Jennifer Lewis

Work Sent Out

2012-01-27T09:33:00.002-05:00

I Just mailed my work out to the Three Graces Gallery.

The below pieces will be included in the Tiny Tiny Art Show 9

105 Market St.
Portsmouth, NH

Below are some of my process images, sketches and such.

One arting evening I came home with some cupcakes from Sweet bakery. I made some holiday tea in out new wedding gift Anthropologie octopus mugs. I painted and nibbled on sweets while Tom played his video games, keeping warm with a cup of hot tea, what a lovely evening.

Below are the octopus mugs. look! They have ships on the inside!

The cupcake flavors were; cookies and cream, chocolate chip cookie dough, mint chip ice cream and bananas foster. I think the banana or the cookies and cream was the best. My all time favorite is the strawberry shortcake.

Here are my finished pieces ready to be shipped out. I framed my Blue Squirrel in a cute shadow box frame.

Hope you can make it to the show, some other great artists will have their work there ad well, including Kelly Vivanco and Amanda Atkins.

Old Label Inspiration

2012-01-22T21:53:00.002-05:00

My Husband just ordered a bunch of old labels from Etsy. Old labels have always been a great inspiration of mine. I love some of these color combinations. I think the mmmmm good oyster stew label is my favorite, airport whiskey comes in as a close second, it reminds me of an old travel poster.

Tomorrow I start Graphic design classes and frame my paintings for the Three Graces Tiny Tiny Art Show 9.

Days of Painting

2012-01-05T16:22:00.000-05:00

Collecting picture frames and working on some new paintings.

Below are some inspirational images.

Christmas Tree

2011-12-14T11:04:00.001-05:00

For some reason the holidays seem a lot less stressfull this year, I think I'm managing my time a little better and narrowing the amount of random art projects I take on. I'm also scheduling a little more time for hanging out with friends and seeing the finery this city has to offer.

I set a very strict budget for Christmas shopping, and stuck to it. yay!
My Christmas shopping is done.

This weekend I will be baking up a storm: cookies, cakes and mince meat pies. I love the smell of an oven full of pastries in the chilly air of my loft.

Today a ton of painting ideas were pouring onto the pages of my sketchbook. Somehow I think the cooler weather helped jump-start my brain (or maybe it was the coffee).
Once the sketches form into a little more then the chicken-scratch rough ideas that they are now, I will post some photos.

I have uploaded some new work into my Etsy store. Most of the pieces I'm working on now I will be secretly stowing in a dark corner until their premier reveal at the Three Graces Gallery in Feb.

-Happy holidays all
-Wishing you a white Christmas

-Jen

Winter Art Shopping

2011-11-18T11:14:00.001-05:00

I just rotated my inventory of work at the FPAC store.

The store will also be hosting the
Fort Point Holiday sale:

December 2, 3, and 4, 2011
Friday 4-8pm • Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm
Opening Reception: Friday, December 2rd, 5-8pm
Festive holiday snacks and refreshments

12 Farnsworth Street • Fort Point, Boston • 617-423-1100
find unique gifts of local art, or treat yourself

http://www.fortpointarts.org/shop/

The Wedding

2011-10-30T21:13:00.001-04:00

Billy Balls and Garden roses from Fiftyflowers.com

Above is our wedding cake. The cake is an almond cake with chai cream filling and a white chocolate buttercream frosting. The cake topper is made by "Vintage by Crystal". The macaroons are made by MadMac.

The wedding has come and gone, so much work!

We had so much fun, the weather was chilly and overcast, but it was a beautiful fall day. I enjoyed spending so much time with my family and friends outside of the bustle of the city. It was such a relief to have all the wedding preparations over and done with, finally I had time to relax.

My next show will be in February at the Three Graces Gallery in Portsmouth NH.

Enjoy the fall.

2011-10-08T23:30:00.000-04:00

The annual Fort point open studios is Oct 14th 15th and 16th.
I'm currently working on final prep and painting hanging while trying to iron out last minute wedding plans... what a lot of work!
http://www.fortpointarts.org/cgi-bin/FPAC?s=open_studios&sub=1

Wedding Bits

2011-09-01T14:32:00.002-04:00

I Just finished sewing 50 boutonnieres!

Voltage Cafe Show

2011-08-26T09:15:00.005-04:00

Earlier this year I was invited to participate in a group show at the Voltage Cafe. Originally, I thought that I would not have any brand new pieces. For every show I do I try really hard to have at least a few new paintings, for the regulars. This year I have a million events going on in the fall and only a limited amount of work. With some hard work, early mornings and a sudden burst of inspiration I ended up completing three tiny new paintings.

Above are some sneak peeks of the work in progress.

I'm really excited for the opening. It has been over a year since I've been in a show that I could actually attend, and it is in a cute little coffee shop!

Time	Friday, September 9 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location	Voltage Coffee & Art Gallery 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA

The exhibition will be on view September 9th-October 22d, 2011

Participating Artists Include: Autumn Ahn, Brian Daly, Corey Corcoran, Elizabeth Grammaticas, Jakob Fioole, Jennifer Lewis, Jessica Liggero, Kenji Nakayama, Nick Ward, Polly Becker

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=272404116107110
http://flux-boston.com/

Comic Bits

2011-08-02T11:52:00.006-04:00

I started my little comic in the sketchbook for the "Sketchbook Project". Before sending it out on it's travels I hastily made some fairly poor scans of the images. I am now in the process of cleaning up the images on Photoshop and adding text.

