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...
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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 11, 20171 min read
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, 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
Aug 23, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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...
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
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...
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...
Jessica
Mar 29, 20171 min read
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...
Jessica
Mar 27, 20171 min read
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...
Jessica
Mar 27, 20171 min read
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...
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