Rain, Rain, Go Away.....

After a week of heavy rain, Im ready for some sunshine.

Chicken is Better

Next time you take a bite into your bacon, chew on this for awhile: http://www.peta.org/feat/invest/disclaimer.html

I will not post pictures of tormented little pigs because it is too disturbing, but next time you buy your pork, make sure it comes from a farmer who cares about his little piggies and treats them right.

P.S - Make sure your chickens are free range chicks too. :)

Carrots are for Guinea Pigs

Doodle for today.

Frog Prince

Today I drew a little frog doodle. I was looking at a great blog from Laura Trevy and her picture for today inspired my little prince. Check Lauras awesome blog out. BTW she is painting a picture a day. I think thats great since my noodle has been idle for awhile. Maybe I will try it out.

MARY HELMREICH CALIFORNIA WATERCOLORS

I came across this fabulous watercolor artist here in San Diego, and I thought I would show her off to you all.  I just love her work.  Check her out: Mary Helmreich.

Frog Story

Here is an updated version of my frog illustration. I've been playing around with Gouche and I like the brightness it gives to the paper.

Wow- too much time away from my blog

I can't believe how long its been since I've been on my blog.  I miss all my friends that I've made by blogging, and I can't wait to get back into it again. Yippee. I have some drawings that I will be posting soon.  I haven't had much time for that recently but I plan on fixing that soon.

Girls Day In Event

I can't wait for tomorrow. It will be my first big event that I am participating in for my artwork here in beautiful San Diego.  I will be featuring my prints and glasswork.  Have a great weekend everyone.

Frog Plays Dress Up

Here is another page from my Frog story. Frogs are so cute, don't you think?

Your Free Personal Shopper

Would you like someone to find the best deals for you out there at no extra cost to you? Well have I got a great tip for you.  Check out this blog for more details from my good friend George Ogan.

George will find you the best prices on anything you need.  I know, because he has personally helped me in the past with alot of great deals.  Become a follower of his and I know you will be happy.  Right now hes found a good deal on the new WII fit program.  Stop by and say hi to him.

Frog goes for a ride

I drew this picture about 5 years ago for a frog story that I had in mind. I never did get around to finishing that story, and now that I look at the pictures there are many things that I would like to fix, but for now I think that posting them is fun. I will post a few more of the pages in the coming days. I am to busy working on another story at the moment to give this one any thought. Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend.

Another SOLD

Yeah! This Grandma is my most watched on Etsy.

A day with Arline Fisch

Yesterday I went to the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego.  I went with a really good friend of mine for a few hours. Camile (my friend) who works with wire metals and crochet needles; makes crochet jewelery.  She insisted that I come and see Arline Fisch's work.  I must admit, I had never heard of Arline Fisch and was a little sceptical about seeing a "crochet artist".  I was envisioning really big crochet blankets and benie hats hanging from the ceiling.  When we walked into the grande foyer and saw dangling from the ceiling: MY FAVORITE SEA CREATURES, JELLYFISH, I knew instantly that I was going to like Arline Fisch's work.  Check out a few photos from her show below.

  

I am a glass artist, and seeing the colors that Arline uses in her pieces was very inspiring to me.  The time and work that she puts into each piece must be outstanding.  Her show officialy opens here in San Diego on October 22, 2009 at the Mingei Museum.  Her work will be properly lighted then.  I can't wait to go back and see what the jellyfish will look like when they are all lit up.

Plantation Watercolor

Here is another example of the houses that I have been illustrating for the past few weeks.  This one is my first commision.  I hope this family will like it. :)

Watercolor House

I've been painting this picture this week for a neighbor up the street from where I live. Last week, I thought I would make a flyer of my work for my neighborhood, and promote my small business of JennyDraws. I will be offering to draw and paint peoples homes for them.

First I drew my own house, which I have posted here before, and then I went up to my favorite house on the street and I asked the owner if I could use her house on my flyer. I will be giving her this painting for free in exchange for using it as advertising for myself. What do you all think? Is it a good idea. I am still working on the flyer, but I think this is a good start for myself.

Best friends

My daughter Tatum (brown eye) and her best freind Mylie (green eye) are glued at the hip, or should I say "the head". These two are inseperatable, and I love watching their friendship grow.

My 10 year old took this pic by the way. Pretty good I must say so myself.

Dog n Cat 5

Here is pic number 5 from Dog n Cat series.
Enjoy

Dog n Cat 4

This is Dog n Cat # 4. I think this would make a cute kids book, what do you think?

Apple Tea

I was in the mood to make tea today while working here at home. Here is a healthy, yummy tea for you all to try out.
* Sliced apples
* few sticks of cinnamin
* flor de jamaica (flower of jamaica)

I get the jamaica flower in Mexico ( this is a great antioxident, and suppresses your appetite as well).

Boil, steep, then you can drink it hot or cold. I like to put it into a pitcher in the fridge, and drink from it for a few days.

I love how pretty an apple is on the inside when you slice it this way ( in the pic).

Dog n Cat 3

Here is page 3 of Dog n Cat. We are still enjoying summer whether here in California. I can't wait for the fall air.

JennyDraws New Website

I am very proud of myself today.  These past few months I have been working on designing my very own JennyDraws website, and  I finally have it up and running. Whew! Hard work since I am not a programmer or computer guru, this was a big task for me. I have it hosting through GoDaddy. The site is overwhelming at first but gradually overtime it gets a little bit easier to understand. My offical website is at jennydraws.com. I also have a link set up at jennydraws for a shop. I must also say that a good friend with computer website knowledge is a must when designing it yourself. My friend is George Ogan and he is great at designing web pages. He helped me get my banner up on this blog as well as my website. Shoot him an email if you would like for someone to help you design your own website. Hmmmn, what picture should I pick for this post....

Dog n Cat 2

Well, after visiting my parents again down in PrimoTapia Mexico I enjoyed my time water coloring my sketches that I drew last week. This is page 2 of Dog n Cat, or should I say "Cats".

Have a great Monday everyone.

Pizza Tonight

Anyone want homemade pizza for dinner tonight? Going to use tomatoes from my friends garden, and fresh herbs from my little herb garden. Wish I had a cow outside to make fresh cheese. ha... A cow would look lovely in my swimming pool, and I wouldn't know how to even milk the cow let alone make cheese...wishful thinking, but if I lived on a farm, I'd sign myself up for a "milking the cow class". I'm the type who always loves to learn how to do anything or everything. Maybe that's why I don't get around to tidying up my house like it should be. Hope everyone had a good day today.... chow.

Dog n Cat

Yesterday I spent most of my day painting and sketching. Yay. It was fun and relaxing. I must admit I was watching "Gone with the Wind" during my painting session. I love that movie. Anyone else like it as much as I do? This illustration is the first page of my series. Im not sure of what to call it yet. Who knows maybe I will write a story to go along with it too. Next page will be coming soon. I have a question if anyone might like to respond to. When writing a story that you would like to publish, if you blog about it, or put up the illustrations for it on your blog, is it considered published already? Would a publishing house not consider it for publishing? Hope that makes sense.

SketchBooks Rule

Almost all of my doodling occurs in a sketchbook. I sketch in many different sizes. The current one I am using, seems to be my favorite. Where do you do your doodling at?

I am working on a series of paintings right now that involve my wire-hair dachshund named "Peanut", and some pesky cats. Like my "Grandma" series, I will start with one animal and work my way up to five or six. ( In this case, I am using the cats, in my Grandma series I used mice). Since my Peanut is so spoiled, my little paintings will reflect a very spoiled dachshund. :) hm mm.... I'm wondering if I should use watercolors or acrylics.

My sketchbook