Jenny Nelson Blog

Drawing to Painting, Part 1

There is something inherently fascinating about artists’ sketchbooks. Pages of scribblings,...

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The Staring Chair

One of the most intimate moments of the creative process is contemplation and deep looking. Many...

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Where Your Shapes Meet

There are an infinite number of nuanced relationships that can occur between our shapes. ...

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Art That Makes Your Heart Sing

There is a diverse group of paintings, sculptures and mixed media pieces that evoke in me a...

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Abstracting From Observation

Picasso, Still life 1960, Collotype 

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

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2023: The Year in Review

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

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What Is Your Shape Vocabulary?

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

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Learning to See [A Short Film]

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

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

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Looking back, Looking ahead

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

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My Favorite Studio Tools and Materials

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

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Creating A Space to Paint

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

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In Love with Manet

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

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