RUSTY JONES

Bio

Rusty Jones is well known for his 20 plus years as a contributing artist for Golf Illustrated Magazine where he provided the instructional illustrations for the “Stroke Shavers” section of the magazine. An accomplished landscape painter with representation in six fine art galleries, it was only natural for Rusty to combine his natural artistic abilities with the game he enjoys so much.

Rusty’s golf art has appeared in Golf Illustrated Magazine, Golf Magazine, the Golf Journal, the Masters Journal and Golf House Museum of Golf. Rusty’s others sports art accomplishments include illustrations for the Olympics, the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Mavericks, the Dallas Blackhawks and the National Hole-In-One Association.

For Rusty no other sport connects the fan to the professional athlete like golf. “I will never put on pads and sprint onto the football field of the Super Bowel, but I can pay a green fee and tee it up on the exact courses where legends have walked.”

Famous English Portrait painter 20s/30s

When something is created, it is not art. It only becomes art when it is appreciated by someone other than the artist.  This is the key and driving force behind the art I create. To be creative, is to exert one's mental or physical powers, often under difficult circumstances and at times, to the point of exhaustion. You need to satisfy yourself and your audience, even if you are a self taught artist, constantly adapting to new styles and ideas.....  I was fortunate to be born with a God given talent in the early sixties, to artistic parents in Pretoria, South Africa. Yet never realizing that this talent would one day allow me to realize a childhood dream of traveling to the United State of America. I started to draw architectural design for residential homes, unofficially, when I was 5 years old. At the age of 10 I had already mastered pastel portraits of family and friends although I had no official training or art education.  While working as an artist in South Africa, I created many paintings from African Wildlife to International Rugby by using pastels and pencil. People in South Africa have recognized my artwork as a one of a kind, including, but not limited to former South Africa President, Nelson Mandela, whom in fact signed one of my pieces. I was also fortunate to have other sports legends sign my pieces like Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson , Michael Schumacher- F1 Racing Champion and Michael Jordan.

      At the age of 36, I decided to follow my dream and immigrate to the United States of America. I arrived in Houston, Texas in 1997 and experienced the very emotional spirit of the red, white, and blue - and knew I was home. I located to California where I was awarded the Juanita Crothers Fine Art Award in 1998. My talent however, is not just limited to oil paintings. I have also success with drawing cartoons and custom airbrush.  In 2003 I converted to palette knives because the paint brushes did not provide me enough freedom to create my art. A new style was born.  It is a pleasure to ship my art across the USA and to other parts of the world. My art can be seen in countries like the USA, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Japan and the UK. The pieces are not only available in original artworks but also in limited edition prints.  Today, I reside in California with my beautiful American wife, Stephanie and have three children and one grandchild.   Christiaan Bekker

Christiane Rancelot - Artist Bio

      Christiane Rancelot is an artist born and raised in France.
She studied art at  Les Beaux Arts  the famous french art academy.
Attracted by sports, she played tennis and golf competitively, making it easy for her to express the dynamic complexity of the golf swing.
She lived in Northern California and is now living in France.

      "My drawings are inspired by the golf swing that is a complex movement.It has to express power, speed and precision.
Playing myself at handicap 9 level, I feel comfortable with the drawing of the swing.
       Beside golf swing, I also like to show nowadays women with feminine attitudes, emotion and strenghness, using deep shades of black. My drawings express movement, sensuousness and strength.

        Mixed technics are used as charcoal, pastels, oil, acrylic. Model is just a pretext.I don't copy but I express the model's identity through the swing in my own way, modern and dynamic .
Some of my works are at the limit of abstraction, both simple and complex.

Jeff V. Erickson - Artist Bio

An artist whose work borders on photo-realism spanning portraiture, wildlife, sports and landscapes, Jeff has decided now at this point in his life to fully commit to pursuing his true passion after much urging from a growing number of collectors and fellow artists.

For the past 30 years he has been producing works of art eagerly pursued by fine art aficionados around the country and the globe while balancing a successful career of providing scientific and technical illustration for clients as varied as The Cousteau Foundation, the Norwegian Government, The Audubon Society, Zeiss Optics and others, including illustrating several publications and scientific papers.

Based in Dunedin, Florida, Jeff has used his gift for rendering amazing realism with his scientifically trained eye for great detail and accuracy.