oil on canvas; 36×24”

“I’m a leader. My legs become feeble. I turn to a cane. I ask others for help. My sight fades. I ask others for help. My hearing dims. I ask others for help. So much fades. My mind is still strong. Others ask me for help. I’m still a leader.”

ARTIST BIO: Jimi Jones is a founding member of the Neo-Ancestralists. He had solo and group shows in regional and national exhibitions, colleges, galleries, and museums and was honored with a one person show at the Springfield Museum of Art (a Smithsonian affiliate); the Museum acquired a piece of his art for their permanent collection. Jimi paints out of his studio at the Solway Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.