Seanna and Kit

15" x 15.75"

I just started this one this morning. Not much work done on it yet, but it's coming along. I'll probably have a new photo of it to post tomorrow evening, too.

Little Girl #1

3.25" x 3.25"

Started this one at 12 today and finished it at 5. Record time. :-)
I love minis.

Green Eyes

... finished.

Almost Done...

I just need to finish that little corner of shirt, add some more shadow to the neck, finish the ear, and do some touch ups to the hair. I'll probably have it finished tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be posting a new picture of it then.

#2

22"x15"

It's about 2/3 done... I should have it finished soon, if my schedule doesn't get too crowded with final exams.

Green Eyes

I started this one last Sunday. It's about half sheet (22"x15").

Mentioned in the Old Town Crier

In this month's issue of the Old Town Crier, art critic F. Lennox Campello reviews three local artists, including myself. An excerpt from his article reads:

"Jenny's first ever review appeared in these pages a few years ago, when I ran into some of her watercolors in her mother's studio (the talented Tanya Davis) and praised them thinking that they were Tanya's work. At the time Jenny was 13 years old and had not taken a single art lesson and was already delivering amazing and mature work."

You can find the full article here. You can also check out Mr. Campello's art criticism blog, Mid Atlantic Art News, here.

Katie Tuss Reviews "Women's Work"

Katie Tuss, writing at Mid Atlantic Art News, recently reviewed "Women's Work" at Nevin Kelly Gallery. In the article, Tuss shares her commentary on the variety of work in the show. You can read the whole article here.

The show features pieces by Molly Brose, Mary Chiaramonte, Laurel Hausler, Abbe McGray, and myself, and runs through April 8.

Portrait of Diana

Portrait of Diana, 21"x18"

Portrait of Julia

Portrait of Julia, 22"x15"

Ceramics Sketches

Just some sketches I did last Tuesday in Ceramics. I finished up early and there wasn't enough time to start anything new, seeing as it was the last session before spring break - so I did some drawings of my classmates at work:

Thanks!

I just wanted to say thanks to Nevin Kelly for the good wishes on his gallery blog, and to F. Lennox Campello for the congratulations on Mid Atlantic Art News. Thanks also to Nicholas Simmons and the folks over at WetCanvas! for their kind words.

The Harriet Newbill Art Competition 2007

Portrait of Tess (watercolor, 23 x 23) won first prize at The National Society of Arts & Letters Washington Chapter Career Awards Competition 2007. This award, the Harriet L. Newbill 2007 prize for water media on paper, was judged by Walter Bartman, Director and Founder of The Yellow Barn, Bethesda, Maryland; Judith Brodie, Curator of Modern Prints and Drawings, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Stephen Bennett Phillips, Curator, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; and Nicholas Simmons, Artist, Washington, D.C.

The NSAL's Washington Chapter will sponsor me at the National Competition in May. Portrait of Tess will be one of 28 local chapter winners presented at the Performing Arts Center in Tempe, Arizona.
Nick Simmons represented the jurors at the reception and awards announcement today, and it was an honor to meet him! Visit his website here.

The competition was stiff and the show is beautiful. All the finalists' work will be on display through March 25 at Heineman Myers Contemporary Art in Bethesda, MD.

Sneak Peek of "Women's Work"

Julia Morelli, the Deputy Director over at Nevin Kelly Gallery, has posted some sneak peeks of the upcoming show "Women's Work" on the gallery's blog. The show opens this Wednesday, with the reception Thursday from 6-9PM. You can see some pictures of the work that will be on display, as well as the press release, here.

Speech Sketches

I drew my classmates while they were giving their speeches last Thursday in Communications. Here's a couple sketches I did.





And here's a drawing I did Friday in art.


My friend Michelle was being a hand model for me. The hands were all done with charcoal pencil, and the other two sketches were with micron pens.

Just Because

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Once I finish a couple commissions, I'll start posting pictures of paintings again. For now, here's a sketch I did Tuesday in Communications... Look closely (and decipher my handwriting) and you'll see where the title of this post came from.




And some studies from Drawing.

The Harriet Newbill Art Competition 2007

Four of my pieces (Katelynn, Megan, Portrait of Tess, and Margaret) have been selected for the National Society of Arts and Letters' Harriet Newbill Art Competition. This exhibit will take place in Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, in Bethesda, Maryland, from March 14 to March 25. The opening reception will be March 18 from 2 to 4PM.

Heineman Myers Contemporary Art
4728 Hampden Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814

Women's Work

This spring I'll be participating in a group show at Nevin Kelly Gallery in Washington, DC. Titled "Women's Work", the show will feature my work, as well as work by four other talented female artists: Molly Brose, Mary Chiaramonte, Laurel Hausler, and Abbe McGray. The show will run from March 14 to April 8, 2007, and the opening reception will be from 6-9PM on March 15.

Nevin Kelly Gallery
1517 U Street NW
Washington DC 20009

Update

Updated with a better photograph of my most recent painting.

Silver

Here's a picture of a drawing I did today in... Drawing.


I'll post more later this weekend, hopefully.