'Green Apple'
Green Apple rests in quiet equilibrium, its tone grounded and contemplative. The piece captures the still point between thought and form, a visual echo of the principle that what you hold in mind will inevitably take shape.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 40"x52"
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'Red Apple'
A vivid study in balance and perception, Red Apple invites you to consider the moment before choice — the poised instant where reality is yet unshaped. Jonah Ballard uses a monochromatic red palette to heighten intensity, drawing the viewer into a space between imagination and manifestation.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 40"x52"
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'Remember'
Remember layers roses, a skull, and bold portraiture into a single reflection on identity. The words “Remember Who I Am” serve as both a personal reminder and a universal invitation, echoing the idea that the truth of self is always present, waiting to be claimed.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 4'x4'
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'Wonder'
In Wonder, nostalgia meets present awareness. The warm humor of pop culture imagery becomes a vessel for something deeper — the tender act of holding onto what delights you, knowing that attention is the birthplace of experience.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 40"x52"
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'House'
House explores the unseen structure we carry within — the assumptions, beliefs, and inner architecture that shape what we call reality. With bold color and layered symbolism, this piece reflects the idea that the “house” we inhabit is not made of brick and wood, but of thought, awareness, and self-concept.
Inspired by the belief that we live in the “state” we assume, the painting invites you to consider: what kind of house have you built for your mind? For your identity? For your future?
An original acrylic painting by Jonah Ballard, House stands as both shelter and mirror — a quiet testament to the power of the unseen world within.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 40"x52"
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'Strawberry Fish'
Strawberry Fish began with a creature out of place, or maybe exactly where it was always meant to be. The pink gives it softness, but also power. There’s movement in the stillness, and tension in the simplicity.
This piece is part of Jonah Ballard’s evolving visual language — where color is a mood, and each form feels like a symbol from a dream you half-remember. Strawberry Fish doesn’t explain itself. It just stays with you.
Painted in acrylic on canvas, this is a one-of-a-kind original in the Strawberry Series.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 48"x36"
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'Muhammad Ali'
Muhammad Ali is a portrait of resistance, instinct, and becoming. Jonah paints Ali not just as a man, but as a symbol of the rising — of moving upstream when the world pushes down. His face holds both grit and grace, floating in a surreal pink sea that softens the blow while sharpening the meaning.
Layered within is the journey of the salmon — king of the current, born to swim upstream. Against all odds, it arrives. As does Ali. This piece ties two stories into one current: the boxer and the fish. Flesh and spirit. Fight and flow.
Rendered in Jonah’s signature pinks, this original painting is both portrait and myth — a meditation on struggle, dignity, and the triumph of identity.
Acrylic on cotton canvas.
Measures 30"x40"
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'Heat Dream'
*Currently showing in Jackson Junge Gallery Chicago, IL*
Heat Dream was painted as a quiet conclusion to a vision — the final image in a series of women emerging from the cactus. But unlike the others, she steps out fully formed. There’s no hesitation. Drink in hand, posture relaxed, she’s arrived. Confident. Certain.
Though not officially part of the previous works, Heat Dream lingers like the last thought before waking. Separate, but essential. A resolution. A turning point. A woman who has made peace with the thorns and stepped into her own becoming.
Acrylic on cotton canvas. Custom framed.
Measures 4'x4'
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'Appointed Hour'
*Currently showing in Jackson Junge Gallery Chicago, IL*
Appointed Hour draws from the truth that “everything has its own appointed hour. It will ripen. It will flower. If it be long, wait — for it is sure, it will not be late.” Jonah Ballard’s original acrylic portrait holds this certainty in stillness, each stroke embodying the quiet trust that what is meant to be will arrive at exactly the right moment.
on cotton canvas.
Measures 48"x72"
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