Working on a comic, even a mini one like this has proven to be a lot of work, but great fun.

Happy August!

Wedding Design

2011-07-29T12:23:00.012-04:00

Weeeeek! After almost a two year engagement it feels like our fall wedding is just around the corner. I am still going to be doing the Boston Arts Festival this year and Fort Point Open Studios. The next few months are jam-packed, so I know the time will just fly by.

I have been hording my vacation time so it will be lovely to have a much needed two week vacation in the country.

Above I have posted some images of the Save The Dates and the wedding invites. I used a gocco printer to print the text section of the invites. I used 4by6 (the company I use for my business cards) for the color map as well as the fox and bunny "paper dolls".

A lot of wedding projects will be hand created to give me an opportunity to work on my design skills. I really need to practice Illustrator and In Design, so I have worked out a Comic/program project for myself. I will be posting some snippets of my work here in the next few months.

Winner Selected

2011-07-21T08:20:00.003-04:00

Thank you to everyone that entered to win my mini Nurse painting. A winner has been selected! congratulations TracyDawe! I have E-mailed and as soon as I get a reply with your mailing address I will send her out to her new home. Thanks again. -Jen

Disney/Pixar, Brave

2011-07-07T12:42:00.009-04:00

I just saw a preview for the Disney/Pixar movie, Brave. The imagery looks like something I would really enjoy, bears, archers red headed girls and dark landscapes. eeek!

I can only hope that there will be numerous woodland creatures included.

Below is one of my pieces... my own interpretation of a wild woodland girl.

In other news I am working on a short comic.

I have posted some sketches below. They are not the best quality photos, but I usually end up taking photos at night after the sun has gone down.

Summer Give-Away

2011-06-23T11:50:00.004-04:00

Hello all-

I was recently cleaning up my apartment and I came across this little painting. It is a tiny little thing about 2" square, painted with acrylic paints on a piece of illustration board. I could not find a frame for it so I am offering it as a give-away prize.

The rules:

Please reply to this post.

Provide your e mail address.

On July 21st I will check the posts and randomly choose a recipient. I will e-mail you and ask you for your address so I can send you this tiny painting.

-Good Luck!

Gearing up For the Fall

2011-06-23T11:07:00.006-04:00

I know, summer has just started, but it seems like Fall is just around the corner.

I was just informed that I got into the Boston Arts festival again this year. This year it will only be two days, Saturday the 10th of Sep and Sunday the 11th.

I will also be participating in the Fort Point Open Studios; Oct 14th 15th and 16th.

In between my day job (really a night job) and painting I will be working and selling my work at the FPAC store, right next to the yummy Flour Bakery.

Below are some snippets of paintings I have been working on:

Thank You All

2011-05-11T20:59:00.001-04:00

A great big thank you to everyone that made it out to the RISD sale and the FPAC open studios. It was great to see you all. It has been a crazy busy few weeks!

The next few weeks will be slowing down a bit (no stints of jury duty, dentist appointments or stitches), finally I will have some time to get back to painting.

The most exciting news: In June I will have a piece in the "Picture This" exhibit at the Danforth Museum of art. This show will showcase new work created by contemporary picture book illustrators living and working in New England. The juried work will be featured in the Danforth's Children's Gallery.

http://www.danforthmuseum.org/exhibits.html

June 11, 2011 - August 7, 2011

Patrons' Preview *Invite Only* Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 7pm - 9pm

All Creatures Great and Small

2011-04-04T11:41:00.005-04:00

I've been revisiting one of my favorite childhood series, "All Creatures Great and Small". It is a lovely, witty, lighthearted story about a vet in the English countryside. It is streaming on Netfiix and provides great background entertainment while I paint and work on wedding projects. Someday when I have enough free time I would love to re-read the books. My new wedding project is working on gumpaste flowers, what fun! It is a very hard medium to work with, it dries out very fast and cracks, but I'm excited to learn new things. My current cake inspiration is Cake Opera Co. They have very Marie Antoinette looking cakes. Their color palettes are very unique I am in awe of their use of black and gray and hand drawn elements.

Spring is in the Air (and a little snow)

2011-03-21T10:58:00.004-04:00

This year I will have a very busy spring. I will be showing my work at the: RISD spring alumni sale Saturday April 30th 2011 Providence RI Facebook link Website as well as the Fort Point Spring Art Walk. May 6th 7th and 8th Boston, Mass Link Off to do some more painting. -Jen

It is Difficult to Paint on a Record

2011-02-24T09:37:00.004-05:00

Visiting Portsmouth NH

2011-02-21T09:56:00.013-05:00

I just visited Portsmouth NH. I went up to see my work at the Three Graces Gallery and show Tom around my old stomping ground. The gallery was great. It is full of many wonderful paintings, ceramics and some beautiful wooden tables. I ended up purchasing a little fox assemblage on blocks, so cute.

There are numerous little shops and cafes in Portsmouth. We spent a majority of the day hanging out at Breaking New Grounds sipping cappuccinos. I sketched and nibbled on some Ceres Street bakery Mexican chocolate cookies and Tom nursed his hangover in a dimly lit corner of the cafe. I forgot how early everything closed and ended up missing out on trying on a ring at a hand made craft store. They closed at 4:00! I did find a pile of little treasures. I ended up picking up some antique picture frames and a glass milk bottle.

