Giraffe Attitude

Our last week and a half has been crazy busy! We went camping with almost 300 kids, aged 12-18, for an LDS Youth Conference, then we took a 12 hour road trip to Utah to visit with family for a couple days! It's good to be home again (for a couple weeks) and I look forward to getting a little painting done before our next adventure. (Canoe Camping!)

I get a kick out of the expression of this giraffe, so here he is again, but with different crazy colors.

 

Giraffe Attitude, © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6" acrylic on wrapped canvas

Turtle Flight

It has been a busy week for me, and things are going to be even crazier next week. I will be heading off to camp with a few hundred LDS teenagers for Youth Conference from Monday through Friday, then we will leave immediately to Utah for our grandson's baptism. Whew! In the midst of all our preparations, I found a little block of time to paint today, but it won't happen again until after the 8th of July. Unless I'm sleeping that day. :)

Turtle Flight © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6" acrylic on wrapped canvas

Neskowin in June

Went to the beach yesterday with a Church Youth Group, and found a few minutes to set aside and do a quick ink and watercolor sketch. Should have brought tape to hold my paper down (forgot!), as I had quite a struggle with the wind blowing.... My attempts to paint and hold the paper at the same time were rather comical. I giggled at myself a few times in the process. It was a great day at the coast!

 

 

Neskowin in June © Dorothy Jenson 2014

5 x 7" ink and watercolor on paper

Cheery Robin

My photo reference was a simple little robin on a wall, and I had a really good time adding sparkle to this painting! All the colors and lines and dots made me smile, so this robin is now called a Cheery Robin.

Cheery Robin  © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6" acrylic on wrapped canvas

Spotlight!

I'm surprised and honored to be chosen as the Spotlight Artist of the week on Daily Paintworks! You can check out my interview with this link:

http://dpwnews.blogspot.com/2014/06/dpw-spotlight-interview-dorothy-jenson.html

Happy Quacker

When I'm painting, there's often a point about mid-way through that I am pretty sure the painting is a flop. It looks horrible and the temptation is to scrap it. This happens so often, that I have to tell myself at that point to "keep going....it will get better!" Today's duck nearly didn't make it past the mental blockade, but I'm so happy I pushed through. I love how it turned out. Surprise! That's another reason the word "Happy" is in the title. :)

"Happy Quacker" © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6" acrylic on wrapped canvas

Just Looking, Thank you

I wonder why this raccoon is digging in a tree stump? Did he hide something in there, or is he looking for food or treasure? While I painted him, he seemed to be telling me over and over, "Just Looking. Thank you!" Either that or he was saying, "Excuse me? I'm a little busy here!" I chose to go with the first title.

Just Looking © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6" acrylic on wrapped canvas