Pain by Jennie Rosenbaum, 2005 it’s been a tumultuous decade in so many ways. A time for loss. For myself, for friends and loved ones and for the world. Personally, i lost a company, my career, my mobility, strength and endurance. But in many ways i’ve gained more than i’ve lost. I’ve gained my sense…
Truth by Jennie Rosenbaum Today is my Granny’s Birthday. Granny and I were always very very close. I credit my love of art and my abilities to her. she started me on the basics of drawing what I actually see- not what I want to see. on looking at works and seeing more, and on…
Release – Oils on Canvas by Jennie Rosenbaum I think the key to overcoming a block is to just go into the studio and paint. the trick is that you have to surrender to the possibility of creating crap. this is something I’ve been warring with internally for months now. this may have been one…
Interlaced – 12×12 Oils on Canvas by Jennie Rosenbaum I’ve begin to run low on my sources for nude quotes. at first I only put in quotes I believed in, and recently I’ve added quotes that I don’t necessarily agree with, just to show all sides and to perhaps play devils advocate. the original pornography…
So I’ve been thinking that my biography is a bit boring, a bit old and a lot dated – in short, I am over it. so I’ve been working today on writing up a new formal biography and a less formal “about” for my websites and stuff. I’d love your input, I’m really terrible at…
My music is a really important part of my work, it influences it to such a point that certain albums can make or break my artwork. It is not necessarily about the albums I love the best, sometimes an album I really like is missing the critical element that translates into my artwork. the important…
a 3D study for a painting- Weary So I am blocked. I am blocked against writing, against painting, pretty much against everything creative. even my cooking has less flair. every time one of these massive blocks happen I get a surge of fear ‘is this it? was that all I got? am I going to…
Dawn- Autumn Leaves by Joseph Michael Linsner I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at my influences. make no mistake, I am an art history nerd, but I am also an out and out geek. so, while my inspiration was partially due to great traditional artists I must also give credit…
Pivot – 48 x 36 Acrylics, gesso and Pastel on Canvas by Jennie Rosenbaum A little late, here are my achievements for 2008, the things I accomplished personal and business – no matter how small! I held my first solo show I received a first place award for my artwork Freedom. in the first half…
it’s been a difficult few weeks. stuff has been happening to disrupt our lives at the moment and I have not been coping as well as I would hope. we still don’t have a home to move to and we have to be out in two and a half weeks. rental occupancy is at an…
Jennie's Palette 