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Jeanette Clawson Art

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100 Day Project 2022

24 Tuesday May 2022

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art

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100 Day Project, 100 days of color, Art, Art Journal, Art Journal Every Day, circles, collage, color play, color study, colorful, Coloring Page, flower, flower painting, flowers, gelli prints, handmade books, value study, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art

Day 100 of the 100 Day Project Sunflower to support Ukraine

This year my project was 100 days of color fun. I painted in this coloring page for the last day of my 100 day project. It’s for sale in my Etsy shop and the proceeds of the sales will go to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Emergency Response Fund to support Ukrainian refugees.

Here’s an overview of my 100 day project. Some of the color exploration that I did included mixing different color combinations in different brands of acrylic paint, playing with values of those colors or individual colors, gelli printing a whole rainbow of painted papers, compositions with a focus on value or different ways of making colors harmonize, combing color with Zentangle, much of it took place in the journal I created with Andrea Chebeleu from A Work of Heart Studio and some days just playing with color with whatever media I had at hand. And of course there are circles and flowers. Check me out on Instagram to see my full 100 day project @jeanette.clawson

Making Art

05 Friday Nov 2021

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in 100 Days of Flowers, Art, Art on Exhibit

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100 Days of Flowers, art heals, Art therapy, collage, floral still life, flower, Flower of the Day, flower painting, flowers, gelli print, gelli prints, handcarved stamps, mixed-media, stencilgirl products, still life

I haven’t posted in a long time because I had some health problems and I have been busy making art. I have sold more this year than ever before. One of the pieces that sold has also been selected to be part of a calendar. It is for Mental Health America (MHA) of Sheboygan County. It was the culmination of the 100 days of flowers. It is called Organic Geometry: Garden Mandala. This has been a motif I have been exploring since I participated in the 100 days of flowers and I am including some other examples of this series. I have also done a deep dive into carving stamps. I have carved a lot of flower and leaf stamps and I love to stamp/paint them and cut them out to make collages. I did a few still life pieces like this and plan to do more. The backgrounds and some of the leaves come from some of the beautiful stencils from Stencilgirl Products using a Gelli plate. That combination has provided me with hours of entertainment. It is one of the best antidepressants I have found.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by. I would love to hear from you. You can find me on Instagram @jeanette.clawson.

Garden Mandala
Garden Mandala Landscape
Purple Geometric Flowers

Floral Still Lifes

These Still Lifes and the Landscape Garden Mandala are currently on exhibit with the Sheboygan Visual Art Association.

100 Days of Flowers: Valentine

17 Wednesday Feb 2021

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in 100 Days of Flowers, Art

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100 Day Project, 100 days of floral images, 100 Days of Flowers, abstract flowers, colorful, flower, Flower of the Day, flower painting, flowers, quote, valentine

I haven’t finished posting about my pandemic art series, but I wanted to share a project I just completed and an ongoing challenge I’m participating in. The 100 day challenge is intended to help artists develop a regular practice of creating art. I decided to make 100 floral images. Here is my valentine for my husband. I have uploaded it to my Fine Art America page if you want to get it on cards.

valentine

I have participated in the 100 mandalas challenge but I didn’t do it everyday and I lost track of where I was both times I tried it. Part of the loosing track was moving from Wisconsin to New Jersey and then moving back to Wisconsin. But I digress. I have enjoyed the first 17 days of the challenge and I will do more posts on the whole body of work in the future.

Yesterday’s visual garden developed from a larger piece I had created last week.

abstract secondary colors

I really liked the shape of the large orange flowers and decided to create a stamp inspired by it. This piece was an exploration of doodled, abstract flowers with tones of the secondary paint colors. I really enjoyed mixing the paint and playing with the different shades and tints. I love how the colors turned out and I wanted to do it again. This time I wanted to mix 3 primary colors to get a whole rainbow of possibilities. I selected quinacridone magenta, yellow medium azo, and cerulean blue hue in heavy body acrylic paint. I mixed each of the colors with black and white. Both pieces are painted on gessoed paper grocery bags. It is a really nice weight and texture of paper and I have easy access to lots of it. And I always like to upcycle what I can.

 

tissue paper
stamp

I carved my stamp and painted my background green made from mixing my yellow and blue paints. It turned out very yellow when I painted it but it looked green on my pallet. Then I separated some rose images using a paintbrush and water to get soft edges on the tissue paper. This is a Tim Holtz floral tissue paper that I love to use in backgrounds.