If you are interested in any of the work at The Three Graces it is available on line as well. They offer FREE SHIPPING! (for a limited time)

http://threegracesgallery.com/

Tiny Tiny Art Show, Opening Feb 4th

2011-02-03T11:59:00.003-05:00

The Tiny Tiny Art Show is opening Feb 4th in Portsmouth NH. I just sent them a fine selection of some of my favorite art pieces. Please visit the website for more info: http://threegracesgallery.com/tiny_art_show.html Thanks and enjoy -Jen

Happy Holidays Everyone!

2010-12-23T09:50:00.003-05:00

Hope everyone has an awesome holiday. I'm spending the next few days baking and preparing for Christmas.

Process Photos

2010-12-12T22:38:00.005-05:00

New Paintings

2010-11-29T11:31:00.003-05:00

Currently I'm working on a few new paintings for the Three Graces Gallery show and trying to prepare for the holidays, so I will not be doing many holiday sales.

This week I will be re-stocking the FPAC store with prints and a few new paintings. I will also be posting some more of my work on Etsy. I still have fairly cheep un matted unsigned prints on Deviant Art.

Happy Christmas shopping

My Favorite Supplies

2010-11-29T11:20:00.003-05:00

Here are some of my favorite art supplies:

A mechanical pencil (it keeps a nice sharp point) A 005 Sakura pen, I find the nibs in these tend to sink into the tip fairly quickly, but I have not found a pen I like better yet. A tiny tiny paintbrush. I also have a "large" 1 1/2" paintbrush for doing washes over a whole painting.

Weekly Walks

2010-11-29T11:10:00.005-05:00

Recently we decided to take a weekly walk. It is really quite surprising how close everything is in Boston and what neat little nooks and crannies there are out there to be discovered. The day after thanksgiving we went to the South End to check out Gaslight. Sadly, they were closed, but we got a nice peek in the window. Then we were off to the Butcher shop ( I love the pig sign).

Thanksgiving Eve

2010-11-24T11:47:00.004-05:00

Oh sad day. My favorite Starbucks mug broke this morning. I checked e-bay to see if I could get a new one and they are $75. Holy crap! I guess it is time to find a new mug. The next few days I will be taking a little rest from painting. I will be cooking up a big Thanksgiving feast, bacon covered turkey, pretzel rolls, green beans, baked Brussels sprouts, homemade orange ginger cranberry sauce, and four kinds of pies. Yummm! Oh how I love the fall weather and harvest-time cooking. Over the holidays I will be showing in a few small works group shows. I will also have some small works and prints in the FPAC small works group show at the Fort Point store, by the awesome Flour bakery. Happy Thanksgiving!

Rotten Teeth

2010-11-04T18:15:00.003-04:00

I just came back from the dentist,, and I have more cavities! My penchant for sweets has caught up with me. Inspired by my tooth-woes I'm doing a mini series, little paintings of all my cavities selling at the price they will cost to fill. I will be posting the paintings on Etsy.

Relaxing

2010-10-18T10:45:00.003-04:00

A big giant thank you to everyone that made it out for this years Fort Point Open Studios. It was such an awesome blast! and a very full weekend. We very much appreciated Barlows Fort Point breakfast which kept us fed and caffeinated while coffee maker and dishes were all stored out of reach. This weekend I'm looking forward to a quick relaxing vacation in Upstate New York. With the fall weather I have weddings on the mind, Tom and I will be getting married this time next year. eeekkkk! We hasd a fairly long engagement but I think we needed the time to prepare. I'm very busy with my art shows and still want to make all my own invites. Yay Fall! -Jen

Half Finished

2010-09-27T08:17:00.003-04:00

I often have more than a few half finished paintings laying around my studio. These pieces range from small pieces that just never seem to turn out right to huge paintings that will just take forever. I am always working on a million projects at once so the paintings tend to build up in the corner. Every once in a while I will rifle through my painting stack and pull something out. Yesterday I found this cute little painting on my desk after a frenzy of cleaning. The texture of the canvas had been bugging me and I just could not seem to get it to turn out right: I usually work on a smoother surface like wood or paper. Miraculously after a few hours of work it developed into this little gem. (I think I found my magic paintbrush)

Open Studios Oct 2010

2010-09-14T23:34:00.002-04:00

Boston Arts Festival

2010-09-09T21:32:00.002-04:00

Pieces in the Show

2010-09-05T11:15:00.006-04:00

The show opened last night! I have posted some photos above of the work just before it was sent out. The show will be up September 4th to the 18th 2010. There are now "preview" images up at: http://gallerymeltdown.wordpress.com/

Gallery Meltdown, Dark and Deep

2010-08-23T23:03:00.002-04:00

Almost Time

2010-08-13T09:45:00.005-04:00

It is almost time to send out the paintings to Gallery Meltdown. I'm getting the final touches finished, Windexing glass, making sure I have records of everything, writing labels and sorting out the price list. Above are some preview images of "Stormy Seas" and "Blackbirds". -almost done -Jen

Meltdown Gallery Show

2010-07-30T12:31:00.006-04:00

New works are emerging. I just ordered some fancy new picture frames and my pieces for the show are steadily developing into shiny little jewels. The next few weeks will be full of painting. Below is a little sneak peek of some of my pieces in the process of being painted.

