10 reasons why we must change perceptions of the nude
At the beginning of this year I stated that I would revisit my resolutions in 6 months to see how I was progressing.
Hiding Away
For the past few weeks I have been stuck in a hole. I’ve been shutting myself away from friends and family and not bothering to stir myself to focus on anything.
New Nude – Luminous
Luminous – 12×12 Oils on Canvas by JennieThis painting is for sale at BSGThis nude is part of my submission for the current exhibition Small Works at BSG.
Dissapointment
Well, I’m not able to attend the Small Works opening, apparently when the website said Ground Floor in their floor plans they meant 3rd floor, up some rather difficult stairs.
The Naked Face of Art
To my mind there’s precious little point in complaining about the paucity of meaningful art any generation produces. You can’t browbeat artists into producing work that overcomes their audience’s natural resistance to a message.
Small Works
Some of my paintings will be featured in Brunswick St Gallery’s latest show Small Paintings.
New Nude – Languid
Languid – 18×36 Acrylic and gesso on Canvas by JennieAs a break from the rather dark ochre pieces I have been painting, I have delved, once again, into my impasto pieces.
Dedicated to the art of the nude
Ova – 24×30 Acrylic and Gesso on Canvas by Jennie My latest works are up on Barebrush.com.
Force
Force – 21×36 Oils on Canvas by Jennieusually I am quite happy to talk about my paintings, where they come from, that they mean to me.. but this one, I’m just not ready to talk about it yet.
iPod the death of art?
Speaking on the eve of his 70th birthday, Britain’s best-lovedliving painter said the proliferation of iPods – Apple has soldmore than 100 million worldwide – and other digital music playershas combined with a decline in art education to create a “fallowperiod of painting”.“We are not in a very visual age,” Hockney said. “I think it’sall about sound.
Jennie's Palette 