Playing the Blues by: Aletha Jones

Artwork Description

Artist Information

Artist Bio:  Aletha is a long-time participant in the Lakefront Festival of the Arts.  While she has been recognized as an accomplished figurative painter working primarily in watercolor, this new body of abstract paintings and drawings takes her in an entirely new direction.  Aletha's paintings have received numerous awards at national competitions and exhibitions around the country, including the Watercolor USA National Competition (Missouri), the National Watercolor Society's Annual Exhibition (California), the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition (Colorado), and the American Watercolor Society's Annual International Exhibition (New York).  In 2006, one of Aletha's paintings was selected as the poster image for the Lakefront Festival of Arts.  Milwaukee's Florentine Opera Company featured a series of Aletha's paintings as the promotional images for their 2007-2008 season.  In 2009 Aletha was also named guest curator for  the National Biennial Watercolor Invitational, "State of the Art 2009" at Parkland Art Gallery in Champaign, Illinois. 

Education: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH (Master of Fine Art, Master of Arts)

Professional Experience: Design and Drawing Instructor (Toledo Museum of Art School of Design; Bowling Green State University, OH); Assistant Professor of Art (Marietta College, Marietta, OH)

Publications (featuring the artist and her work) selected:

~"2008 Best in Show." Watercolor Artist Magazine, p.28. February, 2009.

~"International Showcase of Prize Winners." International Artist, Vol. 30, p.21, April/May 2003.

~Ball, Jennifer, "Simply the Best." The Artist's Magazine, p.61, September 2003.

~Kane, Kelly et al, "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Landscape." Watercolor Magic, p.44, November, 2000.