Mail Me Art 2 2010

2010-07-22T11:01:00.003-04:00

Once again there will be a Mail Me Art show and book. I'm not sure if my work will be in either, but it is a great project. Awesome work! The show will be at the Red Gate Gallery

Exhibition dates: Friday 30th July – Thursday 5th August 2010 Opening reception Friday July 30th 6-11pm

Location: Red Gate Gallery 209a Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RU United Kingdom www.redgategallerylondon.co.uk

For more information please visit: http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/

Sketch Book Project

2010-06-28T15:02:00.005-04:00

I always enjoy participating in little projects and viewing other people's work, especially if it involves mailing things. I rarely have the time, but what fun! Currently, in-between work and preparing for my Sep. show, I have been filling up a little Moleskin sketchbook for the Sketchbook Projec t. I figured that I would try and put together a little comic book of mini stories. Working on a comic has been on my to-do list for a while.

Call to Heroes and Villians

2010-05-20T13:00:00.002-04:00

SPACE 242 CALL TO ARTISTS! GOOD VS EEEEEVIL! Superheroes VS Villains Smackdown! Open call for original artwork depicting original superheroes/villains/both! -Email goodvsevil242@gmail.com for a submission form. -Submit by June 2, notifications by June 7. -Accepted work delivered by June 16. -Exhibition June 25 through July 23, 2010.

Space 242 Freak Show

2010-04-29T15:05:00.008-04:00

I went to the Golgol Bordello concert last night. What awesomeness, the crowd had so much energy. I also really enjoyed the opening band Devotchka . They have a neat old-timey looking website. Their music is very croony with a haunting quality, they remind me a little of something from Twin Peaks with a little bit of a dusty Carnivale feel. Oh, sweet music. Along the carnival gypsy theme, Space 242 will be having it's "Freak Show" opening this Friday. They expect the gallery to be packed. In anticipation of this they have scheduled a second opening (with all the revelries of the first) Friday May 7th 6-8pm I recomend making it an afternoon of art and swinging by the Fort Point Art walk beforehand.

New Work at the FPAC Store

2010-04-22T09:25:00.007-04:00

Last weekend after a nice lunch at Flour bakery, I dropped off some work at the FPAC store. It was a great weekend with lots of good food, sunny weather, fun and friends. I think I now have 4 original pieces at the store and about 10 prints. The top image is "Uprooted" "Warm Wishes" or "Red Shoes" acrylic on wood. "Cold Feet" acrylic on wood. "Ribbit" acrylic on wood Made in Fort Point: The FPAC Store 12 Farnsworth Street Boston, MA 02210 (617) 423-1100

Show At Space 242 Opening

2010-04-08T11:28:00.006-04:00

Below are some photos of the opening at Space 242. What a fun night! such great artists and people. The art was awesome. If anyone did not make it to the opening you can still check out the show Fridays until April 23rd. I have also posted more photos here. Above is some of my work, the three piggies are mine as well as the big rat painting. The other pieces are by Christopher Lyles, one of my friends actually bought me and my fiance one of his pieces. Yay! Above is a photo I took at a recent trip to the Harvard Natural History Museum. We had a early Easter Sunday breakfast at Mul's and then headed out to Harvard. What a perfect day. I think this little yellow guy is a great way to usher in spring. -Happy Day! -Jen

Spring Feaver

2010-03-22T10:02:00.006-04:00

Wow! It is starting to get really nice out. My recent trip to Paris and the spring weather has induced a cleaning and baking tirade. This weekend, after my Space 242 opening, I'm going to try to make some of the traditional french macaroons. I have a feeling it may be a blusterous undertaking, but well worth the effort if they work out. My latest show "Vagabond Blues" part of the "6 Pack" show opens this Friday at Space 242. The openings at space 242 are always great. I will be showing with 5 other very talented artists: Dave Macmahon, Patt Kelley and my favorites Christopher Lyles and George Pfromm II

The opening will be Friday the 26th from 6-8pm

Please RSVP on the website:

http://www.space242.com/

Vagabond Blues

2010-03-05T09:20:00.005-05:00

Please visit: http://www.space242.com for more information. -Thanks

Give-Away

2010-02-13T13:02:00.004-05:00

I have a give-away! My little Buka Piggy is looking for a new home. He is a small little guy about three inches tall, painted with acrylic with shiny glass eyes. Here is a picture: The rules: Please comment on this post and include your e-mail. The first week in March I will randomly choose one winner. I will e-mail for your address, and send this little piggy to his new home. Thanks and Good Luck ----Contest Now Over-------

Gulu-Gulu Salem

2010-01-03T19:27:00.006-05:00

Today, through all the snow and in-climate weather, we made the trek to Salem to hang the show. Between trying to level paintings, sorting through bubble wrap and scaling ladders we sipped on lattes. We rewarded ourselves with a break for a much needed lunch and a relaxing commuter rail ride home. I love riding the commuter rail, it reminds me of traveling in Europe, something about the seats and suitcase racks. The snow added to the illusion. Everything is now up and the walls look great. Below I have posted some process pictures of some of my pieces. Hope you all can make it to the show opening on Jan 14th. I will be enjoying a vanilla latte martini, my favorite.

Happy 2010!

2010-01-03T18:43:00.006-05:00

What a crazy year... I've neglected to update recently because the holidays have been so busy. It seemed like all my free time was packed with, tons of art food parties and cooking. We got a real Christmas tree this year. It smells so much better than last year's cardboard tree. Some really cute things: Some Damn Fine Tea! The packaging is stellar. It comes with two limited editions and lots of old-timey boxing mustachios... reminds me a little of the new Sherlock Holmes movie. Check out this comic! I have not read through it all yet, but the little pictures of Pete the woodsman and his animal friends are charming. For the holidays I also made a German Christmas log cake, complete with little meringue mushrooms. I usually do a lot more baking over the holidays, but I still managed this and a little gingerbread house. The best Christmas surprise of all: After a Christmas Eve dinner of home made meet pies, egg nog and wine, my boyfriend proposed! eeeeekkk!!!! It is bound to be a long engagement, but we are both hoping for a fall wedding without lace or pastels. Happy New Year Everyone!

