About the Artist

Lori Jones - Biography

Lori Jones, Western Artist

The western lifestyle, authentically portrayed

About Lori Jones

Cowgirl Artist of America, Pro Member

American Plains Artist, Signature Member

Growing up in the high desert of Colorado, Lori knew from an early age that she wanted to be two things; a cowboy and an artist. She spent her childhood on the family ranch, horseback more than she was afoot, reveling in the beauty of the land, the freedom of childhood and without meaning to, learning the lessons of responsibility, a love of the land and solid work ethic. From an early age, she had a pencil in her hands, wanting to capture the life she loved on paper. Fortunate to have a great art teacher in High School, Lori was encouraged to pursue art as more than a hobby and began entering a few art shows and quick draw events as she raised her family and continued to work and run cattle on the family ranch. Lori put herself through college as a young mom, teaching beginning drawing and watercolor classes as she worked to fit her own art goals in around the craziness of life. It wasn’t until she moved to Kansas and met and married a Texas cowboy that she was finally able to concentrate fully on her work. With their children now grown and their own cows scattered around the country, David encouraged his wife to treat her art as a career, devoting the time and effort that had been lacking until then. Lori studied dry point printing under Phil Epp, and is otherwise self taught. While she enjoys the beauty of color found in pastels and watercolor, the versatility and stark contrasts created by pencils and charcoal continue to call her name and remain her medium of choice.

Lori has exhibited in several shows in the last few years, most recently the Small Works, Great Wonders, the Bosque Classic and the Western Spirit Show at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum. At the Cowgirl Gathering in 2023, Lori was awarded the People’s Choice and took home the Paint Horse Association’s Purchaser’s Award for her quick draw entry. At the Cowboy True Celebration, she was named Champion in Drawing and won the Art and Poster contest for the 2023 Meeker Classic.

Lori’s work has been exhibited at the Phippen Museum, Las Lagunas Invitational, multiple American Plains Artists Juried Shows, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, The Granbury Art Association Shows, CAL International and New Frontiers, to name a few, winning The Warrior’s Heart Award at the Red River Valley International Art Show in 2022, as well as being featured as a solo artist at the Vernon Filley Art Museum in Kansas and Graceful Arts Gallery of Oklahoma.

Lori’s art is unique in that her subject matter is just that. Hers. Her drawings depict her own life and lifestyle, the ups and downs of ranch life and the beauty in the everyday that most don’t ever get the chance to experience. This lends an unspoken authenticity to Lori’s work and speaks to the viewer with a genuine voice.

Lori currently teaches drawing workshops, and enjoys helping others discover their own love of line and light. She and David continue to live in South Central Kansas, chasing grandkids and raising cattle, training cow horses and drawing in her studio on the ranch.

Exhibition History:

Top 10 finalist for the 2024 Pendleton Roundup Poste

Great Works, Small Wonders 2023, 2024

CGA's Women's Work, 2024

American Plains Artists Juried Show 2023, 2024

Meeker Classic, Champion Poster Winner, 2023

The Bosque Classic, 2023

Granbury Lake Art Association Annual Juried Show, 2022, 2023

Creative License, in affiliation with Art Fluent, 2023

Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, 2022, 2023

Cowboy True, Wichita Falls TX

. *Drawing Best of Show, May 2023