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Jessica

up and running

Hello! I've been busy - varnishing paintings, adding wire for hanging, naming paintings (ugh), and signing paintings (yay!). And now...

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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...

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challenge complete

I completed my 30 day painting challenge. It did end up taking me longer than 30 days but life tends to get in the way sometimes! I had a...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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under-painting

When I first started painting I really hated the idea of under-paintings. Why on earth would I want to paint the same thing more than...

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why JPL?

Let me explain why I sign my paintings JPL. There are so many options when signing a painting, and I find the whole thing to be strange...

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finding the sweet spot

Do you know that feeling when everything clicks, when what you're doing is working, you're happy and in the zone? I'm addicted to finding...