Come inside. Meet the missus.
A work in progress shot.
Ello
February 17, 2014 at 7:32 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, blue, ello, henson, ink, labyrinth, movie, muppet, paint, painter, painting, paper, puppet, scarf, watercolor, worm, yellow
SCAD Bees
August 28, 2013 at 11:26 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: alma mater, art, art school, artist, arts, bee, bees, black, bug, bumble bee, college, college of art and design, eye, GA, illustration, ink, insect, jen tracy, paint, painter, painting, paper, pen, savannah college of art and design, SCAD, watercolor, watercolor painting, watercolors, wings, yellow
In 2005 I graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design. It’s not something I think about often, but what I learned from art school was priceless. Here’s a watercolor painting of a bee I made while remembering the ol’ alma mater. Go Bees!
Fish Sticks
February 14, 2013 at 6:12 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: animal, art, artist, arts, beta, betta, fin, fish, gold, green, grump cat, grumpy cat, ink, life, paint, painter, painting, pet, pretty, swim, water, watercolor, yellow
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
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.
Some Parrot
January 3, 2013 at 3:18 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, arts, bird, branch, illustration, jen tracy, life, look, nature, paint, painter, painting, parrot, perch, pink, red, sit, splash, wet, yellow
I painted a parrot.
Some Parrot. Watercolor and ink on paper. 5″ x 5″.
Unframed: $150
Happy 2013!
January 2, 2013 at 2:15 am (watercolor on paper)
Tags: 2013, art, artist, balloons, blue, decoration, entertainment, green, happy, jen tracy, life, new year, paint, painter, painter's blog, painting, party, red, watercolor, yellow
Enjoy the new year!
Hunter. Watercolor and ink on paper. 5″ x 5″.
Unframed: $125
Fluttershy Watercolor
August 22, 2012 at 3:17 pm (watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, brony, butterfly, cutie mark, etsy, eye, face, fim, fluttershy, hair, how to, ink, jen tracy, mlp, my little pony, paint, painter, painting, paper, pegasus, pony, traditional, watercolor, wings, yellow
Fluttershy is not the first pony I’ve painted. She won’t be the last. Prints of this lovely pegasus can be found in my Etsy shop.
Full of Spirit
June 29, 2012 at 2:54 am (portrait, watercolor on paper)
Tags: art, artist, bride, brush, couple, eggplant, engaged, engagement, gift, goorm, husband, jeff, jen tracy, jess, life, love, man, paint, painter, painting, portrait, purple, spirit, together, vows, wedding, wedding planning, wheat, wife, woman, yellow
The following watercolor piece was commissioned by an old friend. It is of her and her fiance. She is framing the watercolor with their vows and giving it to him their wedding day. I am honored to have been chosen to create such an important painting.
SOLD
A photo of the gorgeous couple.
If you are interested in having a custom watercolor engagement painting, contact me at jashmen@gmail.com or through my Etsy shop. A 5 inch by 7 inch piece, like the one above, is $200.00. A 9 inch by 12 inch piece is $300.00. All I need is three weeks and a photo or two to work with. I do ship internationally.
Here are a couple of in progress shots to give you a glimpse of my process.
Early stages (approximately 3 hours in):
Almost done (approximately 3 hours to go):
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.
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.
