Friday, January 24, 2014

My Studio~

My studio, art room, craft room, girly room~ This is where I sit and paint. When I'm not making a mess on the kitchen table or coffee table anyway. This is where I play loud Disney music and create. This is where my inner child is happy.


 This is my inspiration wall. It changes it all the time. I fill it with whatever is speaking to me at the moment. Right now I have several of my own prints up, along with work by the lovely Katie Daisy, Anna Victoria Calderon, and Ello Lovey.
Some of my favorite artists :)

I love any sort of cutesy containers, and anything owl, or bird, or animal for that matter. It's a problem.

 I made this foxy snow-globe in 2012, I think.  The tree is falling over, but I still love it. Maybe I will do a 'How To' on making snow-globes sometime?
 
 Right above my desk I have another inspiration board, because you can't have too much art. I mainly hang little business cards and post cards here. It's fun to look at.

And of course this room would not be complete without a chalk board. I mean, I do have Pinterest. I don't change it up too much, because I am lazy, and well, not so great at chalk art. 

I adore this painting by Oana Befort so much.  She is an amazing artist I found via instagram. If you haven't looked at her work, go do yourself a favor. Now. Go, go.

Piles and piles of original paintings, doodles, mess ups, and ideas just hanging out. This is only part of it. I find it helpful to go through these from time to time. It helps me re-discover what really speaks to me~ little forest animals, trees, bright landscapes, and starry skies. 

What speaks to you?


Thursday, January 16, 2014

Hey there!


I'm Jennifer, but most people just call me Jen. I'm an artist living in Oregon with my boyfriend, two cats, and cuddly dog. I spend most of my days painting, doing crafty projects, and well, making a mess. Just ask my
boyfriend.

Our furry child, Anya.
 I have a little art shop on Etsy called 650 Willowdale. I fill it with watercolor illustrations of woodland animals, whimsical greeting cards, and inspirational quotes. I'm always trying to come up with more more more, trying to better my skill, define my style. It's a work in progress. But I truly love it. If I could do one thing for the rest of my life, it would be this. Illustration.

Today I'm working on Valentine's. It's usually a descent time of year for my shop, I'm a sap, so a lot of my work is kind of lovey dovey~

 

Come find me on instagram! I'm always (too much) posting photos over there. I can't get enough.

I'd better get to painting. It's a rough life.  ~Jen