Jennifer Love Artwork BLOG

Here is the link and QR code for my most recent newsletter. :) Jennifer Love Artwork Newsletter ~ April 2014

I signed up for a mini workshop through the Utah Watercolor Society (UWS) this past Feb/March. Joyce Baron , past president of the UWS, was the instructor for this workshop that focused on planning, design, and creation of abstract paintings. Joyce is a fabulous abstract painter with vibrant colors and excellent movement and design in her work. She also creates beautiful fused glass jewelry. While I am not a full-on abstract painter by nature or intent, I do like to incorporate abstract elements for visual interest and texture in my own paintings, so I was excited to take this workshop to see what I could learn. My abstract paintings are usually the side product of test brush strokes I make while painting something else, or the occasional woven painting.  I find that taking workshops from other artists who work in a variety of different ways really helps to unlock the creative side of my brain. I try to take elements of what I have learned in a workshop (techni...

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My painting, Kokopelli Song Woven Through My Dreams , was accepted to the 2013 Utah Watercolor Society (UWS) Fall Member Exhibition. I am very excited! It's another step towards achieving Signature Member status in the society, which I have been working towards for several years now. This will be my 5th painting accepted to UWS qualified, juried UWS shows. I must have eight paintings accepted and also have one painting win a major award in order to achieve Signature status. :) The show opens this Thursday night at Michael Berry Gallery in downtown Salt Lake City, UT and runs October 3 - November 1. Robert Burridge was the juror for this exhibition. I am planning to create more woven paintings in the next year, but I am currently trying to focus on completing the illustrations I have been working on. This illustration project has proven to be more challenging than I expected, giving me an entirely new appreciation for those artists who illustrate...

Nibblefest time again on eBay. Seems like it sneaks up on me every month! Luckily, this month started on a weekend. :) Nibblefest is a monthly themed art contest on eBay. Each artist creates one to three pieces of work around the chosen theme. All auctions must have a starting bid of $0.99. It's a great way to start or add to your collection of original artwork for affordable prices! This month's theme is "Birds." Auctions started today and will end on the 27th of the month. I created one piece for this month. It is titled "If I Can Toucan" Original watercolor on cold press paper. M. Graham paint. Approximately 5" x 7" in size. :) Click here if you would like to go to the auction site.

This month's Nibblefest theme is TREES.  Nibblefest is a monthly art contest on ebay, centered around a theme. It starts on the 20th of the month and ends on the 27th. All auctions start at just $0.99.  :) Here are my three entries: "Red Roof, Black Tree" This is an ACEO painting (size 2.5" x 3.5") Watercolor on Strathmore 140lb cold press paper Click here if you'd like to go to the auction. "Redwood Rhododendron 3" Watercolor on Arches 140lb cold press paper Approx 5" x 7" Click here if you'd like to go to the auction "Sentries" Watercolor on 140lb cold press paper Approx 5" x 7" Click here if you'd like to go to the auction Thanks for checking in on my blog today. I hope you are each having a good April. :) As for my family, we are grateful for our safety and our blessings, and we are saying prayers for those who are ...

I had so much fun creating my "Kokopelli Song Woven Through my Dreams" woven painting for the Utah Watercolor Society (UWS) Two Star / Signature Member Show this year that I had to immediately create a new woven painting the next weekend (the process takes about two days). My second foray into the woven painting process, I decided to vary the weave a bit by making different sized strips for the cross sections. The second painting is titled "I Have the Experimental BLUES." Acrylic on 140 lb Arches watercolor paper. (size 13" x 19") Since "Kokopelli" was already heading to the Two Star / Signature Member Show, I entered "Experimental BLUES" into the UWS Spring Show. This is a highly competitive show that is juried by the guest artist who the UWS brings in for their week-long Spring workshop. These artists are often masters in their respective water-media fields, well-known, and making a living at their craft. The Spring...