The Long Way Home

2009-12-14T09:07:00.003-05:00

I'm working my butt off trying to get some new work finished for my showing at the Gulu-Gulu. There are so many great little ideas crawling through my head. This show has a bit more of a fairytale theme, inspired by winter childhood wanderings in the woods. I will be working straight through to Christmas eve. Then I will take a little break for my favorite, Christmas baking. It's starting to look a little more like the holidays around here, I just got my tree yesterday. It smells so good. Shortly I will have some preview and process photos up, and maybe a little holiday treat. Below is the post card I will be sending out next week (if they are delivered on time}. If you would like me to send you one please request to be added to my mailing list.

Holiday Shopping

2009-11-23T10:50:00.002-05:00

This holiday season I will have some of my work at the Fort Point store in Boston. You can check out the link and find directions here.. I will also be listing some new items on Etsy within the next few weeks. Soon I will be posting more process photos of the paintings I am working on, maybe after Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! -Jen

All About Pies

2009-11-17T10:20:00.013-05:00

Thanksgiving always brings back my urge to bake. The cool air of fall is much cozier with a warm oven and the rich smell of spices. We usually cook at least two pies, pumpkin and apple. I think I will also bake a key lime pie this year. When I was growing up the best pie shop was just down the road Pie in the Sky. Ymmm, Bumble berry pie. All this pie talk makes me want to watch Pushing Daises, what wonderful magical-realism, with such a sweet spirit. I loved to watch for the fancy wardrobes and all those pies, ingredients piled high on lightly floured marble counter tops and a glorious kitchen. What a sight! I recently quelled some of my Pushing Daisies craving with a movie called "The Waitress" What a great movie! so many pictures of pies and they relate perfectly to enhance the mood of the movie.. Maybe it was just the uniforms, but this movie also reminded me a little of Twin Peaks -mmmm Cherry Pie

Cheese Shop Print

2009-11-16T10:02:00.005-05:00

This is my first limited edition print, just in time for the holidays. It came out so nice, what fine quality and attention to detail! For more information and to order please visit my Etsy. It has been a little warm here lately I'm hopeing for some more fall weather before Thanksgiving.

Pay it Forward

2009-10-26T11:14:00.004-04:00

I had almost forgot about the Pay it Forward project when I got this cute little Halloween surprise in the mail. Kelly Vivanco has such detailed work and what a wonderfully glossy surface on the painting. For her blog visit here: http://kviva.blogspot.com/2009/10/remember-pay-it-forward-thing.html

Open Studios Baking

2009-10-20T09:40:00.009-04:00

I love baking,, once upon a time I had dreams of being a pastry chef. For open studios I originally wanted to by a bunch of sugar skulls and decorate them, but they were to expensive and not that tasty. Later I was browsing e-bay for sugar skulls and found these really cute cookie cutters. I decided to make a big batch of skull cookies. I also made some cupcakes to go with my new working cat series. Yum!! My mini-cupcakes came out a lot better this year, they had a more even size. I used Icing in a can, for the first batch. How easy! I had a great time at open studios. A big thanks to everyone that made it out in all the snowy stormy weather. After a very busy weekend, I'm planning on kicking back for a few days before I get started on new work for my "The Long Way Home" show in January. -Jen

Fort Point Open Studios oct 16-18th

2009-10-16T17:32:00.002-04:00

Fort Point Open Studios this weekend. Oct 16th to the 18th! I'm cleaning up and will be baking tomorrow, warm banana bread, skull cookies and of course lots of art. For More Info.

Little Things Along the Way

2009-09-30T11:16:00.006-04:00

These past few weeks I've been out of my studio a bit more, collecting picture frames and doing some art sales. Between running errands I found some cute things. I ran into this girl at the Boston Arts Festival that makes cute little ornaments out of wicked soft spun cotton. My boyfriend got an octopus and I purchased a pointy-toothed fox. Check out more of her work on her website http://www.vintagebycrystal.com she also has work on Etsy. She has all kinds of cute things and some great vintage Halloween animals and ghouls. While wandering through Chinatown I came across this cute little piggy snack-cake. He was not the best tasting pig, but he had a lovely face and great beady little eyes . A while back I also got sent this cute little packet of goodies from Brandi Milne. This box of trinkets was from a Pay It Forward project she was doing on her blog. The whole packet was wrapped up with star paper enclosing Double Bubble, a cloth strawberry, a pink-haired doll-person and Starlight mints. The little strawberry is precious, it has a tiny bell in it. I'm sure my cat would adore it, but it is safe in my display cabinet for now. I really like her most Brandi's most recent work with toothy bunnies, strawberries and German text, check out her Blog. Her work reminds me a little of Nouar. - Ok, I'm back to getting prepared for open studios -Jen

Murder of Crows

2009-09-17T15:38:00.006-04:00

Some pics from the Boston Arts festival, last weekend, painting zebras. Painting for a show in Oct, should be really cool, lots of comic book artists! A Murder of Crows: A Children's Primer New Works Based on Terms of Venery October 3, 2009 6-9 p.m. Gallery Meltdown 7522 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046

The Cutest Thing

2009-08-28T12:37:00.005-04:00

I was browsing around the internet this morning and I found the cutest thing. It is a kitten passport painted by Yoko Tanaka. To check out the sweet photos of the inside please visit Gallery Nucleus. I also found a new artist, William Basso. His work reminds me a little of of Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas and old German Halloween prints. He has some great pieces to get you in the fall spirit. Today I'm wishing I had money to buy all my favorite art.

