I like this one too. Maybe all this painting has been worth it. I'll get back to that when it's been a month!
Hi, I'm artist Jennifer Beaudet Zondervan, from Southern California, USA. I started this blog in 2009 as a way to share my art journey and meet other creative souls. It became my therapy. I use oil paints with a palette knife and bold brush marks. My work is both, passionate and sensitive; inspired by nature's beauty. I first called this blog My Life As a Starving Artist. I have another website JBeaudetStudios.com
9.07.2013
Day 6
I like this one too. Maybe all this painting has been worth it. I'll get back to that when it's been a month!
9.06.2013
Day 5 and Poppies!
9.05.2013
Day 4 of the 30 in 30 Challenge with a Little Abstract
I haven't done many abstracts so it's a little difficult to show them to you, but since I'm trying to
keep up with this challenge I thought I'd just do it! The color is a little fresher in person. This is a little grayed, so I may take the photo again but it's pretty close. Abstracts are so personal; I may or may not put this one on Etsy...
Jennifer
30 in 30 Day 3
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California Cow 1
6x6 inch
oil on panel
On day 4 now, and hoping to get two done to catch up!
I have some more cow/barn, and maybe horses to do. I took a drive to Douglas City
and got some good
reference photos to work from The weather is so nice today
I may take my paints outside and paint.
It's only supposed to reach 80!
9.03.2013
30 in 30 Day 2
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Here's my day #2 of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 challenge.
I didn't get started until about 4:30 so by the time I finished
there was no light besides my inadequate lightning. Lighting is
definitely on my wish list! It's really a necessity actually.
I'll retake the photos in the morning so the photo will be clearer.
This painting was inspired by a photographer
friend of mine, Steve Phelp's photo taken in Washington State.
I cropped it a little and added a few more trees but the scene was just beautiful!
This kind of gets me excited for fall weather.
Jennifer
9.02.2013
30 in 30 Day One
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I'm participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 challenge and already a day behind! But I guess I'll just finish on the 31st. I should end up with a lot of different paintings! I plan on doing some fall trees soon so stay tuned!:) This painting is from a photo I took in Davis, California. My daughter is going to school there so I've been able to spend lots of time there. It's an absolutely adorable town with just enough things going on to keep you busy. I think it's perfect, besides being a little expensive.
8.26.2013
Red Shoes for Lily
This painting is for a little 5 year old girl who after winning her battle with leukemia found out she needed a new heart. The proceeds are being donated to her fund to get a new heart. I grew up in the same neighborhood as her father although he probably doesn't remember me. Some friends of mine on Facebook started posting about this page Red Shoes For Lily and it inspired me to paint this picture of her little red slippers. This is the profile pic for her page you can find here. Please take the time to visit her page and like it. Maybe even post your own red shoes in support!:)
Any fellow artists out there who would like to paint a pair of red shoes and donate the proceeds to her cause feel free! I tried to set up something up on DPW but because there are so many people in need they like to keep the charity they do more generalized. I understand that. If you choose to join in let me know so I can help promote your painting too and share it with Lily's family! :)
Thanks for your help
Jennifer:)
8.18.2013
I'm a Featured Artist!
I woke up this morning to the news that I was chosen as the featured artist on
Artpromotivate! It's such an honor and I'm so excited! It's funny...just when you need it something
amazing happens! Little things like this keep me going. Thank you all for supporting me
on here through the years. This of you who have been with me from the beginning...I truly appreciate it! And I love when I get new followers too! I hope that I can at least inspire someone else to never give up on their dreams! I know I won't!
8.14.2013
Peonies Bliss
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Here's my latest daily painting. Or, I should say...almost daily painting. I really don't know how
the other daily painters do it. I'm trying to get to the gym, make dinner, work on
business tasks, and complete a presentable painting a day. I could probably whip out something
fast, but it seems the more I learn the longer I spend on a painting. I wonder if other artists
experience the same thing. Maybe I just like the process.
And here at The Rose Garden in Malevik
8.13.2013
Lazy Lavender Afternoon...
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This painting is an 8x8 oil, on gallery wrapped canvas with painted sides, so it's ready to display! I tried to warm up the colors in this one so I used orange as a mother color.
I also used a palette knife for most of it and an angled flat no. 6 brush here and there.
I'm trying to discipline myself to paint at least one a day. These smaller canvases are
perfect for that but I still need to work on larger ones too.
So...we'll see if I can keep it up. I'm starting a commissioned piece right now
with rich beautiful colors just in time for fall. After that trees:)
8.12.2013
Back on the Farm
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This colorful guy was inspired by some photos I took while on Kauai a few years back.
Did you know they have chickens (and roosters) running around all over the place there? I read that they escaped when they had a hurricane (I think it was in the 80's) and now they're wild.
They seem to get along just fine on their own over there in paradise.
I used a palette knife for the majority of this painting along with an angled flat no. 6 brush.
Thanks for looking!:)
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