WIP – Bre

Breana Image by Jennie (c). This is a work in progress portrait of a friend. it has been constricted as a miniature and painted in a period style. This is because this girl as well as myself, are in a historical recreation group called the SCA. I would call this work about half done, it…

Shopping Addiction

Shopping Addiction Image by Jennie (c). This work is in response to the challenge of using non-art materials to create a piece where the materials and final product reflect the meaning. The kit I used were household pins, scissors, branded suit bags and branded shopping bags. The meaning is the importance we attach to labels…

Family Dinner

Family Dinner Image by Jennie (c). I finally worked out what to do for my non art materials product. Part of the kit involved family photos and thread. The topic was ‘Domestic Space’ So, I needed to think about what Domestic space means to me. For me its always about the kitchen. the kitchen is…

Map as Ground

Map as Ground Image by Jennie (c). I am avoiding doing my next assignment… This is my most recent. the requirement was to create an image of the site (our backyard) using a large fold out map as the ground. I decided to echo the composition in my pen studies and keep the man=made elements…

Obsessive Pen Work

Images by Jennie (c). These are part of my mapping assignment. I admit that I had an enormous problem with these. at first I thought I needed to do some plein air works. then I read the instructions more closely and realized that I needed to map sections of my site but to focus on…

Quick Studies

Hoist Image by Jennie (c). Fence Image by Jennie (c). A couple of quick studies while I work out some of my assignments. I need to map my site. for me that means my terribly exciting back yard. I have been working with watercolor a little and while I was unhappy with my technique, I…

Completed – Untitled

Untitled Image by Jennie (c). I have finally finished this work. Actually, the main limitation to putting this up was getting the proper light for the photograph. It has a higher sheen than many of my works so all of my shots had a high amount of sheen. Today is overcast which presents the perfect…

Too Busy

I have had a busy time and have not updated my blog. I have finished my painting and varnished it, now I just await a good tome to photograph it. A number of shows have sent me their information and I have to sift through it all and decide what to send and get my…

WIP – Untitled

WIP – Untitled Image by Jennie (c). I walked into my studio to get something and saw my WIP there on my easel. well this is always a mistake. I stood and looked at it for quite a while. I was uncomfortable with where i left this work and was very unhappy with the work…

Vaulted

Arches Originally uploaded by minxdragon. Finished! Finally. this was a very complicated work in the end. the texture is very high and the entire painting was completed with Palette knife I used a particularly small one. I am quite happy with it – it is dark and brooding. The suggestion of the hands and face…