Jonas’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Man with a Pen
Jonas Welch Holman American, 1805–1873

Woman with a Book
Jonas Welch Holman American, 1805–1873

Afterglow
Jonas Lie (American, 1880–1940)

The Abundance of Egypt
William Holman Hunt English, 1827-1910

Iron Worker, Chicago
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

William W. Welch
Sheldon Peck American, 1797–1868

My Beautiful Lady (top); Of My Lady in Death (bottom), frontispiece to The Germ, No. 1
William Holman Hunt English, 1827-1910

Phebe Russell Swain Welch
Sheldon Peck American, 1797–1868

The Shadow of Death
Frederick Stacpoole (English, 1813-1907) after William Holman Hunt (English, 1827-1910)

Evel Knievel, Chicago International Amphitheatre
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

Cook County Jail, Chicago
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

William Holman Hunt
Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879

Old Timers, Elko, Nevada
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

Cook County Jail, Chicago
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

The Day in the Country
William Holman Hunt English, 1827-1910

Three Men Struggling in an Interior
Jonas Suyderhoef (Dutch, c. 1613-1686) after Gerard ter Borch, the younger (Dutch, 1617-1681)

St. Patrick's Day Parade, State Street, Chicago
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

Father's Leave-Taking
William Holman Hunt English, 1827-1910

Ted James and Stan Ceresola, Wadsworth, Nevada
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025

St. Patrick's Day parade, Chicago.
Jonas Dovydenas American, born Lithuania, 1939-2025