 

magazine
magazine pictures

I learned this technique for building up a garden background in a lesson in the Wanderlust 2021 year-long class that I’m taking. It was taught by Laly Mille and I loved it. I know this is a technique I will use a lot in the future so thank you very much! I added photos from magazines where I wanted the garden and book pages where I planned to put the text.

stencil girl stencil
shawn petit stencil

I added my own twist to the process and stenciled some flowers in the background. Last summer I discovered the Stencil Girl company and joined their Stencil Club and I love it. I got this floral stencil at the cyber Monday sale and have used it a lot. I let the yellow and magenta combine organically as I pounced paint on it with a makeup sponge. The more realistic flowers are from a Shawn Petite stencil. I love the stencils both of these artists sell and the videos they have of techniques for using them. But back to my valentine. I used gesso to make a clear place for my quote that I printed on tissue paper.

When I tried to stencil the yellow flowers they wouldn’t show up until I put some gesso through the stencil first. I realized I would need some gesso to make my abstract flowers pop. I used the colors right out of the tube and made circles where the flowers were going to go. The magenta and yellow mixed in the process and looked great.

background circles

I used my new stamp on the yellow circles and painted purple flowers on the magenta circles using the June 2020 Stencil Club 6×6 inch stencil. This stencil set is my new favorite. I didn’t take a picture of it, but when the flower stamps were on the yellow circles it look like viewmaster reels, does anybody still play with those? I also used my smaller flower stamp and stamped all around. I painted those flowers blue and played with embellishing and embellishing. I just got a bunch of Posca paint pens and I love them so much. Sometimes the right tool makes all the difference. almost finished

I splattered some yellow paint and glued my quote down with matte medium. I love how the tissue just disappears. There was too much white around the quote so I added some more blue flowers and it was done.

Happy belated Valentine’s Day. Wishing you love and beauty today and every day.

Pandemic Art 3: Kitchen Mural October & November 2020

09 Tuesday Feb 2021

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, Zentangle Inspired Art

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Art, art process, ceramic tiles, folk art, kitchen mural, Mondrian, mural, talavera tiles, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art

The tile was installed and grouted at the end of January but the beginning of the mural started more than 15 years ago.

finished

This is the third kitchen I have remodeled/ had remodeled. I didn’t do any of the actual remodeling work this time, I just focused on the mural. I had a lot of ideas for a mural when we remodeled the kitchen of the house we lived in more than 15 years ago. Too many ideas. I could not decide what I wanted and we didn’t finish the backsplash until we were going to sell the house. We used ordinary commercial tiles to just get it done. I regretted that and decided I wouldn’t let it happen again.

The crux of the design problem is that I love two different styles of art with similar color patterns, folk art and modern art. My specific inspiration in modern art is Mondrian. His work has a combination of color and geometry that speaks to me and makes me so, so happy. I literally danced with joy when I finally saw some of his work in person at the Museum of Modern Art. Folk art uses similar colors and basic shapes in very different ways. My biggest influence was Talavera tiles from Mexico. I also looked at Polish, Dutch, and Italian folk art for inspiration. The last piece of my design influence was Zentangle patterns.

After a lot of research and design ideas, I came up with a rough idea of what I wanted to do. Then I needed to try out the porcelain paints to see what I can do with them. I have a tremor in my hands and that makes some media more difficult than others. It usually depends on how to hold the tools and weather or not I can brace my hand some way and I had a lot of challenges with the outliners. I spent some time mixing colors and playing with different ways of applying the paint.

getting started
learning the paint
play with design

I worked with a lot of technical challenges in drawing the designs on the tiles and transferring patterns from the paper sketches to the tiles. Many of the designs I wanted to create were not within my skill set, but I eventually found a combination of paint and paint pens that worked to create the look I wanted. I was able to incorporate the vibrant outliners in strait lines by bracing my hand so I could support the applicator while making the mark. I also could make somewhat controlled curves for my vines of flowers. The imperfections in the vines and leaves gave it an organic feel that I liked in these shapes. My circles and ovals never came out very well. I discovered that, fortunately, I could peal off the thick outline media.

outer circle first design

First design with organically connected circles in outer ring. I couldn’t make them small enough for the coordinating ring on the middle tile.

transfering design

Inspiration to include Mondrian inspired geometry.

circles removed

Outlined circles removed

My design was alternating rings of floral motifs with geometric shape rings. Two of the geometric shape circles were Zentangle patterns made with blue Pebeo pens and 2 were of Mondrian inspired patterns that incorporated some of the circles from my original design and leaves to tie into the floral circles. I love sun flowers and was really happy with the way the center sun flower turned out. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do in the corners so I “auditioned” different designs.

auditioning corners
center design

I liked the combination of the sunflower with the Mondrian inspired pattern. Once I had all the tiles painted I followed the directions for curing them in the oven and I was ready to have them installed. I had to bake them before the kitchen was torn out in November and wait for installation until everything else was done in January. It took some time to design and paint them, but they will last for as long as I live here and will perhaps be part of my legacy. This is a project I would recommend to anyone who wants their own mark on their home.

me at work
painted

Pandemic Art 2: September 2020

07 Sunday Feb 2021

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art

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collage, Mandala, mixed-media, stencils, Zendala, Zentangle

Over the summer I created a series of small canvases as part of a fundraiser for our local art association.

