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| "Violet Memories" 48" x 30" Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas $750 This is the last painting for the 30 Day challenge and I figured it would be best to end the series with a larger painting inspired from the many smaller studies done over the past 30 days. This has been a tremendous experience for me and I've learned so much!!! I plan to continue the daily painting work and postings (or nearly everyday) and you can now find my work on Daily Paintworks under "JJ Jacobs." I'm sorry the photo for today's painting is blurry -- I'm searching for a good, user-friendly point & shoot camera that takes better photos than the ones I'm able to get from my current Nikon Coolpix and iphone, so if you've got any recommendations, please send them my way. Thank you for your comments and input during these last 30 days -- it is truly an honor to have been able to submit work with such a talented and experience bunch of artists. |
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Violet Memories - Day 30 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Roller Coaster - Day 29 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Roller Coaster" 7" x 5" Acrylic, graphite & pen on paper $20 |
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Color Study #4 - "Pink Parfait" - Day 28 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days"
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| "Color Study #4" aka "Pink Parfait" Acrylic & Graphite on paper 7" x 5" $20 |
Monday, January 28, 2013
Color Study #3 - Raspberry Truffle - Day 27 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Color Study #3" aka "Raspberry Truffle" 7" x 5" Acrylic & Graphite on paper $20 |
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Color Study II - Day 26 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Color Study II" Acrylic & Graphite on paper 7" x 5" $20 |
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Color Study I - Day 25 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Color Study I" Acrylic on paper with graphite 7" x 5" $20 |
Friday, January 25, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Day of Reckoning - Day 23 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Day of Reckoning" Mixed media on canvas 12" x 12" $95 |
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Echo Green - Day 21 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
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| "Echo Green" 10" x 8" Acrylic on canvas $65 |
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Spirits in the Night - Day 17 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Spirits in the Night" Acrylic on canvas 10" x 8" $65 |
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The One That Got Away - Day 14 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "The One That Got Away" 8" x 8" Acrylic on canvas $65 |
Monday, January 14, 2013
Sometimes When It Rains - Day 13 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Sometimes When It Rains......I Cry" 10" x 8" Acrylic & graphite on canvas $65 |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Strawberry Fields - Day 10 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Strawberry Fields" 10" x 8" Acrylic on canvas $65 |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Whispering Shadows - Day 8 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Whispering Shadows" 10" x 8" Acrylic on canvas $65 |
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Wishing on a Star - Day 7 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "Wishing on a Star" 10" x 8" Acrylic on canvas $65 |
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
A Glimmer of Hope - Day 5 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| "A Glimmer of Hope" Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 10" x 8" $65 |
Dirty Laundry - Day 4 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
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| "Dirty Laundry" Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 10" x 8" $65 |
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Secrets in the Wind - Day 3 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
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| "Secrets in the Wind" Acrylic & charcoal on canvas 10" x 8" $65 |
Friday, January 4, 2013
Violet Notes - Day 2 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
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| "Violet Notes" Acrylic on canvas 10" x 8" $65 |
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Sleep?
Here's a favorite quote that describes how I feel about 2013:
"I'm so optimistic I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce
with me."
- Zig Ziglar
Out with 2012 and in with 2013! A new year is upon us and so is the excitement that sparkles like a newly minted copper penny. And in my gut, I feel that this will be a breakthrough year for me personally, as well as a year of new beginnings. How are you feeling about the New Year?? Is your intuition giving you a big thumb's up too?
I'm continuing to move full steam ahead with my art businesses and have promised myself at least two art-related "vacations" to further expand my art knowledge and learn new techniques. And this morning I agreed to participate in a "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge by the uber-talented artist, talk-show host and marketing expert, Leslie Saeta. Really!
There's nothing like starting the New Year with a bang - I'm finishing a very fun commission for a cherished client of mine; getting ready for a 25-piece show at a hospital in two weeks; and prepping for a shared show with the amazing Taylor Gutermute in February at ArtHouse in Sacramento, CA.
So of course I figured I'd have time to squeeze in a 30-Paintings in 30-Days challenge.....apparently the sleep gene isn't in my DNA! There will be lots of new JJ art coming your way in the first quarter of 2013 -- stay tuned.
ART
In placid hours well-pleased we dream
Of many a brave unbodied scheme.
But form to lend, pulsed life create,
What unlike things must meet and mate:
A flame to melt—a wind to freeze;
Sad patience—joyous energies;
Humility—yet pride and scorn;
Instinct and study; love and hate;
Audacity—reverence. These must mate,
And fuse with Jacob’s mystic heart,
To wrestle with the angel—Art.
-- Herman Melville
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