Process Moustache and Cherries

2009-08-17T10:15:00.005-04:00

Here are some process images of my pieces. I'm continuning a seres of these little circus theamed paintings that I started for the show at the Monkeyhouse gallery ( I currently still have two pieces from this series there). After these two pieces I think I will do some more paintings of animals at carnival games. I love having a reason to incorporate text into my images.

Piggy Buka

2009-08-13T11:46:00.003-04:00

I just sent out my painted Piggy Buka to the Monkeyhouse gallery in LA. He is soo cute, I painted two strips of bacon on the back and on the front is an egg. -enjoy -Jen

Buka Show at Monkeyhouse

2009-08-11T08:27:00.002-04:00

Seeds and Painting

2009-07-13T10:58:00.007-04:00

I've shipped out my 5 Pay it Forward packages and if they have not arrived yet, they should be at your doorsteps shortly. Recently I've really been wishing that I had the space to plant a little veggy garden. I do not have a green thumb, but when I had the space I would always try. This series is focused around veggies and the animals that like to destroy your garden, except the earth worm and the farmer pin up girl, I guess. Below are some process photos: The next big event for me is The Boston Arts Festival, check it out here or on the Facebook events page here. Thanks to all of you that participated in Pay It Forward. I look forward to seeing your creations posted on your blogs. -Happy Monday -Jen

Monkeyhouse Toys,

2009-06-26T10:01:00.005-04:00

FREAKS, GEEKS, AND SWORD SWALLOWERS Sideshow Themed Group Show & Toy Release Curated by Jared Deal June 27 - July 12 Opening reception: Saturday, June 27th, 5-9pm Monkeyhouse Toys La. CA

Art For Five

2009-06-20T18:48:00.009-04:00

I was stumbling around some of my favorite blogs this afternoon and I found this neat little project thing

on Brandi Milne's page.. I thought it would be a ton of fun so here it goes: I am entering into the following contract with the first 5 people who comment on this post and then commit to do the same on their blog. Just read below and if you feel up to the task copy the following into your blog and leave me a comment.
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. Whatcha get is whatcha get.
2. What I create will be just for you, with love.
3. It’ll be done this year (2009).
4. I will not give you any clue what it’s going to be. It will be something made in the real world and not something cyber.
It may be weird or beautiful. Or it may be monstrous and annoying. 5. I reserve the right to do something strange. 6. In return, all you need to do is post this text on your blog and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to your blog post.

7. Send me your mailing address - after I contact you.
Come on, don't be shy. Even if you don't think you're the creative type, you might end up surprising yourself - and making 5 other people very happy too! So there you go, be the first 5 to leave a comment and be a part of it! Please leave your email address as well so I can contact you :) PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSSSS!!
PS. Brandi Milne got this idea from MUCH LOVE blog, go visit her.

Process Pictures

2009-06-14T10:22:00.005-04:00

Here are some pictures of my pieces in progress, for the Carnival/Sideshow at the Monkeyhouse gallery. On the top is "Wolf Boy" a side show attraction that is only fed meat. Next to the painting is a neet looking swirly-purple taro bun. Below him is the painting "Sword Swallower" and "Carnival Fox".

RISD Sale 2009

2009-06-14T10:17:00.004-04:00

Here are some old pictures I found of the RISD sale, It looks like it was a really bright day. The sun kept peeping out.

Something Really Cool

2009-06-08T10:40:00.002-04:00

I was checking out Etsy this morning and came across this bear rug made by Fringecollection. This is similar to something I've been working on for a while. I finished a tiger rug in college but it was never as durable as I wanted it to be and the orange color started wearing off. Currently I'm working on a wolf rug, but it is months to completion, and I have a million projects to complete before I can continue working on it. The rug above looks wicked durable and fuzzy. It is custom made and comes in a verity of colors, from dirt camofloging black to candy bear pink. Check it out for sale on Etsy.

Japanese Things

2009-05-24T13:21:00.011-04:00

My parents just visited from Japan and brought me a ton of cool things. Now I have all kinds of neat little inspirations; toys patterns and stickers. Below are some pictures of some cute sweet little candies with sugar sparkles. The upper left guys with the fish are boy's day candies and the lower right are Girl's day candies. She also found me this tin of candies which seems to have a little parade of daemon critters and monsters on it, which is kind of odd because this is a theme I have been working on in a few of my most recent paintings. Maybe I will do some research ant try and figure out what these little creatures are, they may just be random besties. Below are some stickers with Japanese Engrish "Animal Panic, Can you understand this variation?" soo cute and odd. Finally some really cute animal soy bottles for kid's Bento "lunch" Boxes and some Japanese fabric.

RISD Sale May 2nd

2009-04-27T11:32:00.003-04:00

Wooot!

