New Magnets are Available!

Whew!  I was finally able to get my new magnets up in my Etsy shop today!  I am really liking them!  They are larger in size (3.5 x 3.5) so you can get a great look at the actual artwork on them. All of the magnets feature artwork from my newest collection.  They are bright, fun and make GREAT gifts for the holidays this year...perfect stocking stuffers too!

Be sure to check out my new magnets in

my Etsy shop!

  

I was part of an event at Artistree this weekend, the co-op

here in College Park and I decided to make lots of gift items this time around.

In the above photo you can see some 10x10 mirrors that I created, my

new magnets, some jewelry trays along with some new 6x6 prints on wood

that I am making for the holidays!

Here are two of the 10x10 mirrors upclose...

Here are the 4 small jewelry/coin trays that I made...perfect for gift giving...

These are one-of-a-kind.  I sold two of them over the weekend...

This is my favorite of the 10x10 mirrors that I created!

All of the mirrors are currently for sale and are hanging in Artistree!

If anyone wants one of them please let me know!  I can go

grab them and add them to my Etsy shop!



The mirrors were lots of fun to do.  Every time I create some new I am amazed at how much more I can use my art in all of the items I create!  I love the idea of taking art that I have already created and transforming it onto different mediums and "ripping it apart" basically and only using part of it, etc.  The concept opens up so many new doors in the creative process and it keeps the journey exciting!

Till next time...Be calm.  Be strong.  Be grateful!

Live Artfully,
Jennifer

My 2012 Calendar is here!

Yes!  The 2 mini clips and the mini metal wire hanger

come with the calendar....it is so easy to hang!

The calendar images make GREAT prints

after a month is over!  These mini 5x5

prints will make great gifts year round!

2012 Calendar Cover Page

I picked May as the month to showcase a

close up of...after all, it is MY birthday month!



Hello everyone!  I have been quite busy creating....not at my art table though!  I have actually been at my desk for a change...but looking at my art non-stop!  I have finally finished the creative process for my first calendar!  I just love it and I hope you will too!  I just uploaded it to my Etsy shop!  WOOHOO!!!  Click here to purchase the calendar!

I have lots of other creative items in the works for you too!  I typically think outside the box more so than ever when the holidays roll around since I like to offer simple, inexpensive, creative gift giving items.  And yes...my calendar is one of them!  You see, once a month is over, the image on a sheet can be trimmed and put into a 5x5 frame!  Perfect for gift giving year round!  And, the selection of art that I chose to feature in my 2012 calendar is my from my newest collection!  Another WOOHOO! 

Last, I am sorry that I do not blog more than I create!  Once I get a creative project going...which is usually more than one at a time, that is all I think about!

I promise to post as soon as I get more creative time in for the other gift items I am making!

Till next time...Be calm.  Be strong.  Be grateful.

Live Artfully,
Jennifer

A Fresh Approach to Art



"City Life" (my new favorite!)

22x30, acrylic on canvas

I have thoroughly been enjoying art lately!  I thought I truly lived by the rule of being fearless...but after the last two weeks...I really was not being as fearless as I thought I was!  I have approached art so differently these last two weeks and have truly had a blast creating!  I have been using lots of Gesso, tracing paper, handmade papers, glitter paint, old credit cards and lots and lots of splatters of course!  I have been creating subjects that I would have never thought I would create.  I have slowed down.  I am no longer in a rush to finish a piece like I have been in the past.  The last three years have been a whirlwind for me since I practically sold everything right off the art table which left me scrambling to create, create, create!  I am learning now that it is okay to slow down.  That it is okay to start a painting and come back to it later due to either drying time in-between coats of paint or glue or just plain old..."I am not sure what I want to add there".  I am letting my canvases evolve as I create them instead of just mapping everything out first.  One never knows where a painting is going to end up.  No one knows the painting's journey before it takes its first step.  We all have intentions of course, but it is the excitement of seeing color dripping over another and seeing where the drips actually take you.  Rather, where the drips take the painting.  It is a whole new look at creating art!  I was fearless in the past when it came to outlining my subjects in a rough manner, using bold colors, the way I used a palette knife, drips, drips and more drips...but this time, it feels different.  It feels good.  Really good.  I feel like my style is evolving more and more and I am able to pinpoint what I really like in art in general.  A mix.  A mix of abstractness or chaos, a portion of it involving something specific (a subject) and art that provides a child-like feeling.  Vibrant colors are a must!  I am enjoying every minute of the creative process!  Can you tell?!?!?  

