painting class
I take a weekly painting class at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA. It's a great class with super talented students and...
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Jessica
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
painting challenge tips
Here are 5 tips and tricks to survive a painting challenge. I am nearly halfway through my latest 30-paintings-in-30-days challenge and...
Jessica
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
finding your artistic style
As artists, we feel that we are supposed to have a cohesive style. But how do you find your own style? It can feel overwhelming! I have...
Jessica
- Mar 2, 2018
- 1 min
painting challenge complete
I completed my 30-paintings-in-30-days challenge this week!! I had so much fun painting flowers for 30 straight days. What a fabulous...
Jessica
- Feb 18, 2018
- 1 min
painting challenge update
This month is flying by!! I am working hard on my 30-in-30 challenge. You can see the paintings daily on instagram or facebook. I've been...
Jessica
- Jan 15, 2018
- 1 min
podcast interview
Last week I was interviewed by the amazingly talented Molly O’Riley for her Darling Rage Nation podcast. You guys. I was so excited to...
Jessica
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
painting challenge update
I am officially changing my 15-in-30 painting challenge to a 15 in 2018 challenge. Or a 15 in 365. However you want to look at it. I have...
Jessica
- Jan 4, 2018
- 2 min
painting process
Happy New Year! I started my 15-in-30 painting challenge on New Years Day and finished the first painting this morning, January 4th. Some...
Jessica
- Dec 20, 2017
- 1 min
year-end update
This has been a crazy year - from political marches and protests, to traveling around with the kids. I am so grateful for everything I...
Jessica
- Nov 21, 2017
- 1 min
gift ideas
Do you have a hard time picking gifts for people? I have the best idea ever and I'm only slightly biased. I truly believe that paintings...
Jessica
- Nov 17, 2017
- 1 min
palette knife painting
In my painting class this fall I have been pushed to start painting with my palette knife. It has been such a great experience! It's so...
Jessica
- Nov 1, 2017
- 1 min
ideas
I've been thinking recently about where ideas come from. I'm often asked about that as a visual artist and I don't always understand the...
Jessica
- Jun 19, 2017
- 1 min
up and running
Hello! I've been busy - varnishing paintings, adding wire for hanging, naming paintings (ugh), and signing paintings (yay!). And now...
Jessica
- Jun 15, 2017
- 1 min
local art show
Three of my paintings will be hanging in a local art show this summer! If you're in the Boston area you should come and see them. They're...
Jessica
- May 22, 2017
- 1 min
switching gears
Remember when I started the 30 day painting challenge and I called it a seascape challenge? Well, things changed. On day 14 I didn't want...
Jessica
- May 12, 2017
- 1 min
painting class
Over the last two years I have found my favorite painting class. I have an amazing teacher and the students in the class are all fabulous...
Jessica
- May 5, 2017
- 1 min
seascape challenge
After our lovely trip to Puerto Vallarta in April I tried my best to clear my May calendar to work on a 30-day painting challenge. It is...
Jessica
- Apr 26, 2017
- 1 min
sold!
I sold a painting while on vacation last week! It's a birthday surprise so I won't say who purchased it or for whom... Now it's time to...
Jessica
- Apr 8, 2017
- 1 min
studio news
This week has been a busy one! I started a seascape last week but I made myself file my taxes before finishing it. Success! I even signed...
Jessica
- Apr 2, 2017
- 1 min
Painting as a Pastime
I just finished reading Painting as a Pastime by Winston S. Churchill. Yes, that Winston Churchill. I will confess to having had no idea...
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