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Jennifer Jones

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Being the third of eleven kids, the name isn’t just a nickname—it’s quite literal. Jennifer Jones is The 3rd Flamingo.

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My art started with a simple question: What do insects do when no one is watching? I imagined them parachuting, playing tag, shooting marbles and generally having much more fun than the humans who were busy working. Those little worlds eventually led me in all sorts of directions—from flamingos and other animals to gargoyles and grotesques, underwater characters, landscapes and whatever else catches my attention.

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I don’t paint reality particularly well, mostly because I’m not very interested in trying. I like bold color, exaggerated personalities and paintings that have a story behind them. Sometimes the story is obvious. Sometimes you have to look a little longer to figure out what is going on.

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My work has been exhibited throughout the Oklahoma City metro area, including solo and featured-artist exhibitions, art festivals and library exhibitions. I am currently a gallery artist at StreetSmARTs Studios & Gallery in Oklahoma City.

My art has also won various awards, including at the East Texas Yamboree—yes, there really is a festival celebrating the yam—where Rockin’ Lizards received Most Original of Show. And, for reasons that made perfect sense at the time, that particular painting adventure began with a caterpillar.

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The 3rd Flamingo logo was inspired by my siblings. Each flamingo represents one of the eleven of us. The third flamingo—my birth-order number—is upside down and forms the “J” in Jones.