"City of Color" and "City Life"

Both 22x30, acrylic on canvas

"The Pink Panda" and "Hold on to Love"

Both 18x18, acrylic on canvas

"Balloons over the Serengeti"

18x18, acrylic on canvas

"Let's Ride"

16x16, acrylic on canvas

"Let's Play"

16x16, acrylic on canvas

In addition to me approaching art differently, today is the last day of the first week of school! So far, school has been a success. The only difference is that since we moved, our girls have to practically leave the house at the same time as when they had to wake up last year when living in our old house. For starters, our oldest is a patrol this year and that alone means they need to arrive earlier. The second reason is that we live a little bit farther from the school now and traffic has been quite inconsistent! Below is a snapshot of them on the first day of school this year...of course, baby Curran cannot go to school just yet! She was sad to see her sisters off for six and a half hours a day now as she has no one to play with anymore! Just look at the attitude on her face!

Well I am off for now!  I created some new bookmark designs last night along with some new magnet designs and I need to get them into our local Co-op today! 

Till next time...Be calm.  Be strong.  Be grateful.

Live Artfully,

Jennifer



Fresh off the Art Table!

"Hold onto Love" (my new favorite!)

18x18 acrylic on canvas

"City of Color"

22x30 acrylic on canvas

"Afternoon Stroll"

18x18 acrylic on canvas



I have definitely been in full swing paint mode lately!  Feels GREAT!!!!  Yes, the girls go back to school in a little over a week now but I had to get back in paint mode due to low inventory levels...either way, they are letting me get some work done and I am really enjoying the new art that is coming out of the studio!  I have at least another 20 paintings to complete over the next month or so...I guess I better get back to work then huh?!?!?

I promise to elaborate more in my posts when I have more time...for now I am keeping them simple and sharing my new creations.  I hope you are enjoying them!

Till next time - Be calm.  Be strong.  Be grateful.

Live Artfully,
JM

YUM!!!

I was commissioned to do these three cupcake paintings for a customer...and I finished and delivered today!  Woohoo!!!  For my first attempt at cupcakes...I think they came out pretty good!  The pink one looks really yummy!  ENJOY!!!

I am working on the most adorable Panda right now...hopefully I will get to share him with you in the next couple of days!

Till next time... Be calm.  Be strong.  Be grateful!

Live Artfully,
JM

All 10x10, acrylic on canvas

Back in the Studio...FINALLY!

Whew!  We are in our new house now, art camp is over, vacation is over, taking my girls to summer camps is over...time for me to create again!  I have had lots of inspiration around me and it is time for me to unleash my creative spirit so that she can SOAR!!!  I started a new series of paintings this week in my new home studio and I am super excited about them!  Take a peak...

My new home studio space is super bright!  PERFECT for creating!

"Meet Calypso"

16x16 Acrylic on Canvas

"In the Deep Blue Sea"

12x24 Acrylic on Canvas

"Carnival at Sea"

14x14 Acrylic on Canvas

Curran...she still loves to paint with mommy!



Summer is almost over!  My girls will return to school in just over two weeks and then it will just be Curran and I holding the fort down till chaos returns after school.  We hope to get a lot done during the school days...eat, drink, watch Yo Gabba Gabba, create!  Should be an easy schedule to keep huh?!?!?

Till next time...Be calm. Be strong.  Be grateful!

Live Artfully,

JM

 

Register for ARTragious Art Camp 2011!

Wow!  I cannot believe it is already May 3rd!  May is already flying by!  This has been an amazing year so far and I know that there is still so much more excitement to come!

For starters, registration is now open for ARTragious Art Camp 2011!  I started and completed ALL 5 projects yesterday and I am quite pleased with what I have selected for the students this year!  I have been inspired by so many different artists...Jen Swift, Mindy Lacefield, Rachel Austin and Mae Chevrette that I wanted to give them credit for the ideas we are using in camp this year!

I have lowered the amount of students per session this year to 12, therefore; spaces are limited.  For more details and to register, parents can register online via my website at http://www.jennifermccully.com/.

I also wanted to share with you a very special print that I created for my daughter's Safe Start instructor, Denise!  Curran completed her 6 week session and is swimming beautifully!  Her float is not perfect yet...but I can tell she is on her way to becoming a fish in the water!  To celebrate...I created a print for Ms. Denise.  I could truly tell that Ms. Denise had found her passion and her purpose in teaching little ones to stay afloat and be safe in the event that they fall in a pool.  Denise was truly wonderful to work with and Curran just loved her!  The photo in the print is of Ms. Denise working with Curran on her float.  I love that Ms. Denise has a smile on her face!  

    Well - that is all for now!  I promise, next post, to include some newer photos of the progress that is being made on our new house!  Can you believe that we painted 29 gallons of paint this last Saturday?!?!?!  Wild!  The new house is looking FANTASTIC!  And we will move in just 3 weeks prior to art camp starting!  YIKES!

Till next time, Be calm.  Be strong.  Be grateful.

Live Artfully,

JM