Sapphire

She started as a simple sketch...a journal page. 

Perhaps a design under a transfer.

Play with some watercolour...wait - 

that's working...more colour...more paint...

Copics and ink and water soluble oil pastels...the layers grow. 

Luminescent eyes that shine with inner light. 

More Copics...more refinement.

I present Sapphire.

She is how I regained my sanity a bit today.

xo

Jen

I'm Published (again) in...

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this magazine.  So to be chosen again to have a piece featured in it is such an honour.  And on top of it, it is one of my favourite pieces of all time. You can find this image of CJ, Tik and Cricket on page 119!

xo

Jen

Pinkie

eyes luminescent bright light shining through reflecting what is inside where do the words come from what have i seen where do i extend to next pools of soul falling dropping like splashes on the page

the next pretty girl

xo

jen

First Art Gallery Hanging

I was invited to hang some art on the community art wall in the McKenzie Towne Hall (40 Mckenzie Towne Blvd S.E.).  I thought this would be a good opportunity to launch some of my paintings instead of the photography. So if you are interested in seeing them live and in person, you can stop by and ask to see the art wall. If the door is closed, just ring the doorbell or knock - they are happy to let visitors in to see it!  And they are open until 9 every day, except Sunday which is 6.

 So far - I have had absolutely RAVE reviews, so I couldn't be more pleased. This is a piece that I created just for this show. She is called "Rodeo" and it is my largest painting to date at 20"x40".

xo

Jen

Jilly

I love love love painting my images.  There is a sense of meditation and peace that comes in the process. So perhaps it's not surprising on the heels of yesterdays post that I found myself in the midst of a painting.  Of course, it was in the guise of needing a new sample for my wall.  But I can (and will) procrastinate on that forever.  It was that I needed to get in touch with my artist.  And in the hours and hours that it takes to craft a painting, I relax and slowly zen-out. The movement of pen on tablet is relaxing.  I love the colours in this piece.  I find the interplay of pink and teal so lovely.

The Raven

I love the things that kids say. They are learning so much, but sometimes the wires get a bit crossed. This was one of my faves; uttered when we were driving around one day. And what I love most about it, is that she isn't self c0nscious when she makes a mistake. Usually she laughs uproariously about it and we giggle over it for days. We can learn a lot from kids.

Some new play...

It's the case of the showmaker's kids go shoe-less. But in this case, I have display images all up in my client area. But do I have any shots of Carter around our house? Few and far between. All my energy goes in to creating art for my clients and at the end of the day I get blocked on what I want in my own home. Part of the problem is that, when I can do anything - where do I start? So I bit the bullet and started. I have created 4-20x30 pieces for my living room. Now that I have done all the work on them, I think one of them will have to go in a different area because the colour is so different from the rest. But I will make that decision when I get them up and replace it if I need to. Here they are. And when I get them up in the space and finalized, I will post a shot of that!

CJ and Miffi

CJ had to say a tearful goodbye to Miffi this week, so I thought I would commemorate their short relationship with this painting of the two of them. It's hard to see the detail in this small shot, but trust me - it's quite luscious in person!

Who is CJ?

This is CJ at 3 1/2 - almost 4. These are all the things that define her and make up her personality. (Or did 6 months ago!) It's amazing that even in the 6 months since I created this, how many things have changed on this list. I'm so glad to have this reminder of her.