giclee prints on canvas

What Happened in the Studio Today?

  ABSTRACT PAINTING I said I would work in several styles. Here’s what I consider an abstract style. The image is part of the abstract ground. You may recognize the background from my self portrait. MY PROCESS… Medium:  Corel Painter 11 – digital painting Used the original abstract painting for the background layer Used the [...]

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New Paintings - The Plumeria Suite

The Plumeria Suite Just added  Plumeria paintings are available in limited edition giclee prints on canvas. As I said in a recent post, Plumeria is the flower that is most requested in my street fair booth. In case you missed it, read my story about Plumerias here. They are fun things you may not know [...]

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Drawing from the Model...The Windows Series

  Drawings from the Model The series titled “Windows” are views through a window. The models are wearing these elaborate hats in all 12 pieces of the series. My objective was to capture the emotion that I could see in their eyes, as I examined both external beauty and internal feelings.   Working with live  models, each drawing [...]

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Tour of the New Wet Painting Studio

  Yellow Rose (Detail) ©2009 Jackie Jacobson. Do you paint in a small space? I believed I needed a large space in order to paint wet. Space was limited, so I setup in the garage. There was plenty of room when the car was removed. The last time it was used was 4 years ago. [...]

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5 Things about Plumeria flowers

FIVE  FACTS Plumeria is related to the Oleander It’s common name is Frangipani Both possess poisonous, milky sap (similar to Euphorbia among them the Poinsettia) Flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar , and simply dupe their pollinators as they move from [...]

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How to setup a street fair booth

COD Street Fair Booth – 8:20 AM Walk with me through the process and click any picture to see it enlarged.  Today I documented that event with photos and a timeline. We awake at 3:40 AM every Saturday and Sunday, and at 5:15 AM leave for the street fair in our fully packed van. It has to [...]

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Meet Me At the Fair

We are melting into the pavement here in Palm Desert, CA., so I thought it would be perfect to show you what my booth looks like. I figure it is unlikely you’ll be coming to the desert any time soon. I’m at the College of the Desert Street Fair, located in Palm Desert, CA. The space is in Lot 2 - #75. [...]

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