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Iconic Visions

"Iconic Visions" is an intimate collection of small-scale oil paintings by Lamar Jones that explores the profound power of human expression. Each portrait offers a meticulous focus on the close-up details of a face, capturing intense gazes that embody perseverance, dedication, and legacy. These works establish an intimate connection with the viewer, inviting reflection on resilience, progress, and the shared human experience. Guided by the belief that artists are athletes, Jones draws parallels between the endurance and discipline required in both art and athleticism. Just as athletes push their physical and mental boundaries, artists channel their creative rigor to shape culture and inspire collective action. However, Jones also critiques the systemic imbalance in support for the arts, particularly in education, where funding is often prioritized for sports while creative programs are left undervalued or eliminated. This series also pays tribute to cultural icons whose influence has profoundly shaped our collective identity. By commemorating their legacies, Jones situates the works within a continuum of resilience and creativity, bridging the past and present while inspiring a vision for the future. "Iconic Visions" is a meditation on the power of movement—physical, cultural, and emotional. Through bold compositions and intimate scale, Lamar Jones offers a body of work that reflects the transformative potential of art, its ability to capture the essence of humanity, and its role in shaping a more unified and inspired world.

MLK painting
MLK painting

Vision of MLK

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Malcolm X painting

Little X

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Ali incredible Hulk painting

Cassius

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Kanye West painting

Ye

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Snoop Dogg painting

Unc A OG

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Kobe Bryant painting

Year of the Mamba

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Mike Tyson painting

Legacy

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Stephen Curry painting

Curry Goat

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Lebron James painting

King

Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

woman in Red BMW car

Red Riding Hood

Oil, acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 inch 2024

two men pose with green car at Los Angeles home front yard

Olive
Branch

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 inch 2024

Damson Idris painting

Saint

OIl, acrylic,ink on canvas 30 x 30 inch 2024

artist gaze painting

Self Portrait Jones Moon Rising

mixed media on canvas 22 x 16 inch 2024

man with bottle drink woman by pool floaty swan beach ball plants painting

Grape Vine

mixed media on canvas 30 x 30 inch 2024

Oil painting, acrylic, fine art, black art, ink on canvas painting

Who Are They To Judge Us

Oil, acrylic, ink on canvas 48 x 36 inch 2023

Gary Bartz painting

Gary Bartz Denim Blues

Oil, acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 inch 2024

True Colors

Oil, acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 inch 2024

painting
Oil painting, black women, acrylic on canvas, fine art, black art painting

Hope Without Faith

Oil, acylic on canvas 48 x 48 inch 2024

Oil painting, fine art, acrylic on canvas, oil stick, black girls, black art painting

Stay In Or
Stay Out

Oil, acrylic, oil stick on canvas 48 x 48 inch 2023

Oil painting, fine art, family portrait, black art, Fulton Avenue, collage painting

Fulton Avenue

Oil, acrylic, oil stick, collage on canvas 36 x 48 inch 2023

Oil painting, black art, acrylic on canvas, fine art

2022

Peace, Unity And Love

Oil painting, fine art, family portrait, black family, black art, acrylic on canvas
Oil painting, fine art, horseback, black cowboy, acrylic on canvas, black art, landscape

On White Horse

When Waves Rise

Oil painting, fine art, water, black art, oil on canvas, peaceful

Being Diligent To Preserve The Spirit In The Bond Of Peace

Oil painting, black art, beach landscape, fine art, peaceful, oil on canvas

You Are No Longer A Slave, But A Son

Oil painting, black art, fine art, black history, acrylic on canvas, glitter

Motherland
Seated

Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 inch 2022

Acrylic painting, fine art, motherland, black women, canvas, black art, beloved

Greater Love Has No One
Than This,
Than To Lay Down
One’s Life
For His Friends

Oil painting, fine art, black art, oil on canvas, love

Oil on canvas 50 x 36 inch 2022

Oil on canvas 50 x 30 inch 2022

Oil painting, fine art, skyscraper, black art, black men

The Time
Is Now

Oil paintings, dark to light, acrylic on canvas, black art, fine art

From Dark To Light

2021

Between A Rock
& A Hard Place

Acrylic on canvas 65 x 40 inch 2021

Between A Rock & A Hard Place

In The Eye
Of Salvation

Acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 inch 2021

Oil painting, fine art, salvation, nature, black art, landscape

Reaching 
The Light

Acrylic on canvas 65 x 30 inch 2021

2020 Lamar Jones
Lamar Jones 2020

We Are
All Flowers

Acrylic on canvas 65 x 40 inch 2021

2021

Collection of 9 works inspired by women of color.

Lamar Jones Art 2021

Eye Don’t
Like Men

Oil pastel on paper 11 x 14 inch 2021

Lamar Jones Art 2021

Woman Flood
The Land

 Acrylic on canvas 30 x 24 inch 2020

2020

Warmer
On The Inside

graphite, acrylic on paper  10 x 14 inch 2020

'Sorry' painting by Lamar Jones
acrylic, resin, diamond dust on canvas 30 x 24 inch

Sorry

acrylic, resin, diamond dust on canvas 30 x 24 inch 2020

Grow Thick Skin by Lamar Jones
hand embellished photograph 48 x 30 inch 2020

GrowThick Skin

hand embellished photograph 48 x 30 inch 2020

Looking At Me by Lamar Jones
Hand Embellished photograph 36 x 36 inch 2020

Looking At Me

Hand embellished photograph 36 x 36 inch 2020

Looking At Me 2 by Lamar Jones
Hand embellished photograph 36 x 36 inch 2020

Looking At Me 2

hand embellished photograph 36 x 36 inch 2020

They by Lamar Jones
Gold leaf, acrylic on hand embellished photograph 2019

They

Gold leaf, acrylic on hand embellished photograph 
2019

Fire & Desire by Lamar Jones 
acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 2019

Fire
& Desire

acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 inch 2019

Lamar Jones Art 2019

Balanced
Duality

Lamar Jones Art

©2021 by Lamar Jones Art

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