Helen Jones is a native Sacramentan, who was married to her high school sweetheart Gordon Jones, who later became a major league baseball pitcher. Being the wife of a ball player took Helen across the United States as well as Cuba and Venezuela. On those adventures, she was afforded the opportunity to dance with Dezi Arnez, sing with Keely Smith, and swim with Ester Williams. Before starting Helen Jones Gallery in 1988, Helen worked for the California Legislature, beginning as a messenger and retiring thirty-one years later as Chief of Staff for Senator Waddie Deddeh. Her greatest achievement, Helen says, has been the rearing of her three successful children: Gary Jones who owns ATV, a video production company in Sacramento; Greg Jones who is a publishing consultant and is sought after in North America for his circulation expertise; and Janet Berry who recently became the first woman Chief Judge of the 2nd Judicial District Court of Reno, Nevada.

A stroll through Helen Jones Gallery is always an adventure that entices the eye and touches the emotions. The works of Italian artist Luigi Stefano Cannelli, who in cooperation with California State University Sacramento mounted that artist's first American exhibit, vividly depeicts allegorical themes of the Renaissance, Spanish master Jose Royo who creates dramatic impressionistic portraits, and local artist Sergei Yatsenko all paint in a style that hearkens back to the works of the old masters. Other local artists include: Robert Wee, who captures with great detail in oils northern California coastal and foothill scenes that have garnered prizes in prestigious shows; Sergey Gritsak's landscapes of local points of interest and waterways offer a meditative look at the beauty in our natural surroundings through his masterwork pastels and Stella Stevens who paints contemplative watercolors of local birds and animals as well as family pets. Russian transplant Yuroz and Croatian artist Zvonimir Mihanovic convey pure emotion through their artwork. Yuroz's work is that of simple beauty with romantic scenes of relationships in full bloom punctuated with brilliant colors that dazzle and stir ones senses. Mihaovic's resplendant scenes of small fishing boats on placid waters relax and calm the viewer better than your best aromatherapy candle.

If it's whimsy you are looking for, you will find it in the works of Alexander Ivanov, whose unique linocuts are hand colored with pigments only available in Russia, The cheerful antics of the solid bronze frogs by the "World Famous Frogman", Tim Coterill.

Exclusive in Sacramento to Helen Jones Gallery is premier maritime artist John Stobart, colorful hand-painted sculptures by German artist Tom Hoffmann, Marty Goldstein's bronze Harvey Dogs, the wickedly insane artwork of Donald Roller Wilson, Italian master Bruno Di Maio's neo-surreal images, Yuri Tremler, Pino, Guy Buffet, Thomas Pradzynski and Dr. Seuss.

"It's not work", says Helen, when asked about her gallery."I enjoy having the opportunity to enlighten the community about the joys and wonders of art."