Mike Jones is an artist who takes inspiration from the post-war Welsh culture of the Swansea Valley mining community in which he grew up.  He has been a regular exhibitor across Wales over the last decade and gained a reputation for his evocative portrayals of the South Wales landscape and its people.

His new work reflects his own distinct and expressive appraisal of the simplicity and strength of powerful images. These are rooted in the social life of the people and the hard living conditions of the valley, past and present. He uses shape, line, and form, to capture and express the character and spirit of men and women with freshness, passion and immediacy. He works in a variety of media including crayon, pen and ink, and oil.

"In drawing and painting, I endeavour to give emotions, ideas and memories a permanent form. I find inspiration in simple subject matter, women scrubbing steps, figures sitting in waiting rooms, men and women, places and times of my childhood and imagination. Through my art I try to convey emotion and attitude which I hope will connect with the viewer

The essence of my work is the spontaneous and intuitive response to my subject matter."