape print capturing the lightness and clarity of bright spring days.
 
Abstract landscape print evoking a fleeting encounter with light and stillness in the natural world.
 
Abstract landscape evoking a still, silent world where land, water, and sky merge in soft light.
 
Quiet, golden-toned abstract landscape bathed in pale yellows and warm browns, hinting at a setting sun.
 
A serene abstract landscape print suggesting quiet beauty of trees reflected in water.
 
Abstract landscape evoking the gentle beauty of bright, misty summer days.
 
Abstract landscape evoking the mystery of twilight realms and luminous watery worlds.
 
Abstract landscape evoking the stillness of open moorland at day’s end.
 
Abstract landscape evoking a tranquil watery world bathed in soft, luminous light.
 
Abstract landscape evoking the movement and mood of wind and sea.
 
Abstract landscape print evoking an inviting world of shallow marshes, mosses, grasses, and reflected light.

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An Art Critic’s View on the paintings of Nicholas JOnes

"Nicholas Jones is among those who believe that it is still possible to say something meaningful and exciting by applying paint to canvas. Braver still, he chooses to work within the long tradition of landscape painting that has flourished with particular vigour in this country. There is within [his landscapes] the same identification with the spirit of place that permeates the great line of English landscapists, from the Norfolk School through Turner and Samuel Palmer to Paul Nash and the neo-Romantics led by Graham Sutherland, and some members of the St Ives school, notably Peter Lanyon."

Roger Berthoud

Journalist and author of acclaimed biographies of Graham Sutherland and Henry Moore

Fine Art Prints of Nicholas Jones’ Arctic Paintings

 
Arctic-inspired painting of a lunar halo casting cold light on snow-covered landscape.
 
Serene Arctic iceberg, illuminated against a deep blue sea.
 
Northern Lights dancing above a forest clearing in a dramatic Arctic night sky.
 
Painting of a solitary iceberg floating serenely in a sparkling Arctic sea.
 
A soft, ethereal fog bow arcs above inky black melt pools on Arctic sea ice.
 
Two icebergs float serenely in a deep blue Arctic sea, bathed in the golden light of a setting sun.
 
Luminous print of the Northern Lights, evoking the slow, solemn dance of the aurora over a snow-covered lake and hills.
 
A remote, ice-covered Arctic coastline bathed in the vibrant glow of a pre-dawn sky.
 
A delicate auroral curtain shimmers above dark trees and a snow-covered Arctic landscape.
 
Snow-covered Arctic mountains rise in crisp, luminous light, their shapes mirrored in still water.
 
A vast frozen expanse of water patterned with pressure cracks stretches toward the horizon as dawn breaks.
 
Towering snow-covered cliffs of Baffin Island rise from the dark waters of Sunshine Fjord.

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones was born in Bristol in 1965 and studied Fine Art in the city. His luminous paintings and prints explore light, landscape, and abstraction, offering a sense of stillness and quiet contemplation.

Initially inspired by the British countryside, Nick’s work evolved after visits to the Arctic, where the vastness, silence, and mesmerising light of the region profoundly influenced his artistic vision. In 2018, he was appointed Arctic Artist in Residence with the Scott Polar Research Institute, and his subsequent paintings earned him the Royal Geographical Society’s Cherry Kearton Medal.

Nick’s art provides a refuge from the relentless noise of modern life, inviting viewers into a space of quiet beauty. He has been represented by the Crane Kalman Gallery in London for over thirty years and works from his studio near Bristol.

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Portrait of artist Nicholas Jones, smiling gently and looking into the camera.