Jenny Nelson Blog

Picasso, Still life 1960, Collotype 

There are many ways to begin an abstract painting....

We all have an innate visual language that can be explored, developed and enriched. Some shapes...

Hi Everyone, I've been working on a very special project.

"Learning To See" is a short film that...

Hi Everyone, I hope the year in painting has been good for you! I wanted to share some of the...

Finding the right tools and materials to suit your painting practice is an ongoing process of...

I love the look on Lee Krasner's face in this iconic photo above. She's confident, defiant, and...

In 2019 I was able to take a dream trip to Paris! One of the highlights of the trip was our...

Let's talk about getting into the painting zone or creative flow.  Musicians, visual...

While much compositional knowledge is intuitive, learning how to recognize and use spatial...

Line is the first mark we make. We all have within us an innate mark making language and this...

"Where do you put a form? It will move all around, bellow out and shrink, and sometimes it winds...