Hello friends,
I just wanted to invite you to visit my new blog at jenniferklecker.wordpress.com.
Since my summer adventures in art making, I feel my work is in a period of growth and transition. I felt it was time to give it a new voice on a new blog.
Thank you for your support and art love.
-J
Jennifer's Palette
The musings and works of an artist, teacher, and nature enthusiast
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
TICA
TICA, (Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art), is a residency program for high school art teachers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was an amazing week of soaking in lectures on Modern painting, meeting with Chicago-based artists and curators, spending time in the museum, gaining perspective from faculty and peers, and painting as much as possible. My creative goal was to paint, experiment, stretch myself, revisit old and invent new, and not self-edit the process....JUST PAINT.
I am so grateful for having been selected to be part of this program and work with such great art educators from around the nation. Here are the photos of this weeklong experience.
Finished works:) |
Friday, June 1, 2012
Branching Out
Branching Out, 16 x 40 in- oil and acrylic on canvas |
Friday, May 25, 2012
Aspen Painting
There is something about looking at a tree from below. There is something nostalgic about this perspective. It reminds me of quiet moments past. Its the simple beauty of the plant, and the organic use of line that draw me in. This painting is inspired by my recent trips to mountains outside of Salt Lake City...mid May, and the Aspen are just budding.
Oil on Canvas, 20 x 20 in |
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Coniferous Color
Monday, February 20, 2012
Color studies continued...
Monday, February 6, 2012
Daily INDULGENCE in color
The Challenge: 20 DAYS of COLOR....20 days, 20 small studies.
The Rational:
There are plenty of gray days in the heart of Wisconsin's winter. With my last skyscape painting, I added a few new colors in palette, and loved it! To stretch myself, I've decided to experiment with color. Each of these small studies is like candy to to me. I've simplified my landscape compositions to indulge in my obsession with color. I draw color combinations from various places and things in my immediate surroundings.
The Rational:
There are plenty of gray days in the heart of Wisconsin's winter. With my last skyscape painting, I added a few new colors in palette, and loved it! To stretch myself, I've decided to experiment with color. Each of these small studies is like candy to to me. I've simplified my landscape compositions to indulge in my obsession with color. I draw color combinations from various places and things in my immediate surroundings.
WEEK 1:
Day 7- "QUIET SCREAM" 6x6, oil on cradled canvas board |
Day 6- "RING OF FIRE"- 6x6 in, oil on cradled canvasboard |
Day 5- "ON THE MAPS ITS A RED DOT", 6x6 in, oil on canvas board |
Day 4- "RYAN SAYS GREEN/TAN" 6x6 in, oil on canvas board |
Day 2- "SOMETHING is SURFACING", 5 x7, oil on hardboard |
Day 2- "SEEING RED." 5 x7 in, oil on hardboard |
Day 1- "TURQUOISE and RED", 5 x 7, oil on hardboard |
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Turquoise- my new "color crush"
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thank you!
Thank you to Flux Design for greeting people at the door in your "work-man" kilts & knightly armor and to Swig for the wall space and welcome!
It was great to see so many friends and colleagues, as well as meet some new art-loving friends! I'm also very excited that some of my paintings found new homes.
If you missed it, check out the below photos!
Narrows paintings |
Surprise guests from MN & CO! Love you girls! |
BWCA paintings |
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