Marina Jones

Marina Jones was born in Europe and started painting in oils at the age of 18. She met her future husband Nathaniel Jones, former American Idol Milwaukee audition contestant on a vacation in Israel, and they got married in Wisconsin. In addition to being an artist, Marina Jones is fluent in 12 languages. In her spare time she writes books and designs necklaces.

I'm fascinated by ethnic motives from around the world, and I often incorporate them in the body of my work. I've spent a lot of time learning multiple foreign languages ( currently more or less fluent in 12), so probably that accounts for my interest in different cultures. My favorite subjects include Middle East, Africa, France, Italy, Mediterranean countries, India, Far East, South America , US national symbols, African American culture, New York and Native American tribal life. I often combine different cultures in a single paintings to emphasize the unity of the human race.

I'm especially good at portraits, but I have also produced many landscapes, nudes, genre paintings, ethnic paintings, abstract paintings, fantasy paintings, historical paintings, still lifes and animalistic artworks.

Given my interest in multiculturalism, I'm planning to create a 10 ft by 7 ft artwork dedicated to the history of mankind in different parts of the world. All of my current works could be classified as studies for that ambitious painting.

I've produced more than 300 works ( 150 oils and much more).My favorite art medium is oil on canvas, but I also practice gouache and watercolor painting method of my own, although nowhere nearly as frequently as oils. I'm also pretty good at portraits in pencil.