My annual participation in the spring RISD alum sale is rapidly approaching ! (this weekend May 2nd 2009) To celebrate I have ordered these cute Shopping Raccoon stickers from Sticker Robot. They just arrived in the mail today, how shiny! If anyone is in the Providence area this weekend, come check out the sale, I will be there rain or shine with new prints, paintings, buttons and more. Happy Day

Opening Space 242

2009-02-28T11:45:00.013-05:00

The opening of the Space 242 show was awesome! The work looked great, I'm glad so many of you guys showed up. I have a few pictures from the opening. Amanda and me signing posters for the show, and below is early in the reception.. It got very crowded! Some of Amanda Clarke's work, cute bunnies and such, and below my favorite piece, the girl with squirrels in her hair. Some of my work below, the images I got of my pieces were a little more blurry. Thanks again to everyone that showed up and you guys that helped me carry my work around. For anyone that missed the reception, the show will be up until March 20th Fridays 6-8pm or by Appointment. Be sure to RSVP for the artist talk Thursday March 19th. http://www.space242.com/

Sweet Meats and Sour Grapes

2009-02-22T10:19:00.005-05:00

The Final Touches

2009-02-18T09:57:00.002-05:00

Finally I'm getting things tied up for the Space 242 show. I'm now making sure everything is framed and cleaning off fingerprints and scratches. Above is my piece Dark Heart, or Fall Foliage, I have not really decided on the name yet.

More Work For Space 242

2009-01-28T12:37:00.003-05:00

I've been doing a ton of new work recently. I'm almost done with a short cat-story series that I will be showing at Space 242 in Feb. I've also been working on some 12" square paintings for a show in NYC in Jan. Below is a little preview and some process images of my most recent paintings I will be posting precess images shortly for a 3-d wolf head I'm working on...

Sweet Meats and Sour Grapes

2008-12-24T16:56:00.003-05:00

FEBRUARY 27 THROUGH MARCH 20, 2009 JENNIFER LEWIS & AMANDA CLARKE

They have posted the add for the show on the Gallery 242 website!! http://www.space242.com/node/29

Almost Done

2008-11-15T11:10:00.004-05:00

Here are some more images of my piece "The Little Things". It is almost finished, I just have a few touch-ups to do.

New Pieces

2008-11-09T15:04:00.006-05:00

Here is a little preview of the paintings I am working on for the Gallery 242 show in Feb. So far the title is Sweet Meats. Above is a picture of some tiny unfinished woodland themed pieces, they are all under 4". This is a pencil sketch on Bristol that I'm starting to paint with acrylics, on the right is a cute plastic frame. The title of this piece is "The Little Things", a girl is opening an acorn to find a grub. I have been working on this painting for ever, oils take so long to dry. I think this is about a 12" square piece, a little cat carnival.. the frame I have for this is amazing! Enjoy the preview.. More updates to come

Infinity Squared

2008-11-08T10:12:00.005-05:00

"Infinity Squared" at the Distinction Gallery. The show will be in December and the add should be in the December issue of Juxtapoz as well as featured on their website. I will have two 8" by 8" pieces in the show.

Mail Me Art Book

2008-10-29T23:36:00.005-04:00

The Mail Me Art book is available for pre-order! I'm not exactly sure if my work will be in it but I hope so. It should be cool: [link] and there is also info on the exhibit if you are in the U.K. Oh, and the link to the book may be on the uk Amazon website, but you can just search for Mail Me Art on the us Amazon site and it will be cheaper (not in pounds).

Winter Shows

2008-10-26T13:01:00.002-04:00

Open studios was a huge success, the weather was beautiful there was just the right amount of fall chill in the air. Tom's brother brought two gallons of fresh cider and a hand-full of farm fresh apples -Yum! I just sent out three pieces (Eclair, Fighting Bears and a cute little nurse) to Monkeyhouse for the Itty Bitty Art Show. Next week I will be sending out my two pieces for the Infinity Squared show. The show is in December at the Distinction Gallery. Keep an eye pealed for the add in Juxtapoz! A few weeks ago I got invited to do a show at Space 242, opening Feb 27th (save the date). This show should be really amazing.. I have some great ideas for new pieces!

POP EUPHORIA

2008-09-15T15:28:00.003-04:00

I will be participating in:
POP EUPHORIA Charity Art Show to benefit Toys for Tots The Aurora Gallery 660 Main St. Worcester, MA 01609
http://moduslotus.blogspot.com/ http://www.artsworcester.org/

A to Z Alphabet Show

2008-08-29T15:10:00.002-04:00

A Preview of Things to Come

2008-07-24T23:54:00.002-04:00

I have a lot of things coming up in the fall. Sep. 12, 13th and 14th I will be at the Boston Arts Festival in Christopher Columbus Park. This is a great event with live music, food, art and crafts. [link][link] (this website is not up yet but should be finished by August) Oct.17-19 I will have most of my work and some of my larger pieces at the FPAC open studios [link] Monkeyhouse shows [link] Sep. Alphabet Group show (the letter "C") Oct. Custom Vinyl Show (so far this guy is looking really cute) Nov. Small Canvas Show In December I will have 2-3 8"by8" paintings at Distinction Gallery & Artist Studios I will update with more info later. [link] Thanks for stopping by, -Jen

Sugar Rush Show

2008-06-05T11:14:00.002-04:00

I will have one of my pieces "Cotton Candy" in the Sugar Rush show. This is an all girl group show at the Monkeyhouse Gallery. The show will run: Jun. 21st to Jul. 6th Opening Reception: Sat. Jun. 21 Closing reception: Sat Jul. 5th http://www.monkeyhousetoys.com/ If you are in the LA area check it out.

