Last week I had the honor of being invited to a belly dancer photo shoot at Cous Cous in Cherry Hill. As some of you may know, Cous Cous may be my favorite restaurant. Belly dancing is my favorite dancing. I had a ball.
Cous Cous
February 3, 2013 at 6:39 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, arts, belly dancer, bright, cherry hill, color, cous cous, dance, dancer, food, interior, jen tracy, NJ, paint, painting, perform, restaurant, salt, travel, watercolor, yellow
Every Day Painting
January 12, 2012 at 10:12 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, bin, bright, brush, color, design, every day, ink, interior, jen, lamp, library, life, living, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, room, shade, shadow, tracy, waste bin, watercolor, yellow
Over the past few years, my biggest growth as an artist has come from the understanding that not every painting needs to be my best work of art. Not every sketch needs to have a deeper meaning. Sometimes a painting is just a painting. This understanding has helped me paint every day, even when not inspired. Through painting every day I have found beauty in the mundane. I have artistic confidence in every corner.
Good Ol’ Chair
December 4, 2011 at 11:43 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: apartment life, art, artist, chair, chairy, computer, desk, furniture, home, ink, interior, jen, life, loved, my, old, paint, paper, picture, purple, room, seat, tracy, watercolor, wheel, worn
Drafting chair from 2002.
Chairy Old Chair. Watercolor and ink on cotton paper. 6″ x 5.5″ (15.2cm x 14cm).
Unframed: $225.00
Constructive Criticism
November 17, 2011 at 8:35 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: apples, art, artist, chair, critique, curtain, grass, home, ink, interior, jen, kitchen, leaves, line, love, offend, orange, paper, pink, plant, SCAD, social, table, tracy, wall, wash, watercolor, window, wood, yellow
I graduated college six years ago this month. The thing I miss about art school is honest critique from my piers. My time at the Savannah College of Art Design taught me that you can never see your painting as others do. Honest critique is pivotal for the growth of an artist.
As time goes by, I make more connections within the art world. In this grown up art world, constructive criticism is frowned upon. This is something I often forget. My biggest social blunders come from discussing a painting with its creator. I mean no harm with my comments. Just the opposite, a painting that demands critique is a painting I adore. College taught me that the only improvement comes from understanding weakness. How am I supposed to improve if everyone is too afraid to offend by speaking the truth? Feedback is something I crave, so it is something I give freely. One day, I will meet an artist who will crit my work freely. In return I will give the helpful criticism SCAD taught me to dish out. Until then, I should learn to shut my big, fat mouth.
Crit Me. Watercolor and ink on cotton paper. 6″ x 5.5″ (15.2cm x 14cm).
Unframed: $250.00
Taste the Rain(bow) (wow)
August 24, 2011 at 3:46 pm (abstract)
Tags: abstract, abstraction, art, artist, book, canine, chair, colorful, couch, decorating, dinning, dog, draw, drawing, floor, flower, frame, furniture, green, hard, home, house, ink, interior, jen, jen tracy, jennifer, living, paint, painting, pet, picture, poker, room, scratch, tracy, wall, watercolor, wood
Skittles is a dog. Skittles has owners. Said owners wanted me to paint Skittles. Maybe next week.
Abstraction of Skittles. Watercolor and ink on paper. 4.5″ x 6″.
The Clayton House
August 19, 2011 at 1:04 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: alchohol, animal, art, artist, bash, beautiful, beer, clayton, college, cooler, design, drank, drink, drinking, drunk, fun, game, house, ink, interior, jen, lamp, nostalgic, paint, painting, paper, party, people, portrait, room, sold, table, tracy, underage, watercolor, window, wine
Last night, I attended my last college party ever. One of my closest friends just graduated. This marks the end of an era. To commemorate the occasion, I painted a picture of the table on which I’ve played countless games of Kings, War, Bull, Clever Endeavor, the Drawing Game, and other drinking favorites.
It was a fun time, but, you know what? I’m happy to end that chapter of my life. I was never very good at beer pong.
Last College Party. Watercolor and Ink on Paper. 9″ x 12″.
SOLD
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Mural at The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Complex
June 16, 2011 at 4:36 pm (mural)
Tags: african american, art, Art Dorrington, artist, ashmen, Atlantic City, baseball, beautiful, board walk, children, culture, design, education, figures, historical, history, hockey, huge, interior, Jacob Lawrence, james, jen, jersey, Johanna Leseign, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, monopoly, mural, museum, new jersey, northside, noyes, paint, painting, project, Sarah Spencer Washington, school, south, usry, wall
The mural at The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Complex in Atlantic City, NJ is the largest I’ve ever painted. It is approximately sixty feet long and ten feet high. Due to its dimensions, photographing the piece was particularly difficult.
This is my second mural in conjunction with Stockton’s Center for Community Schools. The mural was made possible by the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, the Noyes Museum of Art, Lowe’s, and the Atlantic County Board of Education. Special thanks to the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey for aiding in the research process. The mural depicts Black history of Atlantic City. Sarah Spencer Washington, Jacob Lawrence, Art Dorrington, Johanna Leseign, John Henry “Pop” Lloyd, and James Usry are some of the figures included in the work.
Detail of Sarah Spencer Washington and Pop Lloyd:
Two eighth graders assisting with painting of Ms. America and the Convention Center:
Me, working during the early stages of the mural:
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Home Brew
May 8, 2011 at 3:24 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, blue, brew, cabinet, coffee, container, decor, decorating, dish, dry, friend, green, home, ink, interior, jen, kitchen, learn, life, lock, orange, plate, sink, stout, tracy, visit, watch, watercolor, window
A few friends of mine home brew their own beers, wines, ciders, and mead. I do not, but it does not stop me from occasionally tagging along while they work. This was painted while a dark coffee stout was transferred to a secondary container. It is another watercolor piece of a kitchen that is not my own.
Someone Else’s Kitchen. Watercolor and ink on paper. 7″ x 6″.
Unframed: $200.00
Big, Comfy Chair
March 23, 2011 at 2:11 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: ambient, art, artist, ashmen, branch, brush, chair, comfortable, decorate, design, end, green, home, ink, interior, jen, lamp read, light, mood, paint, painting, pen, purple, rendition, seat, shadow, spot, table, tracy, watercolor, welcome
My newest watercolor is of a large and welcoming chair.
Comfy Chair. Watercolor and ink on paper. 6″ x 5″.
Unframed: $150.00
Spring Kitchen
March 21, 2011 at 12:11 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, blue, bright, cabinet, color, counter, design, food, fridge, green, home, ink, interior, jen, juicy, kitchen, knives, life, microwave, new jersey, orange, paint, painting, pot, spring, stove, tea, toaster, tracy, warm
Spring is here! The kitchen below was painted with the colors of this fresh season in mind.
Expect some new outdoor watercolors soon, if the weather stays this nice.
Spring Kitchen. Watercolor and ink on paper. 8″ x 11.5″
Unframed: $250.00
