Author Archives: jada

30 in 30 #16. Wood Nymph Bail Out. Acrylic on board 6×8″

30 in 30 #16. Wood Nymph Bail Out. Acrylic on board 6×8″…was just splashing random liquid acrylic onto the board and, then,,looking at the resulting mess..tried a last ditch effort to rescue it by adding a figure…always a useful cheap trick..not so sure it did much this time however!!30 in 30 #16. Wood Nymph BailContinue reading “30 in 30 #16. Wood Nymph Bail Out. Acrylic on board 6×8″”

30 in 30 #12 The Farmer’s Family Heirlooms 6×8 oil on illustration board by jada

30 in 30 #12 The Farmer’s Family Heirlooms 6×8 oil on illustration board by jada…another one done in my #pochade box…love this little box..eveerything is always there at hand (presuming, of course, that i have cleaned and put my brushes back and replaced the used up paints in the pill boxes..and replaed the #gamsol..and cleanedContinue reading “30 in 30 #12 The Farmer’s Family Heirlooms 6×8 oil on illustration board by jada”

In honor of Sept. 11, I am posting a watercolor painting I did of my brother.

In honor of Sept. 11, I am posting a watercolor painting i did of my brother in his last year. Gregor Rowland was a welder and father of five. He had worked on the upper reaches of the World Trade Building when it was first built. In the high winds, he straddled and welded thoseContinue reading “In honor of Sept. 11, I am posting a watercolor painting I did of my brother.”

30 in 30 #10…..one of these a day keeps the ..and..just don’t burn at both ends 6×8 oil on board

30 in 30 #10…..”One of these a day keeps the ..and..just don’t burn at both ends” (quite a long title for sucha tiny painting.. 6×8 oil on board..back home late and chaos in my studio so not much easier to find the colors i want..and learning to paint with the new eye (with its lightContinue reading “30 in 30 #10…..one of these a day keeps the ..and..just don’t burn at both ends 6×8 oil on board”

30 in 30 #9. Scrub Brush Marsh pochade box 6×8″ oil on board

 30 in 30 #9. Scrub Brush Marsh pochade box 6×8″ oil on board by jada…i am stuck in the city right now so…i uncovered my old pocahde thumb box (Guerilla by Judson’s)..and, of course, as it had sat unused for at least 7 years, the small tubes of old oil paint within it (not toContinue reading “30 in 30 #9. Scrub Brush Marsh pochade box 6×8″ oil on board”

30in30 #8 quickie acrylic on canvas 5×7 sunset doodle by jada

30in30 #8 quickie (as are all these 30 paintings in 30 days) -this one is acrylic on canvas 5×7-an  imaginary  sunset doodle (don’t like acrylic for this kind of landscape–at least as compared to oil–and, come to think of it, even watercolor!..bad color control… but… such as it is…by jada

30 in 30 day 7-watermelon steak (oil 6×8) by jada

30 in 30 day #7 (I think)-Watermelon Steak (oil 6×8) by jada–kind of going off the Venice sketches that i hadsort of set as my ‘theme’ for this Leslie Saeta organized challenge to make 30 paintings in 30 days  – but – – i’ve had to divert my attention (for a few days)  to family issues asContinue reading “30 in 30 day 7-watermelon steak (oil 6×8) by jada”