Glow

This is the latest in my series for the upcoming group show. You may recall that I was worried about my technique becoming too tight? It turns out I had no need to worry! Many artists feel that when they are becoming too detail orientated and too.. hindered in their flow then it is good…

Baronial Portrait – The End

I thought I should finish this up, closure is good. The B&B loved their portrait. Sadly I couldn’t see their reaction when it was presented but I heard them say “Wow” a lot so thats good. I got a chance to speak to them afterwards and they were really delighted, especially at the choice of…

Journaler

In order to give my life more order (or something) I am testing a piece of software to help me blog better. It is called Journaler and so far I am quite impressed. This is obviously a test post to see that it all goes well. I am starting to publish a carnival (it is…

Whew!

It turns out I have been spending time doing rather than writing about it. sorry about that. I have some new paintings to talk about and a couple of art philosophy ideas that I want to discuss. My website is in the process of being updated (yes again) and includes a link here rather than…

Heavyweight Champions

the art life: Heavyweight Champions Hooray! The invite is on one of my favorite blogs The Art Life! 😀 I feel so proud, That’s my painting! I got a chance to give an invite to the girl who was the subject for Cinderella, She was delighted and embarrassed and freaked out and excited all at…

Would the real Jennie Rosenbaum Please Stand up?

Please be on the lookout, the gallery invitations and some that are being sent out online have my name spelt wrong. They are circulating as Jenny Rosenbaum when my name is jennie Rosenbaum. I have asked for this to be amended on the online ones but I have still seen them going out incorrectly.

Invitation

The invites are here! this is the online publication one (click on it to enlarge), there is also a postal invite that will be sent out over the next couple of days. Newsletter members will also receive an email invite. If you would like to receive my regular newsletters to be updated with show information,…

Klimt and the Mystery of the $135 Million Painting

Art Blogs at absolutearts.com – “THE $135 MILLION PAINTING” by Michael Corbin Have you heard? Ronald S. Lauder (yes, one of Estee’s boys) just dropped a record $135 million on a painting! Okay, let’s break this down. First of all, if you can shell out $135 million for ANYTHING, let alone a painting, you’re set…

Baronial Portrait Development

I have been a tad slack with posting my updates for these. I have been posting a Flemish Technique WIP on the forum and figured that most of my blog readers will be less interested in the minutiae of period painting. These two photos show some of the more obvious developments. There are other photos…