Online Publication

2008-02-03T14:11:00.000-05:00

My Bear Fight image was featured in the online publication Flavorpill. Check it out here: http://flavorpill.com/covers/jennifer-lewis?cover_id=142&publication=losangeles Oh, and I got into the RISD alum sale, May 3rd... save the date, Hope to see you all there.

The Woodsman

2008-01-23T10:48:00.000-05:00

I just finished this piece, it is a bit larger than my other square pieces, aprox 10" by 10" and on board...a little bit got cut off because my scanner is not big enough. My next project is to submit some pieces to some upcoming shows.. keep an eye on http://www.mailmeart.com they are working on some projects that may include some of my pieces. The end of March I will be taking my first week long vacation in 3 years!,, and I'm going to Texas. My next big sale will hopefully be May 3, the RISD alum sale. Hope you all can make it... I should have lots of new work. -Jen

Werewolf

2007-11-27T18:34:00.001-05:00

This is a picture I just finished for theconnoisseurs.com I will be selling it at The Boston Sci Fi art show in January. Hopefully, I will be able to frame it with a nice hand carved, Black Forrest frame. A few upcoming things: FPAC Holiday store, FPAC Holiday sale Dec. 7 - 9th, ARISIA, And if I do not post before Christmas: Happy Holidays.

Cover Pic

2007-11-08T11:06:00.001-05:00

Last month I was featured on the cover of the Weekly Dig, a local free magazine/newspaper type publication. There was a little print-up inside about my art work and the Fort Point open studios.

Some More Stuff

2007-11-08T10:31:00.001-05:00

I will be at the Fort Point winter sale Dec. 7th 8th and 9th, link. I will also have two pieces in the "Ozspirations" show Nov. 15 to Dec. 22, link.

Upcoming events

2007-07-17T10:02:00.000-04:00

Saturday and Sunday September 8th and 9th I will be at The Boston Arts Festival in Christopher Columbus Park. Link Oct. I will be at the Fort point open studios the 19th, 20th and 21st. A great event with over 200 artists working in all mediums of art and craft. Link

Mail Art :Woodland Envlope

2007-03-21T14:56:00.000-04:00

This is the piece I'm mailing to: http://www.mailmeart.com/ I hope it has enough postage.

It will be interesting to see what it looks like
after it has traveled through the mail.

It is sort of a combination of fairytales.

RISD sale 2007

2007-03-07T22:33:00.000-05:00

I got into the RISD alumni sale. It will be May 5th in Providence RI anyone on my mailing list will get sent a postcard. It looks like there will be a few illustrators there this year. More info I'm also working on a few entries for a starbucks card contest:

a little pic

2007-02-03T22:52:00.001-05:00

My New Cards

2007-01-27T12:35:00.000-05:00

"Red Pig". The image for my new business card. There is my info and an icon of a red wolf on the back.

Gulu-Gulu Cafe Show

2007-01-10T12:27:00.000-05:00

I'm going to be in a 3-person show at the GuluGulu Cafe in Lynn Mass. It is only a 20 min ride on the commuter rail from Boston, so if you are in the area please stop by. The show will run from Jan 8th to March. There will also be a meet the artist day on Feb. 15th starting at 7 pm with live music at 8.

The Connoisseurs.com

2007-01-01T10:33:00.001-05:00

I am going to be doing the icons and some of the illustrations for the website The Connoisseurs.

2006-11-30T10:43:00.000-05:00

http://www.klukeart.com/links.html posted a link to my web page as well as a list of some great illustrators/painters.

and new cards

2006-11-16T11:28:00.000-05:00

I have finally run out of the 1500 business cards I had printed out about two years ago. It is time to print out a new design. They should be ready for my next show.

Sales and shows for the end of 06'

2006-11-16T11:20:00.000-05:00

This year I will be at the: 2006 Fort Point Holiday Sale http://www.fortpointarts.org/ Friday December 8th 11-7 and Saturday Dec 9, 11-5 I will mostly be selling prints and neat little buttons because I need to finish 12-20 new paintings for a show in the new year. I will still have 2-3 orignal pieces but they will be in limited supply. And when the time comes post more info about my show at the Gulu-Gulu Cafe in Lynn Mass. http://www.gulu-gulu.com Thanks, Enjoy. I hope to see you there.

Time to Quit my day job?

2006-10-20T09:59:00.000-04:00

Well not quite,

But I am selling my paintings faster than I can paint.

Prints help a lot ,, they keep people intrested in my work and provide a little income inbetween paintings. I think I may have to raise my prices again.. I know my work is cheep but I want to still keep some of the orignals affordable to people that would not normally purchase art.. (college students, starving artists and such)

we will see..

on the top of my list is to update my website and get a nice body of work done for a cafe show I'm having in the new year.

I do not think I will do the Boston SciFiCon this year, they moved it and now it is harder to get to...I will also need some more time to paint. ------ Happy Halloween..

Boston arts festival

2006-10-17T12:53:00.000-04:00

I had a very short interview at the Boston arts festival wich aired on the Boston news channel. I interview badly, but it was good pratice.. I guess. http://www.cityofboston.gov/cable/video_library.asp?id=682

Art Supplies

2006-09-21T12:42:00.000-04:00

I just got my Blick shipment today of Art Boards and matts. I love getting new art supplies. I'm ordering some prints for open studios and am looking foward to their arival. One of my co-workers (Shannon O'Connor) published an artical about the Boston Arts festival and some of my work in The Mass Media www.the-mass-media.com . I will post it on my website.