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Certainly one of my favorite finalized portraits, ready to hang. Parker Pup is so handsome! :) 
My last equine portrait lent itself to illustrating the steps that go into one of my portraits. So I took the liberty of snapping some of the check points during the portrait process. I hope you enjoy the making of one of my custom horse portraits! 
Above: blocking in dark tones with a variety of browns, reds, purples, and some black Below: some close views of the scribbles of pastel
Above: Almost all the base color is laid onto the paper. This is before I did any blending. 
Above: I began blending large areas of the face. Still wasn't too concerned with detail. Just aimed to get the right colors and values where they needed to be. 
Above: Once all the colors are applied to the paper and blended correctly, I start to apply hair texture over the base layer. Below: Close-ups of the hair strokes of color. LOVE THOSE WARM TONES!
Below: I added a background that complimented the warmth of the horse's coat. 
The finished product:
"Sanuk" 16 x 20 pastel horse portrait on archival sanded 400 paper. Original artwork by Jenna Wilke Think your pet has what it takes to be an Imagine Art model?! |
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I was pleasantly surprised to have some visits from familiar faces, like my friend Courtney, and my fabulous parents. To them I owe great thanks for the food delivery and bathroom breaks. ;)
I also got a visit from a dog named "Diamond" who is Samson's (my portrait on the easel) lover. Since Samson's portrait is a surprise gift, the dog's owner was in awe over the portrait. It was a great twist on the day.
I also got a visit from a dog named "Diamond" who is Samson's (my portrait on the easel) lover. Since Samson's portrait is a surprise gift, the dog's owner was in awe over the portrait. It was a great twist on the day.
Oh yea, and my car became an attraction in itself. (To be expected.)
Lately I've had the urge to do something different with my art...and last night I found it! I'm proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Imagine Art Zazzle store!
Zazzle has always been a favorite resource of mine. I found them years ago, and started printing custom calendars as Christmas gifts for family members. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, adding new items constantly.
The great thing about Zazzle is that you can customize anything to be exactly how you like it - with pictures, logos, text, anything! I've always been 100% satisfied with their quality also.
The Imagine Art store has a wide variety of items, ranging from kitchen towels and throw pillows to mugs and iPhone cases. Everything is customizable, so you can add your own text if you like. Images vary from my paintings and drawings to photography. If there's something you'd like to see, let me know.
Click here to check out my Zazzle Store!
Zazzle has always been a favorite resource of mine. I found them years ago, and started printing custom calendars as Christmas gifts for family members. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, adding new items constantly.
The great thing about Zazzle is that you can customize anything to be exactly how you like it - with pictures, logos, text, anything! I've always been 100% satisfied with their quality also.
The Imagine Art store has a wide variety of items, ranging from kitchen towels and throw pillows to mugs and iPhone cases. Everything is customizable, so you can add your own text if you like. Images vary from my paintings and drawings to photography. If there's something you'd like to see, let me know.
Click here to check out my Zazzle Store!
This is also available for custom pet portraits - I can make you a custom design with your pet portrait!
Stand out from the crowd with a unique custom-painted mailbox!
Custom painted mailboxes are the perfect way to let your home stand-out from the rest!
Design concepts will be discussed on an individual basis to determine exactly what look you'd like the mailbox to have. Each mailbox is hand-painted to suit your needs: add text, textures, floral designs, wildlife, family pets, silhouettes, custom graphic designs, and more! Each mailbox is painted with weatherproof fade-resistant paint and sealed with a colorfast urethane to ensure vibrance and longevity.
Custom mailboxes make a PERFECT for family and friends for any occasion. Custom mailboxes start at $220.
To commission your own custom painted mailbox, or for more details, please contact me!
Design concepts will be discussed on an individual basis to determine exactly what look you'd like the mailbox to have. Each mailbox is hand-painted to suit your needs: add text, textures, floral designs, wildlife, family pets, silhouettes, custom graphic designs, and more! Each mailbox is painted with weatherproof fade-resistant paint and sealed with a colorfast urethane to ensure vibrance and longevity.
Custom mailboxes make a PERFECT for family and friends for any occasion. Custom mailboxes start at $220.
