▁exp unge ▁the ▁secret ▁imp uls es ▁of ▁personal ▁creation ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁us ▁are ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁strength ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁provides ▁a ▁link ▁with ▁fresh ness ▁and ▁youth ful ▁vig or . ▁His ▁pre occup ations ▁with ▁C elt ic ▁symbol ism , ▁with ▁open ▁spaces ▁and ▁with ▁flowers ▁are ▁convey ed ▁with ▁a ▁consequ ent ▁energy ▁which ▁is ▁de void ▁of ▁gu ile , ▁accepting ▁only ▁the ▁honest ▁dem ands ▁of ▁his ▁express ive ▁needs , ▁and ▁of ▁each ▁picture , ▁myster ious ▁individual ▁purpose " ▁ ▁Selected ▁exhib itions ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁artists ▁sketch es ▁and ▁paint ings ▁( 7 6 ▁in ▁total ) ▁were ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁[ National ▁Library ▁of ▁Wales ], ▁Aber yst w yth , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Be quest ▁Collection . ▁The ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁[ National ▁Library ▁of ▁Wales ], ▁L ona ▁Mason , ▁said ▁about ▁this ▁collection : ▁ ▁" The ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Wales ▁collect s ▁art ▁of ▁notable ▁importance ▁created ▁by ▁artists ▁who ▁have ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁to ▁art ▁in ▁Wales : ▁it ▁was ▁therefore ▁important ▁that ▁the ▁Library ▁acquired ▁works ▁by ▁Stan ▁Jones , ▁not ▁only ▁are ▁the ▁works ▁preserved ▁for ▁future ▁gener ations , ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁explore ▁and ▁enjoy ." ▁ ▁Stan ▁Jones ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁E isted df od ▁of ▁Wales ▁seven ▁times ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁His