This week we’ll focus on raw materials and tools. Art supplies! The phrase can send shivers down our spines and give us goosebumps. Who doesn’t love to get new materials? It can be stimulating when you’re in a slump. It can feel like a win to get a lot of something you need on […]
Author: Jean Wilkey
Studio Challenge Week 1 – Where is your art?
One of the biggest obstacles to decluttering, cleaning and staying organized is knowing who we are at any given time. You are not the same artist you were in your 20s or 30s and yet you may have artwork, materials, and ideas that you’ve hung on to since then. Our subjects, materials, and processes change. […]
Clean vs Cluttered – join the clean studio challenge
We all have our preferences. Some studios are cluttered like Francis Bacon’s (well, few are probably that cluttered), and some are pristine. What works best for you? Do you know or is it by default that your studio looks the way it does? Several years ago, I did a massive de-clutter and upgrade to my […]
How Rose Frantzen inspires you to paint at her Alla Prima Workshop – Part II
This is part II of a two-part post and continues with the painting process Rose Frantzen modeled for us at the workshop. If you missed part I, you can see it here. Rose has tremendous energy. She moves around a lot while she paints, walking back and forth, turning around and sometimes fairly dancing with […]
Landscapes Unleashed exhibition opens tomorrow
I am pleased to let you know that my work has been included in a show opening tomorrow at the Unsettled Gallery in Las Cruces, NM. The show is based on interpretations of Landscape and includes treatments ranging from impressionism to magic realism to abstraction. Artists showing Include Nolan Winkler, Roy Van der Aa, C. […]
A Painting Challenge re-boot and my Daily Eight
How much time did you spend in the studio in the past month? If you’re like me, it wasn’t as much as you wanted. It’s great to spend time with family, eat lots of food, celebrate together. Then the last week of December our thoughts turn to the new year and re-booting our life and […]
Season’s greetings and a gift that can change the world
Have you ever thought about who owned the manger? I mean we know the owner of the Inn said there was no room there. No vacancy. Imagine traveling to a town in the winter, riding on a donkey when you are 9 months pregnant, being jostled about and tired to the bone. There is no […]
Crafting your successful MFA portfolio and creating meaning beyond the paint
Most of us want to take our work to the next level, a level which will be different for everyone. It can be difficult to figure out how to do that. Recently, someone I know online asked for feedback on her portfolio and how to answer questions on her graduate school MFA application. I thought […]
Studio Sweep Link
Here’s the link to the Studio Sweep Sale. http://paintinghabit.bigcartel.com/ Enjoy.
A Studio Sweep and how you can benefit
I’m having a once and only Studio Sweep Sale This is both an online event and an in-person event for those who live nearby. Artwork will be 20% off with free shipping (within the continental US and Canada) on all but a few items. My mailing list peeps will get an extra 10% off for […]
How to break your addiction to Candy Crush and become more productive
(And now for something a little different…) Candy Crush is a superb distraction for those moments when you feel the need to engage in a bit of procrastination. It can be habit-forming, but if you do it right, it can also make you productive. When I started playing, I just played a game now and […]
The Las Cruces 9 – a new show in TorC
I’m so excited to share with you that I will be in a show with these fabulous artists. The Las Cruces 9, curated by Nolan Winkler, will open on Saturday, October 14th in Rio Bravo Fine Art Gallery in Truth or Consequences. The show runs through November 26th. Please come by if you are in the area. […]