SVA blue flowers
SVA blue leaf
SVA kente

I had so much fun with those that when I got my new stencils from Stencil Girl Products I made another 8×10 piece.

stencil club

That started a series of 8×10 collages in September of 2020. My lofty goal was to create a collage a day. My realistic goal was to make art almost every day. And I did. Most of these have since been gifted, bartered or sold. Send me a message if you’re interested in one. The butterfly one is sold.

flower
inspire
Lovely as a tree
mandala
remember
seek delight
tied together
monarch
zentangle

 

August Class

14 Sunday Jul 2019

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, art class, Zentangle Method Class

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Art, CZT, CZT Sheboygan, CZT WI, Designs, Drawing, Zentangle, Zentangle Class, Zentangle Method, Zentangle Tile

intro to zentangle tiles.jpgIntroduction to the Zentangle® Method with Jeanette Clawson, CZT

Saturday, August 24th 1:00 – 4:00

Lakeshore Art Supplies & Framing. 1212 N. 8th St. Sheboygan, WI 53081

In this workshop you will get the tools and skills needed to create beautiful, small works of art using the Zentangle® Method of drawing. This meditative art form uses quality art supplies and simple instructions to create patterns to explore non-representational art. You will be using a Zentangle® gift bag that includes 2 professional grade pens, pencil, tortillion, and 5 Zentangle® tiles.

Please call (920) 783-8612 to register. Seating is limited. $50. All materials included.

Lakeside Zendala

18 Tuesday Jun 2019

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, Art on Exhibit, Zendala

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100 Mandalas, 100 Zendala Challenge, acrylic paint, Art, collage, colored pencil, mixed-media, painting, paper, Sheboygan Visual Artists, SVA, Zendala, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art, ZIA

I have submitted a donation to the Sheboygan Visual Artists small works fundraiser.

Lakeside Zendala 7

 

This is Zendala 7 of 100. We are moved into our new house and things are getting unpacked and setup. I hope to update my blog in the near future. Have a beautiful day.

The Sketchbook Project

04 Thursday Apr 2019

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, Art on Exhibit

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Art, Brookly Art Library, collage, colored pencil, Coloring Page, Doodle, flowers, illustration, Journal, mixed-media, PP04, sbpprocess, sketch, sketchbook, sketchbookproject, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art

coverI have been very busy so far this year. I completed the Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Project. It will be available digitally at their website and will be traveling around the country during the next year. The first event will be the Bookmobile at The Other Art Fair at the Brooklyn Expo Center in the beginning of May. I made a flip through video that I posted on Instagram, but I have not been able to get the video onto my blog. Look for me on Instagram @jeanette.clawson. Here are some photos of the process of completing my sketchbook.

blue zentangle
cherry blossoms
collage to do list in progress 2
collage to do list in progress
collaged list flowers

mandala 2
mandala 2 process
mandala 2 process2
mandala copy process
mandala original process

not now
turtle reference photo
turtles
why not process
why not process 2

zentangle
zentangle process
zentangle spinner

I will soon be living in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, near the shore of Lake Michigan. I hope to be exhibiting and teaching again in the near future.  I hope you have some beauty and peace in your day.

peace mandala

Year in Review

01 Tuesday Jan 2019

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, Gratitude Journal

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Art, Art Journal, Art Journal Every Day, Art therapy, illustration, Journal, lettering, New year, Text

It has been quite a year. I have not made as much art as I would have liked and I have had a lot of problems with my blog, but looking at my year in review I feel excited about what I have learned. I also feel a whole lot better after 207 medical appointments/procedures in 2018, including 5 hours in surgery. I hope next year is more productive and healthier, but here are my journal pages from 2018.

geography gratitude
2018 beginning
imagine create explore play
dahlia dalliance

These are the pages I have already blogged about. And here is the rest of the year.

August 2018
January 2018
March 2018
October 2018
September 2018
November 2018

Thank you for stopping by. May your new year be full of peace and beauty.

 

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