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; Jerianne Van Dijk, who works in watercolors to produce a lush, dreamy quality in her work to convey a mood or a moment in time since passed; and watercolorist Nancy Kaestner, whose attention to detail brings her florals to life with a vibrancy that one would swear they had been picked especially for them. 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, as well as the kinetic wire sculptures from Paris, France by Vincent Magni, The cheerful antics of the solid bronze frogs by the "World Famous Frogman", Tim Coterill and the elegant "Beauty in Bronze" sculptures by Tarkay.

Exclusive in Sacramento to Helen Jones Gallery is P. Buckley Moss, whose prints depict American and Amish scenes in a primative, stylized manner. It was by way of Moss and Helen's sister, that owns a gallery in the Bay Area, that Helen was introduced to the world of art and inspired Helen to open a gallery of her own. Also exclusive, is premier maritime artist John Stobart, Victorian artist Alan Maley, and British artist Roy Woodard-Fairchild, whose serigraphs are rich, soft tapestries of collage that tell a story that unfolds before ones eyes.

"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."

Shop dog, Sophie has her own print and note card.