Circus Cup

5x7 water color on paper

New Work Monday

I will be adding a new painting on Monday. I have had a couple of commitments the past couple of days so no posting or painting! See you tomorrow!

XO Susan

Cappuccino in a Green Cup

6x6 o/b 125. Oh yummmmm, I love a steamy hot cap!! A fun after noon is going to Borders books, getting a stack of magazines and a cup of cappuccino! They serve it in those big white cups!Simple pleasures!! Where is your favorite place to get a cap??SOLD!

KOI

6x6 o/b Still fascinated by the Koi! These are just the most beautiful fish. So graceful. I am drawn to the red and orange and yellow but they come in so many colors. Santa Barbara has beautiful Lily ponds and Koi ponds. Think I will take a little day trip!!SOLD!

Koi Pond

6x6 o/b

KOI POND

6x6 o/b I painted the board red acrylic first. I really like the glow it gives under the painting. I have painted alot of the boards and will be using the red undertone for the next paintings. SOLD

KOI POND

6x6 o/b I have always loved lily ponds and with Koi they are beautiful and mysterious. I will be painting a series of them. Hope you like them!!

Rooster water color

6x71/2 watercolor on paper

Yes, I am having fun with the roosters! They have such personality and I love to sketch and paint them. Almost over this, going back to my oils soon!

Thanks Giving

Wishing all of you a wonderful Thanks Giving, with family and friends,turkey and "pie"! ! A time for giving thanks for all of our blessings and those of you traveling , be safe!
XO Susan

Water Color Rooster

6x8 water color on paper

Still Life Floral

4x6 acrylic on paper. SOLD!!

Happy Cup

5x7 watercolor

Just a happy little painting for this morning. Water colors are relaxing and fun!

Pear

41/2x51/2 acrylic on paper SOLD!

Fun little painting to do this morning. I love to play with acrylics and it is a fun change from oils. This is worked with my fingers!

Turnips

9x12 oil on canvas 195.

Leffingwell

24x30 oil on canvas. This is not of course a small. it is a painting I have been working on for the gallery here. Worked on it this morning and thought I would put it up for today's painting! Leffingwell is a gorgeous spot here. I hope I have captured a bit of it's beauty.

YELLOW CUP

6x6 I got this cup and saucer years ago, always thought I would paint it sometime. It is made with terra cotta clay and is very old. I love the color.

I have been painting tight lately, I have no clue why, it happens sometimes. I go right back to my beginnings. This morning I decided to get my big brush out and paint and it was very fun!

So, big brushes again ! Yay!

Piqueassiette

8"x6" Piqueassiette Box ( Piqueassiette , French word for stolen plates)

This is what I do when I have my afternoons free (?). I make boxes and other fun things out of broken plates and other shard pieces I collect. I also make alot of the pieces! I work in clay too. I first make the box out of clay, fire it in my kiln and then embellish it. I have these works in the Chambers Gallery here in Cambria.
This one recently sold and I am making a shameless plea for green!! Tiles. plates, anything green that is broken or chipped and you want to give it a good home!

From time to time I will put a piece on here that I have made to share with you. Since I am not painting today, I will be in the gallery and I thought it would be fun and something different to add it this morning.

HONEY JAR

6x6 o/b 125. My jar of honey will soon be gone and I have to make a trip to the bee keeper to get some more! I will make myself a cup of tea and enjoy one of the few last spoonfuls.

KOI POND

16x20 o/c Finished painting! I may do a bit of tweeking but it is done. I just love these Koi. They are so colorful, gentle and beautiful.

GICLEE'S

I have selected a few of my Morning Paintings for reproduction. So many of you have asked about several paintings that have been purchased. They are available in archival paper and canvas. Frames and mats are available too!
I hope you will go to http://fineartamerica.com/ click on my name or,
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/susan-jenkins.html?tab=artwork

Have a look see and tell me what you think!
As always, I thank you, XO Susan

Strawberry Jam

6x6 o/b 125. Yep, another jar of Sue's jam. Almost gone! More jam in March, Yay!

