"In the Open Air" Painting

Jerome L. Vaden is an international watercolor artist whose professional art career spans more than 30 years. He has participated in the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver for the first five years, and was featured in a one-man 30-day art exhibit in the Town Hall of Littleton, Colorado. These are just two of the many exhibits where his unique displays are presented with the theme of the artwork. Because of his love of music, he created the original playbill It Ainït Nothin But The Blues, for the Denver Center for Performing Arts Theatre; the play was nominated for a Tony Award in 1999. Special articles have appeared in the Rocky Mountain News Spotlight section a Denver newspaper, on his shows and exhibits. Also, Jerome received an award from the nationally recognized publication, The Artist Magazine where he was chosen as a finalist. There were 15,000 entries for the portrait category. The painting chosen was his watercolor of jazz great Miles Davis. Jerome and his wife, Deloise owned and operated a fine art gallery in Aurora, Colorado and connected with the art community. Jeromes work has a special place in the Evergreen gallery as well as numerous collectors nationally. Other art galleries that sell worldwide have sold Jeromes limited edition prints along with U.S. retail chain J. C. Penney. Jerome took on an Artist in Residence to teach and study the French culture in Paris, 3 months a year for a 5-year period. Principal areas of study were Le Marais, Opera, Trocadero, and Champs Elysees. Most recently, his work was exhibited in New York City at the Agora & Chelsea Galleries, The exhibit was titled: Figuratively Speaking. In Denver, his art was exhibited in the concourses of Denver International Airport. The exhibition was titled The Soul of Colorado. One of his best exhibits to date was a 90-day show with 30 original pieces at Colorado Community Churchs fine art gallery. This art show would also coincide with a jazz series, which featured artwork from the exhibit. Jerome has been an instructor, in the City of Auroras art program for 6 years and has taught Technology in the Aurora Public Schools for more than 10 years.His involvement with art projects with The Boys & Girls Club of Denver has made Mr. V a positive impact in the community. He also provides an intense private lesson to advance art students. He is an extremely dedicated teacher with a background in Engineering, Math, Science, Technology, Literature, History and Art.