Jeffrey Catherine Jones, 1944 – 2011
Noted illustrator and sometime comics artist Jeffrey Catherine Jones died yesterday of complications from emphysema.
In comics, her work appeared in Heavy Metal, the various Warren magazines, Epic Illustrated, and many, many others. Committing herself to illustration in general and expressionism in specific, she was a member of the legendary Studio along with Michael Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith and Bernie Wrightson. Jones’ illustrations graced a great many science fantasy novels (Michael Moorcock, Dean Koontz, Fritz Lieber, Andre Norton, and others) and magazines as well as publications such as The National Lampoon.
Her work has been reprinted in a number of albums, most recently IDW’s [[[Jeffrey Jones: A Life In Art]]]. This ironically titled tome was released at the beginning of this year.
Jones married Mary Louise Alexander (now Louise Simonson) in 1966 and had a daughter, Julianna, the following year. In 2001 Jeffrey had gender reassignment surgery. In recent years she suffered from numerous ailments, but had made a sadly brief return to the drawing board last month.
In one of the highest compliments imaginable, illustrator Frank Frazetta called Jones “the greatest living painter.”
Could you at least figure out that Jeffrey was a man…and not say she/her all over your post? Kind of dis-respectful.
sorry nevermind…my apologies
I remember seeing Jeff Jones’s art in an issue of Bruce Jones’s “Alien Worlds” in the early 80s and thinking how incredibly lucky Bruce was to work with such amazing artists and trying to seek out all the work I could find by Jeff Jones, Scott Hampton, Ken Steacy…so many others.
I don’t think I’ve actually seen much Jeff Jones work, but knowing Jones had a series in Heavy Metal, I’ve got something to look forward to now.
Rest in peace and know you will be remembered by your fans, friends and loved ones.