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= Ryan Lawrence Jones = Ryan Lawrence Jones (born March 1, 1981) is an American artist known for working with large canvas and mixed media (oil, acrylic and collage). He was classically trained at Stanford University, attending from 1999-2003. He lives and works in Mill Valley, California, and his art is shown in galleries and art fairs  around the world.

His paintings immerse the audience in stories with mysterious, luxurious settings - images infused with fantasy and a hint of noir. Rather than frame faces as in ordinary portraiture, Jones gives the viewer a tantalizing glimpse of his subjects, directing the focus toward the finer nuances of a scene. As he has noted, his work is a unique “fusion of the real and surreal.”  Juxtaposed in and around bold geometric shapes, his compositions force the viewer to see glorious bits of life through a restricted lens, as if you’re watching through a keyhole, your imagination filling with possible story lines, speculating about what has happened, what is about to happen, and what is happening just beyond the border of the frame.