Bubbles

"Bubbles" 16x20 Acrylic on Canvas

I became super inspired by water and flower photography, so I set up a little still life in my backyard. I immersed flowers in rainwater, turned on a hose, and snapped countless reference photographs. This piece is a combination of several of my favorite images, and I really enjoyed composing and painting it.  I'm looking forward to making more pieces like this one!

"Dogwood Blossoms"

Good morning! One of my most popular paintings is available as a print on Etsy!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/243134149/print-dogwood-blossom-on-blue-background

Check it out above! Only $18 + $3 shipping.

xoxox

Jess

The Duel

**Edit! "The Duel" is available as a print on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/listing/244741594/the-duel-bees-trapped-in-a-jar**

Hello, there! I hung up 11 paintings at the PDX Magazine Art Space "Mechanical" yesterday! It was quite fun. The kind and helpful Ross Blanchard, with his 2 dashing young sons, helped drill holes into concrete and hang the pieces. I am quite excited for how the art looks in the space. The walls are a beautiful light grey, and compliment my flower paintings very nicely.

I finished this piece yesterday:

"The Duel"

20x16, Acrylic on Canvas

It was quite exciting to casually finish a painting, then see it hung in an art space hours later!

The bees theme is something I am quite passionate about. I truly appreciate whatever made me think to add bees to the flower paintings.

I hope this finds you and yours well!

Much love,

Jessica Brackett

Swarm

The latest! "Swarm" Acrylic on canvas, 24x30
THIS ONE WAS SO MUCH FUN....Anytime I got frustrated at work or out in the world I just kept reminding myself that I am painting bumblebees...BUMBLEBEES...and everything was fine again.

You Can't Sit With Us

So, I officially quit the Daily Painting Project.

However, I have continued to paint daily. I'm just spending my time on larger, more meaningful pieces.

Meet:

You Can't Sit Here//

To the Weed Patch, the Rose is Just a Weed

This piece came from a memory of sitting with a group of mean, petty girls in high school during lunch. They  hated me simply because I would call them out on their mean comments about other people in the school. Needless to say, I started spending my lunches in the Library and with my Art teacher in the Art Room for more time working on art projects. I count that a pretty fair trade ;)

Oh, where are those girls now? No idea, but I hope better off than they probably are...

Glass and Dead Iris Bud

So, I've recently become obsessed with painting vases of water with dying plants atop them. Here is a sketch for the series. It's been good research.

Daily Painting #9

Glass and Dead Iris Bud, acrylic on canvas panel, 9x12

$160 + $10 S&H

Home Grown Strawberries!

I live in a large house filled with people, and a couple moved out last year right after planting a GORGEOUS garden. And guess who lucked out with some home grown strawberries? Lucky me!

These were fun to paint...the reflections and shadows on the ceramic plate were quite the challenge.

Daily Painting #6

Home Grown Strawberries, 9x12, acrylic on panel

$160 + $10 S&H

The Daily Painting that inspired them all!

Hello, friends! Thank you for your interest in my 30 Day Daily Painting project! I will be formally beginning the project Friday, May 29th. I will be selling each 9x12 piece for $160. Please stay tuned as the date draws nearer!

But for now, some backstory:

A friend gave me a lilac, and I couldn't sleep, so I decided to paint it that night. The finished painting is 20x16, and took around 3 hours to fully complete. I'm really happy with it, and it inspired me to continue with flower paintings. The rest took over a day to complete, but here is a run down of my favorites:

Wilty Dogwood, 24x18

 Fluffy Flower (Plant ID is not my strong-suit), 20x16

Lily of the Valley, 20x30

Dogwood Blossoms, 18x24

Tree Leaves (?), 24x24

I've been into painting/drawing/sketching/inventing plants for some time now. I've shown plant drawings/paintings at various galleries around Portland. But these are the most developed, true-to-plant paintings to-date. Here are some samples of plants I've drawn/invented over the past 18 months:

As you can see, the paintings are much more developed. I look forward to continuing to paint from life, plants as well as general still life. Here is a doughnut I painted for Voodoo Doughnut, Taiwan. It's a Voodoo Doll doughnut they are famous for:

This piece is 9x12 on panel, and only took a few hours to complete. It definitely cracks me up anytime I look at it. So goofy!

Anyway! Until then,

Take care!

Jessica