Jones’ scenes of daily life in Cuba and Israel are immediate, moving, nuanced and complex.  They offer us a view into the essence of lives, economic hardship, and the timeless resilience of the spirit, each executed with the remarkable technique that distinguishes the art of Rance Jones. Making visits to these unique parts of the world from his home in Texas, Jones has spent time getting to know the inhabitants and learning about their lives.  “This is apolitical, humanist art that treats each subject fully and without judgment,” says Robert Fishko. “His amazing technical facility enables him to invest heavily in what he sees.  His paintings, then, are not random snapshots of life, they are explorations into the complex reasons he became attracted to the person and the view he selects in the first place.”  

Rance’s work though is more than a documentary exposé of life in the Havana neighborhoods or the marketplace or the countryside beyond the city.  Like other historically notable artists who directed their creativity towards often unfamiliar human encounters…Rance’s vision cuts below the specific of one person or place . Whether painting the vibrancy of daily life in Cuba or Israel or Palestine, Rance reaches for something more significant and more elusive. 
_Andrew Walker, Executive Director, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Like the finest photojournalist, the artist captured everyday life under the influence of economic hardship, the deteriorating streets and facades; the expressions on faces subjected to fatigue, the passing of time, sadness, and discouragement, but also to the resignation of a unique human being.
_Nathalie M. Sánchez, Art Historian, Curator, Journalist