Tomato Still life

9x12 o/b SOLD!

The Wait

This painting was done many years ago. The students in the San Mateo class wanted to see a picture of it so here it is! It is a 30x40. It was painted at a time when I was progressing on my journey of going from very realistic to an impressionistic style. It is in a private collection.

The class in San Mateo was really fun! So many nice people and lots of laughs. So great to see old friends and make new. Wonderful painters! Andrea and Kathleen did a fabulous job of putting on the event! Thankyou! Camilla is the proud owner of "Cranberry Raisen Pie"! Thankyou to all of you who participated and see you in January!!

XO Susan

Workshop coming up!

I will be leaving tomorrow for the workshop Friday and Saturday in San Mateo. I am looking forward to that. It will be fun to see everyone!

Today I have alot of running around, getting my supplies ready and packing.So, not painting today. Meeting today with Gayle, mom and sister at the "Tea Cozy" here.I think that is what inspired me to paint the cup of tea and jar of honey! Wonderful little tea shop here in Cambria.

Large Koi painting almost finished so will put that on next week.I will be back painting Monday morning. See you then!

XO Susan

Tea and Cookies

6x6" o/b A cup of hot tea is so wonderful on a cool fall day. A teaspoon of the bee keeper's honey and a couple of cookies and you have heaven!

JAR of HONEY

6x6 o/b This is a jar of honey from a local bee keeper here. Such warm color. SOLD

Thankyou for all of the wonderful reaction to my "Jar of Honey" painting! I am having Geclee's reproduced of it and a few of the others that I am thinking might be fun. They will be matted and of course for sale. Price will be $36.00 including shipping. If you would be interested in a geclee of this painting please write to me at susanjenkinsart@charter.net I will be listing the others for sale in geclee soon! XO Susan

KOI

6x6 o/b

1954 CHEVY PICKUP

6x6 o/b 125.

Lay in for Koi Painting

20x24 o/c lay in for large Koi painting.

I thought it might be fun to share my turpentine technique with you on a lay in. I have made my drawing with a #4 bristle brush and ultra marine blue with turp and then washed in color on lily pond leaves, Koi and water also with turp. Left click on the photo and you will see a close up of the brush strokes and scrub in.

I will add a lily too somewhere just have to pick out a place. I want the painting to be about the Koi but having the color and pond subjects set them off. Anyway, I will go in tomorrow and start shaping it up more. May finish it tomorrow, see how it goes.

I will do a warm up "morning" painting tomorrow too. Not Koi and not pie....something new!!

XO Susan

workshop San Mateo

Just wanted to mention a workshop I am giving on small paintings in San Mateo November 2nd and 3rd. I am looking forward to seeing so many friends there and new friends too!

I also want to say hi to my friends and family in SanDiego. All areas and people affected by the fires. It is harrowing ,what you have all been thru. My thoughts and prayers are with you!

XO Susan

CHERRY PIE

6x6 o/b 125. Grab your cup of coffee and let's have a piece of cherry pie!!

KOI

6x6 o/b 125. Yes, I am having fun painting Koi! I am facinated by the color and movement. I will probably paint a few more as I work on my larger piece. When the large painting is finished I will put it on the web www.susanjenkins.artspan.com and also take it to the Chambers gallery here.

KOI

6x6 o/b 125.

KOI

6x6 o/b 125. SOLD!This small painting is one of many I will be doing as sketches for a larger painting with Koi. I was very inspired by Bev's gorgeous Koi pond in Washington when I was teaching at Arts Desire. The Koi are enormous! Beautiful.

2 PEARS

6x6 o/b 125.

