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A Note About Jon Nelson ( January 1952 - May 2004 )
Jon
Nelson was born in Queens, New York. He lived in the New York City area
until 1989, when he moved to the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Here he has resumed painting after a 20-year hiatus. He
paints the landscape of the coastal plains, with their wide prairies of
marsh and soaring, vaulted sky.
The moon frequently appears in his work, luminous and
changing appearance in its journey around the earth. Its influence on
the tides is inexorable in its daily and monthly cycle, and he sees these
constant variations that are inherent in this cycle akin to the roles that
certain people play in our lives: children, parents, friends, and mentors,
drifting in and out of day-to-day living, yet wielding a an undeniable power
whether distant or close, whether for better or worse.
His reality is what remains with him, after the day
is done...it is what struck him that day when he drove through the
marsh. It is a reflection of his own state of mind and emotion.
The artist passed away May 22nd, 2004. He was the husband
and partner of fellow artist, Peggy Duncan.
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