Ozark artist Jack De- Loney will be in Blakely Saturday, March 27, to display his watercolor art and sign his “Here at Home” and “Down Home” cookbook at the Peanut Proud Celebration on the Court House Square from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jack comes by his subject matter honestly. The Southern watercolorist was born and raised in Ozark, where he still lives and works.

Jack first began to paint as a youngster, but commercial art became his career choice after graduation from Auburn University in 1964 as an art major. During this time he continued his watercolors. After 15 years in the commercial art field, he chose to dedicate himself as a full-time artist.

His first and foremost desired subjects to paint were images from his youth. Farm and wildlife scenes were his roots.

Success has not come easy for “The Watercolor Man,” as referred to by Joe Dan Boyd of the Farm Journal magazine. It has taken dedication, perseverance and a great love for his subject matter to achieve his lifetime goal.

Jack has received numerous awards and recognitions for his watercolors, which today hang in corporate, private, and museum collections throughout the United States, aboard and also at the Jack DeLoney Art Gallery located at the “Verandas.” The Verandas are a complex of four old Victorian style houses, which DeLoney moved and restored on Hwy. 231 in Ozark.

Jack is recognized as one of the top Southern watercolor painters today.