I painted these dogs as Christmas gifts for family members. As usual, watercolor and ink on paper.
Pop Art Pups
December 31, 2013 at 2:13 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, arts, brush, christmas, Christmas gifts, color, colorful, dog, dogs, family members, gift, ink, jen tracy, life, paint, painter, painting, pen, pet, pets, pop art. animals, present, pup, puppy, watercolor
Custom Couple Watercolor Painting
November 30, 2012 at 5:40 pm (portrait)
Tags: 80's, art, artist, christmas, couple, custom, engagement, gift, happy, husband, ink, jen tracy, life, love, lovers, man, marriage, married, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, portrait, splash, together, watercolor, wife, woman
This is my second watercolor couples portrait. I really enjoy painting two people that are in love. It is my hope that more of these types of commissions roll in. The first was a wedding present, this will be a Christmas gift. Chemistry between lovers is not easy to capture, but when the paint finally catches it, the whole piece shines.
Love in Yellow and Blue. Watercolor and ink on paper. 5″ x 7″.
SOLD
Here a few process shots. I know some people enjoy seeing the work in progress.
Inking phase:
First color wash:
Establishing mid tones:
Finished work again:
The True Meaning of the Holidays
December 12, 2011 at 5:45 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, carpet, christmas, cotton, drawing, etsy, gift, ink, joy, locomotive, nursery, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, present, red, steam, toy, traceportation, train, transport, wash, watercolor, wood, xmas
Is toys!
No, just kidding. But really, Christmas is much better when children are around. Here’s a painting of a toy train. Go buy some kid a toy. No socks.
Public Tranceportation. Watercolor and ink on cotton paper. 6″ x 5.5″ (15.2cm x 14cm).
Unframed: $200.00
Christmas Creeper
December 5, 2011 at 7:35 pm (ACEO)
Tags: ACEO, art, artist, christmas, compliments, computer, creeper, cube, drawing, game, gamer, games, geekery, gift, green, holiday, illustration, indie, ink, jen, melvin, minecraft, monster, notch, pc, pen, red, santa, secret, sneak, ssss, tracy, watercolor
This little Minecraft creeper was painted as a Secret Santa gift. Ssssssss, don’t tell anyone.
Whatcha Buildin’? Watercolor and ink on illustration board. 2.5″x3.5″ (6.4cmx8.9cm).
NFS
Portrait of a Wedding Dress
December 19, 2010 at 4:22 am (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, christmas, color, custom, dress, gift, gown, holiday, jen, life, line, paint, painter, painting, portrait, purple, reddit, sketch, splatter, wash, wedding, white
This painting of a wedding gown was commissioned by a fellow Redditor as a Christmas gift for his wife.
The completed piece:
White Dress. Watercolor and ink on paper. 8.5″ x 11″.
SOLD
Preliminary sketches:
May Your Days be Merry and Bright
December 9, 2010 at 8:14 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, atelier, brown, brush, center, chanukah, christmas, club, decoraration, flake, gift, globe, gree, HAC, hammonton, hanging, holiday, ink, jen, life, meeting, package, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, present, red, snow, snowman, still life, wall, watercolor, winter, woman
Twice a month at the Hammonton Arts Center, the Painter’s Atelier meets. The Painter’s Atelier is a group of painters interested in learning from one another. Each meeting has a theme. Today’s theme was “snow.” Below is my wintry, watercolor still life including a snow globe. It is fascinating to see the variety of work 5 different artists can create using a single word.
Snow:
Watercolor Wonderland. Watercolor and ink on paper. 5″ x 8.5″.
Unframed: $180.00
Set Design Results
December 16, 2008 at 8:32 pm (mural, set design)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, babes in toyland, christmas, community, cutout, december, design, flats, forrest, goose, haddon field, halloween, holiday, jen, life, mother, mothergoose, musical, paint, painter, play, plays and players, production, scene, set, spider, theater, toyland, trees
Babes in Toyland, December 2008. Haddon Field Plays and Players, NJ. Set design and artistic direction: Jen Ashmen
Scene 1 – Mother Goose Land
Scene 2 – Spider Forrest
Scene 3 – Toyland
The following photos are courtesy of David Conard Photography:
Thank you so much to Plays and Players for the opportuniy to work with such a wonderful cast and crew. All our hard work really payed off. We made a beautiful production!
Babes in Toyland
November 21, 2008 at 7:37 pm (colored pencil, ink on paper, set design, Sketches)
Tags: art, artist, ballerina, christmas, colored pencil, concept, cosutume, design, drawing, haddon field, idea, jashme, jen ashmen, life, mary, mother goose, musical, new jersey, paper, pen, play, plays and players, pumpkin, rocking horse, scene, scenery, set, set design, sketch, spider forrest, theater, town, toyland
I am currently the set designer for Haddon Field Plays and Players‘ production of Babes in Toyland. Here are some of the concepts I am working to flesh out.
Mother Goose Land:
The old woman’s shoe house:
Spider Forrest tree:
Toyland:
Sample from costume page:
Jennifer Tracy 