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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
Sep 13, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 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
Jun 19, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 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...
Jessica
May 12, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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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