Last week was Dog Week over in /r/sketchdaily. I was able to contribute this English mastiff and corgi. And who says Reddit hinders production?
Dog Week
August 18, 2013 at 6:48 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: animal, animals, art, artist, arts, canine, corgi, daily, dog, English, jen tracy, mammal, mastiff, paint, painter, paintings, pet, puppy, reddit, sketch, sketch daily, sketchdaily, watercolor
Film Noir
January 7, 2013 at 1:07 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, arts, asbury park, bright, color, detective, Dr. Sketchy's, drawing, figure, film noir, fine art, ink, jen tracy, ladies, new jersey, NJ, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, sketch, watercolor
Today’s Dr. Sketchy’s Asbury Park was Film Noir themed. Here are some of my watercolor sketches from the event.
Three ten minute poses:
Five Minute Poses:
And some two minute warm ups:
Beautiful Strangers
March 13, 2012 at 5:25 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, beautiful, bright, brush, color, drawings, expression, eyes, fast, hair, illustration, ink, jen, love, model, paint, painter, painting, portraits, skecthbook, sketch, spatter, strangers, tracy, train, watercolor, wet, women, yellow
As my loyal blog follower, you have surely noticed my works’ subject matter has shifted from places to people. This shift has not been easy. I strongly dislike working from photographs, but cannot afford to hire private models. So many of my people paintings have been painted secretly, on trains, at open mics, and in crowded bowling allies.
If I perceive the stranger depicted isn’t paying attention to me (the weirdo with her paints out in public), I will create one of these quick portraits. I do not know these women. They do not know me.
Despite not know these anonymous women, I think the portraits capture a lot of personality. The colors chosen show if the stranger is warmly approachable or distantly cold. Their expressions give a glimpse into their inner characters.
I hope to keep painting portraits. My goal is to soon hire a beautiful stranger to model so I may flesh out one of these wet sketch into a completed piece.
Seven Devils
March 9, 2012 at 1:14 am (portrait)
Tags: acb, art, artist, atlantic city ballet, ballet, beautiful, brush, color, dance, face, hair, ink, jen, movement, paint, painters, painting, paper, pen, seven devils, sketch, splash, tracy, watercolor, wet
The Atlantic City Ballet‘s newest show opens next Friday. Caught Up in Swing/7 Sins is breathtaking. I do not have the vocabulary to properly describe the skill of these dancers and the caliber of their choreography. The show features contemporary music like Florence and The Machine and Nine Inch Nails. Everyone in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia should be buying a ticket.
Watercolors from their rehearsals:
Dr. Sketchy’s Asbury Park
February 13, 2012 at 5:56 pm (portrait, Sketches)
Tags: art, artist, asbury, branch, burlesque, dr. sketchy, Dr. Sketchy's, drawing, figure, ink, jen, krissi, minute, NJ, paint, painter, painting, park, pen, portraits, pose, short, sketch, soviet, study, takeover, tracy, tricia, watercolor, women
Here are some of my more successful sketches from Asbury Park’s Dr. Sketchy’s session. The gorgeous models were Tricia Pain and Krissi Horan. The theme was Soviet Takeover. Beautiful costumes, and lots of red!
Twenty minute pose with Tricia and Krissi:
Ten minute Krissi pose:
Five minute Tricia poses:
Five minute Krissi poses:
Two minute Tricia pose:
Lies and Good Intentions
February 4, 2012 at 9:42 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: animal, art, artist, ear, eye, face, green, grey, hare, ink, jen, life like, line, mammal, nose, orange, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, rabbot, sketch, tracy, wash, watercolor
I got bored with the seven deadly sins thing. So yeah, that series is over now. Here are a couple hares and my condolences.
