#landscape

Jessica

Nov 16, 20181 min read

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...

Jessica

Oct 15, 20181 min read

painting challenge recap

I am finally ready to post a recap of my painting challenge. I can't believe it's mid-October! We had family staying with us and we have...

Jessica

Jun 11, 20181 min read

plein air painting

I have been painting plein air this spring while the kids take horseback riding lessons. Plein air painting means painting outside. It's...

Jessica

Nov 1, 20171 min read

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, 20171 min read

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 21, 20171 min read

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 7, 20171 min read

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

Jun 7, 20171 min read

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...

Jessica

May 22, 20171 min read

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...