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Finding something to celebrate, appreciate and be thankful for every...single... day !

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Confounding Confection

Candy Crush Chocolate -
Far more evil than Devils Food.
Does your cruelty know no bounds?

The game Candy Crush has caused me to utter a phrase so foreign and false that it feels like blasphemy - a phrase so profoundly opposed to everything that I have ever known to be true:
"I hate chocolate"

I don't even know who I am anymore.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Peachy Keen Photography

I have always wanted to be one of those artsy girls who never goes anywhere without her camera and is always digging in and snapping amazing shots of both once in a lifetime photography moments as well as quirky unique ways of looking at mundane everyday things.

I enjoy seeing photography that truly represents the inner workings of the photographer's mind when all of the pictures are  displayed together in a body of work.

I really appreciate when a photographer is able to somehow let you look at life through a new set of eyes and communicate something to you  that just makes something in your mind click into place, and forces a miraculous shift in perception, or a deep and spiritual, life altering shift in consciousness.

I want to do this.

I realize I have set some lofty goals for myself, but I feel I am up to the challenge. I've already got my first finished piece done, and I am ready to share it with the world.

Prepare to have your mind blown.

Enjoy.






Yeah, so? It's a peach that looks like a butt.

Let me tell you there is nothing like the wave of pride that washes over you when you place your name and copyright symbol on a high quality piece that really speaks to who you are as an artist and a person.

I SHURE IZ A FANCY SHMANCY FOTO-GRAFFER.

Fan Mail Q&A Time!

Someone (who may or may not be me) recently told me that my original blog entries from several years ago were too long, look like they are trying too hard to be humorous and feel like the ramblings of  a lonely lunatic begging for attention. Excellent! - this is exactly what I was aiming for and am so glad  all the subtle nuance has come across in the finished pieces.

However, I am going to try to at least make them shorter, and/or in some way informative so it is more palatable for those with an intolerance for all the  "love me, love me...pleeease...I'll make you laugh....look at me...I am wearing a funny little hat and doing a silly dance!!" sort of thing - As well as the odd few who have no interest in my socks.

I'll start by addressing some of the many many questions I receive in the thousands of fan mail letters that arrive daily (that may or may not be from my mom).

Today's question:

Q. Hey Jenny, you are so sweet, kind, funny, and talented. I also really admire your amazing ability to replace empty cardboard tubes with full rolls of toilet paper! Also, I love your new blog! I was just wondering where can I buy some of your awesome creations?

A. Wow! Thanks! You are too kind. It took years of practice to develop my empty toilet paper roll changing skills - stay with it and you can master it one day too! If you are craving some genuine Jenny creations, please check the links on the right. I have links to my Fine Art America Gallery for prints of my paintings, as well as my sculpting website (under construction again) and brand new Zazzle Shop, as well as all the places you can follow, friend, plus, pin, like,add, and/or stalk me.


Dexter Morgan Portrait

I cannot bear to see this series end. This painting is a painting I did as a farewell to my favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan. (yes that is the most bizarre sentence I have ever typed)


Creepy Old Portrait

As Halloween rolls around again, I thought I should dust off this creepy old portrait I painted of Barnabas Collins as portrayed by Johnny Depp for the movie Dark Shadows.




Halloween Studio - Sneak peek!

 Some ghoulishly good times coming soon....


Friday, March 22, 2013

Argyle Park Painting Woes



The painting I am working on right now is driving me insane.

It's Argyle Park in Babylon, New York, a place that I have always loved. I've never really done much with landscapes because I just have never been called to that challenge, unlike a portrait, it's not trying to do the impossible. There are no eyes or expression to get lost in,  no soul to capture, just some trees,water, sky, and flowers and stuff. At least that is what I used to think!


Painting detail.
This has been a nightmare of insecurities for me. I have reworked this piece about a million and a half times and it just never feels finished to me. Usually I know a painting is done. I can just feel it. Its as if the hunger for it has been fed and I can relax for a little while. This painting gives me no relief. It just never ends, and its driving me crazy.

I can't figure out what is wrong with it, or why, but I am in an obsessive loop of corrections with it.

I like bits and pieces of it at a time and then feel like I finally can relax, but then I walk away and come back and I cringe when I see it - not a good sign. I don't know what to do with it.

I don't think it is done, but I think I am done. I need a break and maybe after I get away from it for a while I will be able to see where I am going wrong and correct it. For now, this is the only place I am posting it.


Painting detail