Jennifer Love Artwork BLOG

Did another little onion painting last night. My "models" are sprouting! :) "Bright Onion" - watercolor on YUPO  ©2012 Put up for aution on ebay. Painting is about 5"x7" and matted to fit 8" x 10" standard frame. Click here to go to the auction link  " Bright Onion " Still LOVING the effects of YUPO support for my watercolor. So fun! Have a great day! :)

I love it when my clients are happy with their painting commissions. Here is a photo of the piece that I recently painted as a commission this past February. My client purchased it as a gift for a friend and has just finished getting it custom matted/framed, but loves it so much he asks "Is it wrong if I want to keep it for myself?"  :) Ha ha! Not wrong at all!  I am so pleased when I have a satisfied client! :)

So, I started this little painting in February in the Marian Dunn workshop. My first try at using YUPO as a paint support material. What fun, vibrant colors! YUPO is so unpredictable...you never know exactly how the colors are going to pool and dry. Because it is plastic, the color does not absorb into it (like on paper), so the color stays on top and as vibrant as it is in the mixing tray. With that in mind...like Marian says...once your YUPO painting is dry, "Don't sneeze!" You have to handle these paintings carefully and get them protected in a frame. If the surface gets wet, the paint will run. I LOVE bright colors and so had lots of fun with this painting! I named it "Bright Harvest" and it will be up on auction on ebay starting tonight about 6pm Pacific time (7p Mountain/8p Central/9p Eastern). I will definitely be doing more "fun with YUPO" in the future! "Bright Harvest" - watercolor on YUPO  ©2012

This has been a crazy, busy week. But, I was fortunate enough to be able to take a couple days off work to attend another mini-workshop sponsored by Utah Watercolor Society . This workshop was with Utah artist, Julie Rogers , who does beautiful work in watercolors and pastels. When you look at her paintings, you can see her mastery of using warm and cool colors in her composition to create a dynamic whole. They are just beautiful. My goal this year is to take as many workshops as possible...partly because it just gives me some uninterrupted painting time, but also to help me be more aware of the tools and techniques I use in my paintings (rather than just painting by instinct, and then wondering why some pieces turn out lovely and others not). With Kristi Grussendorf , I learned some techniques for creating focal point and drawing a viewer into the painting. With Marian Dunn , I set up a new palette and really started to investigate how different colors work with each other, which

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...