Llewellyn Petley-Jones was a painter born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He subsequently lived in London, England (1934), Paris (late 1930's), Vancouver, Canada (1951-1954), and Richmond, England... Read full biography
Llewellyn Petley-Jones was a painter born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He subsequently lived in London, England (1934), Paris (late 1930's), Vancouver, Canada (1951-1954), and Richmond, England (from 1955) where he died. His mediums were oil, watercolour and woodblock print. His subjects are... Read full biography
Llewellyn Petley-Jones was a painter born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He subsequently lived in London, England (1934), Paris (late 1930's), Vancouver, Canada (1951-1954), and Richmond, England (from 1955) where he died. His mediums were oil, watercolour and woodblock print. His subjects are landscapes, street scenes, portraits, harbours, coastal views, still life and abstract. The locations for his representational paintings are Alberta, British Columbia, Britain, France and Italy. His styles... Read full biography
Llewellyn Petley-Jones was a painter born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He subsequently lived in London, England (1934), Paris (late 1930's), Vancouver, Canada (1951-1954), and Richmond, England (from 1955) where he died. His mediums were oil, watercolour and woodblock print. His subjects are landscapes, street scenes, portraits, harbours, coastal views, still life and abstract. The locations for his representational paintings are Alberta, British Columbia, Britain, France and Italy. His styles were realism, impressionism and abstraction. He is self taught and became a full time painter about 1930. He was a member of the Edmonton Art Club (1927) and was one of the charter members of the Alberta Society of Artists (1931). He also served... Read full biography
Llewellyn Petley-Jones was a painter born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He subsequently lived in London, England (1934), Paris (late 1930's), Vancouver, Canada (1951-1954), and Richmond, England (from 1955) where he died. His mediums were oil, watercolour and woodblock print. His subjects are landscapes, street scenes, portraits, harbours, coastal views, still life and abstract. The locations for his representational paintings are Alberta, British Columbia, Britain, France and Italy. His styles were realism, impressionism and abstraction. He is self taught and became a full time painter about 1930. He was a member of the Edmonton Art Club (1927) and was one of the charter members of the Alberta Society of Artists (1931). He also served with the Royal Navy in World War II. In addition to showing with the above art group... Read full biography
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About Llewellyn Petley Jones: Books
Books & Publications (6)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
A Modern Life - Art and Design in British Columbia, 1945-1960 (Vancouver Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Thom, Ian and Alan Elder, editors
176 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction