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.


Vision of MLK
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Little X
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Cassius
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Ye
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Unc A OG
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Year of the Mamba
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Legacy
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Curry Goat
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

King
Oil, acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inch 2025

Red Riding Hood
Oil, acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 inch 2024

Olive
Branch
Acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 inch 2024

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

Self Portrait Jones Moon Rising
mixed media on canvas 22 x 16 inch 2024

Grape Vine
mixed media on canvas 30 x 30 inch 2024

Who Are They To Judge Us
Oil, acrylic, ink on canvas 48 x 36 inch 2023

Gary Bartz Denim Blues
Oil, acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 inch 2024
True Colors
Oil, acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 inch 2024


Hope Without Faith
Oil, acylic on canvas 48 x 48 inch 2024

Stay In Or
Stay Out
Oil, acrylic, oil stick on canvas 48 x 48 inch 2023

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

2022
Peace, Unity And Love


On White Horse
When Waves Rise

Being Diligent To Preserve The Spirit In The Bond Of Peace

You Are No Longer A Slave, But A Son

Motherland
Seated
Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 inch 2022

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

Oil on canvas 50 x 36 inch 2022
Oil on canvas 50 x 30 inch 2022

The Time
Is Now

From Dark To Light
2021
Between A Rock
& A Hard Place
Acrylic on canvas 65 x 40 inch 2021

In The Eye
Of Salvation
Acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 inch 2021

ReachingÂ
The Light
Acrylic on canvas 65 x 30 inch 2021


We Are
All Flowers
Acrylic on canvas 65 x 40 inch 2021
2021
Collection of 9 works inspired by women of color.

Eye Don’t
Like Men
Oil pastel on paper 11 x 14 inch 2021

Woman Flood
The Land
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 24 inch 2020

Warmer
On The Inside
graphite, acrylic on paper 10 x 14 inch 2020

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

GrowThick Skin
hand embellished photograph 48 x 30 inch 2020

Looking At Me
Hand embellished photograph 36 x 36 inch 2020

Looking At Me 2
hand embellished photograph 36 x 36 inch 2020

They
Gold leaf, acrylic on hand embellished photographÂ
2019

Fire
& Desire
acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 inch 2019

Balanced
Duality
