As all fans of Jeffrey's work are aware, there were two long runs where Jones created a monthly page for a magazine: Idyl for National Lampoon from January 1972 through February 1976, and I'm Age for Heavy Metal from September 1981 through July 1984. In both cases, it took a few "episodes" for Jeffrey to develop the approach to presenting the humor/philosophy that ostensibly provided the reason for this stunning display of breathtaking pen and ink mastery. The example here is from near the end of the I'm Age run. Using a twist on an old adage, Jeffrey paints, in ink, an "Image" both visually and via the written words, and then jarringly distorts it with the last panel. Doing so captures the ephemeral nature of beauty and alluded to how it cannot last in one stroke. The board is about 19" by 26", and although the title is a paste-up and it is light struck where the framed art was exposed, the art is intact and amazing.
Subsequent to my original posting of this piece, I was introduced to an art conservator who has done some really fantastic and supportive work on a few Jones pieces that had been damaged or deteriorated over the years. The second picture shows the beneficial impact of the processes applied to this piece.