Going on Holiday

Tomorrow morning I will be leaving for a trip south to San Diego. A baby shower for Natalie Susan my first great grandchild. I am ecstatic!
Yes, I know, I am way too young to be a great grandmother but my beautiful Elizabeth has chosen to change all that!
I will be returning home in a week. My daughter Heather is an artist also ( please see her website ) and we will have fun comparing notes and filling each other with inspiration. Always great fun!
So Monday the 22nd of this month I will be back at my easel eagerly ready to paint!

Until then XO Susan

Key Lime Pie

6x6 o/b 125. Yes, another pie! I love painting deserts! I also love Key Lime pie. The color of this pie is so pretty too .

Rose in Green Vase

6x6 o/b 125. I love red and green together. They are compliments on the color wheel. This is the last rose bud on my bushes! Had to paint it!

Fruit of the Vine

5x7 o/c 125. SOLD!

Carton of Eggs

8x10 0/b I really love painting brown eggs. Not by themselves but in the cardboard carton. The cartons are still the same as I remember as a child. My mother used to get her eggs this way, even my gramma. Brown eggs are wonderful to paint as well as to eat and bake with! The yolks are beautiful too, a rich yellow.

Yellow Pepper

5x7 o/c SOLD! I love the color of peppers. The yellow pepper is bright yellow when you first look at it but then you see lovely subtle changes to deeper yellows and oranges. Beautiful.

Cranberry Raisin Pie

6x6 o/b 125. SOLD This pie is so festive for the holidays. Cranberries have just a bit of tartness and the sweetness of the raisins make it wonderful! Ice cream on this pie would be sooooo good!!

Lake Trout

5"x9" o/b

Home!

So wonderful to be home again. A long trip for sure. Beautiful up there in Washington and Oregon, it rained and was lovely. Great to see old friends and new. Sue gave me a new jar of her home made strawberry jam and I can't wait to open it!
Bev has darling little canvases 2x2 and 2x3, that's inches!! I am excited to paint on those! Don't know what yet, I am ruminating over that! I do know that I want to call them "Bits & Pieces". Sweet?
Barbara is now the proud owner of "Peach Pie", Thankyou Barbara!
Anyway, I do want to get some painting in this morning but my morning is rapidly dissapearing!So much to do after a week away.
I promice to get a new work on by tomorrow.
Thankyou for all of your wonderful comments about my blog!
See you tomorrow, XO Susan

By The Sea

5x7 o/b This is a little palette knife painting. Very fun ! I am off to Washington tomorrow morning. Have a wonderful week! See you Wednesday morning, Oct, 3rd!!

XO Susan

Sunday Morning

Good morning! I won't be painting today. I will be in the Chambers gallery.

Tomorrow I am hoping to get some painting in. I am leaving Tuesday for Vancouver Washington to teach a work shop at Art's Desire www.bevelar.com I will be away from my easel for a week!! I am looking forward to seeing old friends but it is always good to come back home.

So, one more posting tomorrow and then back in a week with lots of new ideas!

See you then.

XO Susan

Fall Pumpkin Patch

6x6 o/b The air is crisp, the colors of foliage changing, and the pumpkins are soon to be picked!

Blackberry Cream Pie

6x6 o/b Blackberry Cream Pie

Ingredients: pastry for 9" one crust pie. 4cups blackberries fresh if you can. 2 eggs lightly beaten. 1/3 cup sugar. 4 T all purpose flour. 1/4 tsp salt. 1 tsp vanilla. 1 cup heavy cream.

Directions: preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare piecrust pastry and line pie plate.Place blackberries in unbaked pastry shell. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients and pour over the blackberries. Bake for approxmimately 30 to 40 minutes or until the crust is nicely browned and filling is set. Cool and serve with whip cream! mmmmmmmmm!!

