Marty Jones is a freelance illustrator and digital artist based in Portland, Oregon, with over 40 years of experience working with clients around the world. His work focuses on realistic, character-driven images and “capturing moments”—encouraging viewers to notice the small details of everyday life and find meaning in them. Marty transitioned into illustration after a career path that began in architecture and building plans review. He works extensively with digital painting, photo enhancement, and small-scale video production, and has illustrated multiple children’s books and adult titles, including work for Scholastic Inc. and the Yellowstone Park Foundation.…

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Marty Jones is a freelance illustrator and digital artist based in Portland, Oregon, with over 40 years of experience working with clients around the world. His work focuses on realistic, character-driven images and “capturing moments”—encouraging viewers to notice the small details of everyday life and find meaning in them. Marty transitioned into illustration after a career path that began in architecture and building plans review. He works extensively with digital painting, photo enhancement, and small-scale video production, and has illustrated multiple children’s books and adult titles, including work for Scholastic Inc. and the Yellowstone Park Foundation.…

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Marty Jones is a freelance illustrator and digital artist based in Portland, Oregon, with over 40 years of experience working with clients around the world. His work focuses on realistic, character-driven images and “capturing moments”—encouraging viewers to notice the small details of everyday life and find meaning in them.

Marty transitioned into illustration after a career path that began in architecture and building plans review. He works extensively with digital painting, photo enhancement, and small-scale video production, and has illustrated multiple children’s books and adult titles, including work for Scholastic Inc. and the Yellowstone Park Foundation.

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Illustrator/graphic design at MJ Arts
August 23, 2026 - Present
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Building Plans Examiner / Structural Inspector at City of Portland
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998
Performed building plans review/structural inspection work as part of the City of Portland’s building plans examination responsibilities.
Freelance Illustrator / Commercial Artist and Designer
January 1, 1988 - Present
Freelance commercial illustration and design work for clients worldwide, including book illustration, cover art, and commissioned illustrations. Creates realistic digital paintings with extensive digital manipulation and photo enhancement, and also supports small-scale video production and digital publishing.
Award-winning freelance illustrator
January 1, 1984 - Present
Freelance illustrator with 40+ years of professional experience creating commissioned and personal artwork for international clients. Produces a wide range of image-based works including architectural illustration, children’s book illustration, digital illustrations, and digitally manipulated works. Exhibits artwork in local and national shows, including one-man exhibitions, and has illustrations in the permanent collection of the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, Texas. Work often explores themes such as imagination vs. reality, human value, and bridging divisions through visually driven storytelling.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture at University of Oregon
September 1, 1973 - June 16, 1975
Bachelor of Architecture at University of Oregon
January 1, 1975 - January 1, 1975

Qualifications

Professional Illustrator
October 1, 1998 - August 23, 2030
Elder, Presbyterian Church USA
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
Christians In the Visual Arts (CIVA)
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Education, Government, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Retail, Other, Healthcare, Non-Profit Organization
    Woman with the Dragon Tattoo
    Woman with the Dragon Tattoo Promotional image, Digitally-colored graphite drawing; digital imagery…
    The Wolves of Yellowstone_4.1
    "The Wolves of Yellowstone" was a digital tour of the Park: two children and their grandparents. Yellowstone Park Foundation…
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    Indeed, in a world increasingly driven by division, Jones resists easy distinctions. “I want my work to communicate that we all have value, a value that is not based on how much money we have, or what kind of things we own. This is why so much of my work seeks to bridge the gap between imagination and reality.” Such bridges are desperately needed in these uncertain and potentially frightening times. Marty Jones has risen to this challenge with his new series, “Super Heroes Wear Scrubs.” Currently consisting of six digitally illustrated pieces, this collection focuses on various health care workers—usually alone and captured in personal moments between COVID-19 patient care. In controlled collapse, these vulnerable heroes are caught in desolate, sterile hospital corridors, inviting us to imagine the complexities of their thoughts and feelings and, as conduits of experience, those of their patients and their families—and, indeed, of the world.…
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    Indeed, in a world increasingly driven by division, Jones resists easy distinctions. “I want my work to communicate that we all have value, a value that is not based on how much money we have, or what kind of things we own. This is why so much of my work seeks to bridge the gap between imagination and reality.” Such bridges are desperately needed in these uncertain and potentially frightening times. Marty Jones has risen to this challenge with his new series, “Super Heroes Wear Scrubs.” Currently consisting of six digitally illustrated pieces, this collection focuses on various health care workers—usually alone and captured in personal moments between COVID-19 patient care. In controlled collapse, these vulnerable heroes are caught in desolate, sterile hospital corridors, inviting us to imagine the complexities of their thoughts and feelings and, as conduits of experience, those of their patients and their families—and, indeed, of the world.…
    Portland Spring
    Portland Spring, digital painting, digital manipulation; client proposal…
    A New American Gothic, TWO
    A New American Gothic, TWO Digital Illustration 24in X 10in Education, Historical, Narrative, literature In "American Gothic", Grant Wood directly evoked images of an earlier generation by featuring a farmer and his daughter posed stiffly outside of their home, built in an 1880s style known as Carpenter Gothic. This image is my version of a new American Gothic. Being an Old White Guy, I am tired of Old White pink, really] Guys being in charge of everything.…
    A New American Gothic
    A New American Gothic; Digital Illustration 22in X 18in In "American Gothic", Grant Wood directly evoked images of an earlier generation by featuring a farmer and his daughter posed stiffly outside of their home, built in an 1880s style known as Carpenter Gothic. This image is my version of a new American Gothic. Being an Old White Guy, I am tired of Old White pink, really] Guys being in charge of everything.…
    mushrooms, 30-40 feet high... digital manipulation 42in X 22in
    Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Amazing Adventures: An Exhibition of Art Inspired by the Works of Jules Verne, The Framers Gallery, London UK…
    Leopard
    Leopard promotional image, Digitally-colored graphite drawing…
    Left Behind
    The Legendary Tales Adventures of Tarzan Book Jacket Digital Illustration 17in X 11in $300…
    Late Night Dance
    Late Night Dance; digital painting 20in X 13.5in…
    Jurassic World
    Jurassic World; Jurassic World Fan Art Program submission, Digital Illustration 33 83.82 cm] X 22 55.88 cm] $150 2021 ATIM Collector's Choice Award…