Jennifer Love Artwork BLOG

Nibblefest theme this month is HORSES.  Here are my two auctions for the contest, and the QR code for my reminder e-postcard. :) " Freedom Fields " Watercolor ©2012  Size:  approx 8" x 10" - matted to 11" x 14" " Horse "  Watercolor  ©2012  Size: approx 5" x 7" - matted to 8"x10" Search NFAC on ebay to see all auctions from all participants around this month's theme. :)

So, one of my galleries, a little snack shop with art for sale called Main Street Artisans (in Evanston, WY), is closing. The owner and her husband have decided to retire and she sold the business. New owner of the space doesn't want to do the "art thing." I'll be taking the work she is returning to me and listing it up with Xanadu instead (two of my dancer paintings and a painting of windmills called "Sentries." I'll try to get a good scan of it when it is returned and post here). Dancer in Red Dancer in Blue

The ACEO TW group organizers decided to issue a mid-month challenge - "Interpretations"One photo was posted for all the participants to create an ACEO from. Many interpretations of the same picture (rather than interpreting a theme). Here is my entry titled "River Walk."  :) (Link to my auction is below the pic). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200726792805 ACEO is an acronym that stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals . The ONLY rule is the size, which is 2.5 x 3.5 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cms) just like sports cards but far more addictive.

Here is a web link and a QR code for my March Newsletter. :) http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0de49af8ae5771be88438002e&id=40dfb51ec5&e=[UNIQID ]

Right on the heels of Nibblefest comes ACEO Theme week. This month even sooner, since Feb has fewer days than most. ACEO Theme for March is "Signs of Spring." Listings for theme week will all start on March 1st. You can search "ACEO TW" or "ACEO TW MAR" in ebay to see all the offerings from participating artists. If you want to find my listings, they will be posted on March 1st. You can search " Jennifer Love Artwork ACEO TW MAR " to see them. :) Here are my "Signs of Spring" ACEO paintings...

Thanks to wonderful hubby who babysat our little ones all day today, I was able to attend the second day of Luminous Watercolor workshop with Marian Dunn . We spent today talking about how to lay down washes on the paper to create beautiful skies and other background effects. I also worked on another onion painting (didn't like this one), tried a painting on Yupo support (which I haven't finished yet...takes a long time to dry), completed one little landscape painting, and started another painting which I have not finished yet either. I don't often use a wet in wet technique, and may not incorporate it into every painting of mine, but it has been good information to learn and practice. Also, Marian is just a wonderful person with lovely positive feedback to give each of her students to encourage and help. How lucky I am to be a member of Utah Watercolor Society and surrounded by so many wonderful artists who are also wonderful instructors and who actually live right here

I signed up for the Feb mini workshop with Utah Watercolor Society. This one is being taught by Marian Dunn and the topic is Luminous Watercolor, which is something Marian is so skilled in. Today was day 1 of the workshop. I spent most of the day setting up a new palette and creating color charts to determine the properties of the different colors on my plaette...figuring out which are transparent and which are not, what colors can be used for glazing, and how those colors will relate to the other colors in a glaze. We also practiced "dropping in" color on the paper rather than mixing it in your palette to come up with more interesting grays. All good exercises and I may do more tomorrow. However, as a preparation for our workshop, Marian had each participant bring one white onion, one yellow onion, and one red onion in order to have good subject matter to paint. Onions have great reflections and luminosity and are a favorite subject in her paintings. Towards the end o

I liked the idea of a series of Chinese symbols like those I did for last month's Nibblefest (themed: Letters, Numbers, and Symbols). So, I think each month of Nibblefest going forward, I will include at least one offering that is a Chinese symbol of the monthly theme (as long as I am able to find a symbol that fits). This will build a series with variety and yet consistency. :) So, here is my Nibblefest auction #2:  " Moonlight " Moonlight  - watercolor  ©2012

I finished my commission this weekend and my client is very happy with the final results (at least with the digital photos of the final painting that I emailed). Will be shipping the painting out later this week.  :) "A Delicate Spring" - Watercolor -  ©2012 Jennifer Love So...here is the rest of the process (picking up from the last post): First of all, I decided to go ahead and tape around my edges like usual. It just gives a cleaner line when  you are finished with the painting. Next, I laid down another wash on the sky because it wasn't as blue as I wanted the first time. Color always dries lighter than it appears when wet. Also started laying in some grays and more greens in the background. I have been reading this book by Jeanne Dobie called "Making Color Sing" in preparation for another watercolor workshop I am attending next weekend. It girves some great instruction on mixing your own grays (warm and cool), and on laying do