Lemon Meringue Pie

6x6 o/b Ingredients : 1 cup white sugar, 2T all purpose flour, 3 T cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 1/2cups water.
2 lemons, juiced and zested, 2T butter, 4 egg yolks, beaten.
1 9" pie crust, baked, 4 egg whites 6 T sugar. 350 oven preheated.
Lemon Filling: in a med sauce pan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest.Cook over med high heat stirring frequently until mixture comes to a boil.Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2cup hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, continue to whip until until stiff peaks for. Spread over oie and and gook for 10n minutes till golden. Delicious!!

Colorful Rooster

9x12 O/B SOLD

Just felt like getting into the paint and "mixing it up" this morning after the egg and plum paintings! Roosters are fun and they have a personality that seems to unfold as I paint them.
See you tomorrow!! XO Susan

Eggs in a White Bowl

6x6 oil on board

Plums

15x16 oil on board SOLD

Monday Morning

I am working in the Chambers gallery tomorrow ( Sunday) so there won't be a painting to put up for you to view.
Returning to my easel Monday morning excited and ready to paint. There are several ideas I have, a couple things new to experiment. Have a lovely Sunday. Until Monday then!!!

XO Susan

Patio Still Life

9x12 oil on board

Beautiful day to be out side painting, everything just right!

Peach Pie

5x5 oil on board Peach Pie SOLD!

Pastry for a double crust 9" pie. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 5 cups of peaches sliced. 1/3 to 1/2 cup all purpose flour. 1/4 to 1tsp cinnamon.2 Tbutter. 2Tsugar.
Mix peaches with dry ingredients,turn into unbaked pie shell and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, cut slits, seal edges and brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes until brown and juice begins to bubble thru the slits. Sooooo good!!!

Garden Path

5x7 oil painting on board

Crow Painting on Copper

5x7 crow oil painting on copper SOLD!!

Yesterday I put peanuts out for the Blue Jays as I do every day. We have wonderful birds and deer and all manner of wildlife here in this lovely corner of the earth where I am so fortunate to live. There were many crows wandering , some would say skulking about the area. The little Jays swooped down to weigh and take a peanut and all of a sudden a huge swish and down flew the crows!! It was an exciting moment, my back door being open I edged my way back in the house. Of course the Jays vanished and the crows just took over the pile of peanuts! Big flapping sounds of wings and caw sounds and amazingly I was so close. Some were timid to my presence but most cared less!! They had their sights on those peanuts!
They were huge and they were beautiful, with their shiny black feathers, just beautiful!
My sister Julie and Iwere talking about my incredible experience and she said "paint a crow on copper!! " So here it is, Crow on Copper!

Art Workshops

I will be giving a painting seminar for four days September 27thru the 30th. In Vancouver, Washington at Arts Desire. I will be giving instruction on painting small paintings. I hope to see many of you there!
In San Mateo , California I will be giving a seminar on the small paintings in November the 2nd and 3rd.
I am so enthusiastic about these small works and it is fun to see that you are too!
If you would like info on the classes as they come up or any other information or questions you might have please email me at susanjenkinsart@charter.net

Thankyou, XO

Pomegranate still life on copper

8x10 oil painting on copper SOLD

I have a couple pieces of copper left and I am really having fun painting on it. Obiously I am also loving painting pomegranates !!

Lily Pond

5x7 oil painting on copper

Morning Thoughts

Thinking about painting this morning and what I would like to paint, it occured to me that I have done quite a few paintings of food! I was going to paint another food painting this morning! I think not. I did enjoy painting the burger and cherry pie tho!

I have a couple of pieces of copper and one is a 5x7. I painted on copper years ago. Just for something different. A different "support". I am going to paint on that this morning and I have an idea of what I would like to paint. It will be fun!

To paint on copper you need to first rough it up a bit with steel wool, give it some tooth.Clean it then with alchohol. Paint the piece with a thin coating of oil paint. I used fast drying white.Once it is dry proceed as usual as you would with board or canvas.

It gives a luminous look to the work I think. Don't use alot of paint for this, keep it sort of thin.

Ok, I am off to my studio! XO Susan