G Harvey
Nationally Renowned Artist
(born Gerald Harvey Jones; 1933 – November 13, 2017)
Nationally Renowned Artist – G. Harvey was an American traditionalist artist whose career spanned five decades with a wide range of collectors including Presidents, Prime Ministers and Governors.
G. Harvey’s work reminds us that the world has changed very much and very little
Nationally Renowned Artist – G. Harvey was an American traditionalist artist whose career spanned five decades with a wide range of collectors including Presidents, Prime Ministers and Governors.
G. Harvey and his images have influenced a worldwide enthusiasm and demand for contemporary American art for a generation. Few artists have intrigued and captivated art collectors as widely as the celebrated painter, G. Harvey. During his storied career, G. Harvey has painted turn-of-the-century America as no other artist. His scenes are warm, thoughtful portraits of our country’s bustling cities in a more genteel era and outstanding Western sagas of working cowhands at home in rugged landscapes.
He was inspired to draw western scenes from his grandfather’s stories of living on the Texas Frontier. After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1956, Harvey became the industrial arts teacher at O. Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas. Throughout his teaching career he continued to draw, sculpt and paint. One day, he took some of his works to the Country Store Gallery in Austin, Texas for constructive criticism. Once the dealer tore his pieces apart, he started buying Jones’ supplies and would pay him $25 for a painting. Most importantly, he taught Jones how great artists had worked – and after a few years of this study, he started painting with his own style.
Gerald Harvey Jones, known to his patrons and peers as G. Harvey, grew up in the rugged hills in Central Texas where herds of longhorn cattle were driven along the dusty trails. This background has been the inspiration for the artist’s commitment to portraying the spirit of America. Through his art, our country’s history lives. Harvey restores all those memories, sights, sounds, and emotions. With his ability to capture the drama, light, and feeling of a moment, the artist brings the heart of his painting to the viewer.
G. Harvey is not only an extraordinary painter, but an accomplished sculptor. His original works and bronze sculptures are in the collections of major corporations, prestigious museums, American presidents, governors, foreign leaders, and captains of industry. The artist has been the recipient of innumerable awards and the subject of four books. Harvey has been honored with one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
G. Harvey’s work reminds us that the world has changed very much and very little; country lanes and city streets are still romantic. It is, after all, from living in the present that the artist draws inspiration for the past.
Jones was a significant donor to Focus on the Family. He did Christian-themed paintings for the organization, including Of One Spirit, depicting board members Hugo Schoellkopf, George Clark, Dr. Trevor Mabery and Reverend Creath Davis. A book published by Focus on the Family in 2002 suggests, “Apart from Dr. Dobson’s father, James Dobson Sr., Focus on the Family is probably most closely associated with the Texas painter and sculptor Gerald Harvey Jones, commonly known as G. Harvey.”
Nationally Renowned Artist – G. Harvey was an American traditionalist artist whose career spanned five decades with a wide range of collectors including Presidents, Prime Ministers and Governors.
G. Harvey and his images have influenced a worldwide enthusiasm and demand for contemporary American art for a generation. Few artists have intrigued and captivated art collectors as widely as the celebrated painter, G. Harvey. During his storied career, G. Harvey has painted turn-of-the-century America as no other artist. His scenes are warm, thoughtful portraits of our country’s bustling cities in a more genteel era and outstanding Western sagas of working cowhands at home in rugged landscapes.
He was inspired to draw western scenes from his grandfather’s stories of living on the Texas Frontier. After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1956, Harvey became the industrial arts teacher at O. Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas. Throughout his teaching career he continued to draw, sculpt and paint. One day, he took some of his works to the Country Store Gallery in Austin, Texas for constructive criticism. Once the dealer tore his pieces apart, he started buying Jones’ supplies and would pay him $25 for a painting. Most importantly, he taught Jones how great artists had worked – and after a few years of this study, he started painting with his own style.
Gerald Harvey Jones, known to his patrons and peers as G. Harvey, grew up in the rugged hills in Central Texas where herds of longhorn cattle were driven along the dusty trails. This background has been the inspiration for the artist’s commitment to portraying the spirit of America. Through his art, our country’s history lives. Harvey restores all those memories, sights, sounds, and emotions. With his ability to capture the drama, light, and feeling of a moment, the artist brings the heart of his painting to the viewer.
G. Harvey is not only an extraordinary painter, but an accomplished sculptor. His original works and bronze sculptures are in the collections of major corporations, prestigious museums, American presidents, governors, foreign leaders, and captains of industry. The artist has been the recipient of innumerable awards and the subject of four books. Harvey has been honored with one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
G. Harvey’s work reminds us that the world has changed very much and very little; country lanes and city streets are still romantic. It is, after all, from living in the present that the artist draws inspiration for the past.
Jones was a significant donor to Focus on the Family. He did Christian-themed paintings for the organization, including Of One Spirit, depicting board members Hugo Schoellkopf, George Clark, Dr. Trevor Mabery and Reverend Creath Davis. A book published by Focus on the Family in 2002 suggests, “Apart from Dr. Dobson’s father, James Dobson Sr., Focus on the Family is probably most closely associated with the Texas painter and sculptor Gerald Harvey Jones, commonly known as G. Harvey.”