Cat on my Stuff
December 30, 2011 at 10:52 pm (cat)
Tags: ACEO, advertisements, animal, asleep, bills, borwn, cat, couch, green, home life, ink, jen, jennifer, junk mail, kitty, letter, love, mammal, mark making, paint, painter, painting, pen, pet, red, room, samara, sketch, sleeping, snooze, tabby, tracy, vet, watercolor, wet
It has been a long time since I took the time to paint my loved kitty, Samara. Observing her sitting on an unsorted pile of junk mail inspired me to paint these two watercolor sketches. After all, it was a really good excuse for putting off sorting those bills and advertisements just a bit longer.
I’m Ok with This. Watercolor and ink on illustration board. 2.5″x3.5″ (6.4cmx8.9cm).
Unframed: $20.00
Cat on My Stuff. Watercolor and ink on illustration board. 2.5″x3.5″ (6.4cmx8.9cm).
Unframed: $20.00
Starlight Ballroom
October 23, 2011 at 6:57 pm (ink on paper)
Tags: art, artist, atmosphere, ballroom, beauty, cherrybuttons, club, cotton, dark, Dr. Sketchy's, drawing, dress, emo, event, fashion, fetish, goth, hair, industrial, ink, jeans, life, models, mohawk, paint, painting, paper, punk, quick, reflections, rock, scene, scribble, sex, show, sketch, sketchbook, starlight, trend, vamp, watercolor
Last night, I showed at the annual Reflections fashion event at the Starlight Ballroom in Philadelphia. Watching masses of people look at my work is a nerve wrackingly voyeuristic experience. Especially when the music is too loud to eavesdrop. To ease my mind, I painted.
Of In. Watercolor and ink on cotton paper. 6″ x 5.5″ (15.2cm x 14cm).
Unframed: $175.00
Many skilled, visual artists were showing with me. Please take moment to check out the work of Cherry Buttons, Mizz Mechanique, and Linda Guenste.
The main focus of the evening was fashion. The air was thick with beauty, music, sex, and clove cigarettes.
Not So Human Beings. Ink on paper. 6″ x 5.5″ (15.2cm x 14cm).
Unframed: $100.00
The Heart of New York
October 21, 2011 at 1:06 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, ashmen, buildings, city, draw, drawing, ink, jen, lamp, landscape, life, love, new york, nyc, painting, paper, pen, people, portraits, post, quick, scribble, sidewalk, sketch, sketchbook, stair, strangers, street, tracy, travel, union square, urban, watercolor
Union Square stole my heart. Something about this corner of New York is different. The materialism fades, the cliques meld, and eye contact with strangers is made. If I lived near NYC I would paint this park all the time. This was painted on site, looking down Broadway from the steps of Union Square.
When Honest. Watercolor and ink on cotton paper. 6″ x 5.5″ (15.2cm x 14cm).
The heart of New York is obvious. It’s the people. During my visit I drew residents and tourists alike. Even as an outsider, it was easy to make out who was who. I drew them in parks, in museums, at protests, and on trains. It was my goal to draw fast enough to not get caught. Here are a couple pages of my discreet sketches.
The Drawing of the Three
October 5, 2011 at 2:06 am (ink on paper)
Tags: art, artist, artists, ashmen, beauty, black, brianna, bridesmaids, brunettes, celebration, do, done, drawing, family, hair, hatch, ink, jen, line, maria, marriage, measure, mirror, paper, parlor, party, salon, siblings, sisters, sketch, tracy, updo, wait, wedding, white
On October first, my husband and I threw a huge party celebrating our recent marriage. My sister Maria, my sister Brianna, and I got our hair done together. As the three of us are artists, we each drew a sketch while waiting for our turn in the seat. This is one of the very few blog posts that will include drawings I did not make. I am the oldest of the three. Maria is five years younger than I am. Brianna is ten years younger than Maria.
My drawing of Maria getting her hair done:
Maria’s drawing of me getting my hair done:
Brianna’s drawing of me getting my hair done:
These drawings are dear to me and are not for sale.
Jennifer Tracy 
