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with floral depictions . Some include collage . She also paints animals . Her lush watercolors , her principle medium , gush on the page . Shapes blur and blend . Her forms are soft and gentle ; there are no firm lines or contours . Bright colors absorb into the paper with a spongelike quality . As good as her work is , she continues to shy away from the business aspect of art . Before Arts Unbound started to exhibit her work in both their galleries three years ago , the only exposure Jones generated were the images of her work she reproduced on greeting cards that she hand distributed to family , friends and colleagues . Yet she was encouraged by the positive feedback that garnered her . She was confident that her work deserved greater visibility and she yearned for an opportunity to exhibit . That first encounter with the Arts Unbound gallery expanded her opportunity to exhibit “ 100 fold ” she says with appreciation . “ That visit started me in the right direction to have my work seen by others ,” she says . But her limitations at mastering computer technology is still holding Jones back from getting the recognition her work warrants . However , she accedes the importance of technology if she is to have a viable career in the arts . “ Arts Unbound is such an invaluable resource ,” she says . They offer her the opportunity to learn the technology at her own pace . Jones believes she was born to be an artist . She remembers at age 3 or 4 , first being intrigued by shapes and images and a sense of texture when turning the pages of a Life magazine that was on a table in the living room in her home . At that time she was living in the projects in

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