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...
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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 24, 2018
- 1 min
Puerto Vallarta
We had such a lovely vacation in Puerto Vallarta last week. We saw the sun! We ate delicious food. We spent time with family. We sat in...
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 29, 2017
- 1 min
podcasts
I feel like I am probably the last person in the world to discover the wonderful world of podcasts. It all started with an artist that 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
- Oct 14, 2017
- 1 min
watercolor recap
It's half-way through October and I'm still recovering from September! What a month. I completed 30 small watercolor paintings in 30 days...
Jessica
- Sep 25, 2017
- 1 min
wisteria
Has a painting ever changed your life? For me, I was a freshman at Oberlin College when I first saw Monet's Wisteria that hangs in the...
Jessica
- Sep 21, 2017
- 1 min
loosening up
When I decided to do another 30-day painting challenge I chose to switch mediums. I had never used watercolors before in any consistent...
Jessica
- Sep 11, 2017
- 1 min
Big Magic
Everyone I know is talking about this book, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. It's everywhere. I bought it thinking it must be over-hyped...
Jessica
- Sep 7, 2017
- 1 min
watercolor challenge
This month I am working on another 30-day challenge. To make it interesting I chose to switch to a new medium - watercolors! This has...
Jessica
- Aug 23, 2017
- 1 min
introduction
I'm not great at introducing myself. This is the most noticeable in real-life settings when I just smile and assume everyone around me...
Jessica
- Aug 1, 2017
- 1 min
travel recap - Adirondacks
The second half of summer vacation included 2 weeks in the peaceful Adirondacks (briefly interrupted by a quick trip to NYC for a lovely...
Jessica
- Jul 26, 2017
- 1 min
travel recap - UK
London, Edinburgh, the Adirondacks, NYC for a wedding, more Adirondacks, and we're back. That's a lot!! I'm so excited to be home. Here...
Jessica
- Jun 22, 2017
- 1 min
summer travels
The kids are out of school and it is officially summer! Tomorrow night we are leaving on a 2-week trip to the UK, followed by a 2 week...
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