Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-01-21 | Page 3 | Armless Artist Earns Living

op 00 ARMLESS ARTIST EARNS LIVING ALAMEDA CaL Jan Ja U CA 11 W William Jones Jone of ot this city used to earn his living as a a painter of houses hou One On day as a h hs ha was at work on a house hus hl hh his arms caine cam In conta contact t with a live Jive wire and were I burned d so o badly thit t It was fleece nece- ary to amputate them Just I below the shoulder houlder Casting about t tr fr r a means ot of Jn Jones s designed a pair ot of artificial arms ms arm for tor He H found that he h could oO noid a a brush but he h feared to undertake und again I Kraith the rigorous work of lions ho paint paint- Ing paintIng Int H 11 Ie could draw pretty well welland and he be h began tan experimenting r with paint on a small mall Ball scale seal He H N studied art and tried pictures ot of outdoor ceDes He Ha H soon foon passed the crude crud stage e ta anti and hia to work bo be- be becam caine cam vivid Re He H found that oc- oc oc h could co M sell 1611 11 a I painting and decided to devote his hi life lit to toI I the pursuit thet bad iad com come to faa faa- r cinat him bun Now many ma v of iii II his picture pictures of tas-I tas tho ho woods and mountain and water water- wt waterways way r-way ways ot of t tbt f fInd tin a l ready sale als and anil local c have hav j encouraged D aged red him hint