To commission your own custom painted mailbox, or for more details, please contact me!
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Imagine Art Etsy shop is up and running!
Announcing the grand opening of my (JennaLovesArt) Etsy Shop! Had to stick with the old account name - sorry!
I'll be posting some new and old pieces in my shop. Mostly equine art at the moment. Prints are also available upon request.
I'll be posting some new and old pieces in my shop. Mostly equine art at the moment. Prints are also available upon request.
I know, I know, I haven't posted in a while. But my busy schedule means lots of art!
May 20th was IMAGINE Art's FIRST public appearance! I had a booth at the 4th annual Help Willy's Friends Pet Fair on May 20th. The fair was a blast and it gave IMAGINE Art a chance to show off all of our pet portraits.
May 20th was IMAGINE Art's FIRST public appearance! I had a booth at the 4th annual Help Willy's Friends Pet Fair on May 20th. The fair was a blast and it gave IMAGINE Art a chance to show off all of our pet portraits.
Where's my booth?!
Pet portrait, anyone?
Ah. The pungent smell of year old turpentine, the musty scents of a worn student lounge, and the sweet smell of Mudslide coffee. Yep. It's the start of a new semester at Paier.
Actually, we're about 3 weeks in at this point, but no less, the unmistakable smells of Paier have yet to disappoint my expectations of inspiration.
So this semester I decided to take a little bit of a different approach to my thesis. Sticking with the horses, no doubt. But this time I'm basing my pieces more on the spiritual connection between a woman and her horse. Why is that bond always associated with women and not men? What is it about horses that makes women desire to be around them, to be on them, to experience the freedom of galloping down a wooded trail or along the crashing ocean waves? Why does such a connection exist?
Despite my own intense love for equines, my inspiration here came from a menagerie of different sources and conversations. I'm currently reading a book called "The Tao of Equus" by Linda Kohanov. Its the story about how the author found a horse that changed her life (blah blah, you can all assume the outcome). But I'm finding the book to be a perfect road map of where I'd like my thesis to go.
"The Tao of Equus reveals the transformative, healing power that is implicit in the human-animal bond, and is a startling challenge to anyone wishing to limit consciousness to humans."
— Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Beyond the Body and Reinventing Medicine
The book is quite a good read, and I highly recommend it to anyone with a love for animals, especially horses. My pieces I plan on perusing this semester will focus on the raw foundation for a woman's reliance on the horse. It is not about riding or using them as tools, except to obtain a better connection to the world and the nature around us. I believe that horses bridge the gap between our own conscious and our subconscious, as I have experienced first hand that they have the ability to recognize and reproduce the emotions we don't even realize we display.
Actually, we're about 3 weeks in at this point, but no less, the unmistakable smells of Paier have yet to disappoint my expectations of inspiration.
So this semester I decided to take a little bit of a different approach to my thesis. Sticking with the horses, no doubt. But this time I'm basing my pieces more on the spiritual connection between a woman and her horse. Why is that bond always associated with women and not men? What is it about horses that makes women desire to be around them, to be on them, to experience the freedom of galloping down a wooded trail or along the crashing ocean waves? Why does such a connection exist?
Despite my own intense love for equines, my inspiration here came from a menagerie of different sources and conversations. I'm currently reading a book called "The Tao of Equus" by Linda Kohanov. Its the story about how the author found a horse that changed her life (blah blah, you can all assume the outcome). But I'm finding the book to be a perfect road map of where I'd like my thesis to go.
"The Tao of Equus reveals the transformative, healing power that is implicit in the human-animal bond, and is a startling challenge to anyone wishing to limit consciousness to humans."
— Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Beyond the Body and Reinventing Medicine
The book is quite a good read, and I highly recommend it to anyone with a love for animals, especially horses. My pieces I plan on perusing this semester will focus on the raw foundation for a woman's reliance on the horse. It is not about riding or using them as tools, except to obtain a better connection to the world and the nature around us. I believe that horses bridge the gap between our own conscious and our subconscious, as I have experienced first hand that they have the ability to recognize and reproduce the emotions we don't even realize we display.
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I eat, sleep, and breathe art. I'm fond of horses and put ketchup on everything. =]
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