Baa Baa Black Sheep

24x30 oil on canvas Just finished this painting this morning. Love the black face sheep! I had to put a blue Jay atop, funny little guys they are! SOLD!

Royal Cup Cake

6x6" oil on panel. 125. Pink frosting is fun and yummy, a cup cake fit for royalty!!

Wedding Cup Cake

6x6 oil on panel 125. Just had to paint a wedding "cup"cake! Fun! SOLD!!!

Pink Rose Cup Cake

6x6" o/b I am painting chocolate cupcakes because.......... I love them! Got an email about white cake cup cakes, those are yummy too!! Ok, I hear ya!!
XO Susan

Fancy Cup Cake

5x7 " o/b 125. This looks like a French cupcake! Very fancy! SOLD!

CUPCAKE

5x7 o/b $ 125. More cup cakes tomorrow!!

CUPCAKE

5x7 o/b yep, back to food! I love cupcakes, going to paint a few more too! Also, making them in clay! I'm having a cupcake affair!!
Did you know that in England they are called fairy cakes? Love that!
Let me know what you think,ok? susanjenkinsart@charter.net
XO Susan

New Gallery

What a fun day! Todd Elliot came to my studio today. He is the owner of Elliot's Art and Frame in Carmel and the son of Vicki Greene. He went thru my paintings and picked out a bunch he liked and we all had a really fun visit! Oh it was nice to see those paintings on their way to a wonderful new home!

He has a real mix too. Animals and flowers, big works and small!! Exciting! Thankyou Todd and Vicki!!

If you are visiting Carmel please stop and see!!

XO Susan SHEEP SOLD!!

WISH art tag

Newest tag, these are bigger, 51/2 " x 11". I have drawn angels and used paints,lace, sheet music and all manner of things. Still having fun! Gayle of Chambers gallery would like to carry them! Oh Boy!!

HOME art tag

This my newest art tag. Sorry it is so dark,it is way lighter than this, I don't know why that happens!! I am finding all sorts of wonderful things to add to these. Home makes one think of all sorts of fun ideas. Home is such a special place, where ever it is.SOLD!!

Lavender Wand

My dearest childhood friend Annette was here yesterday to spend the day. She has a Lavender farm with her daughter Kim. They both work the farm in a sea of lavender! She brought me this darling hand made lavender wand, made by weaving ribbon in and out of the stems, lovely. It is about 12 inches long. You are supposed to put them in your undie drawer as a sachet. Right now it is in my front room on the coffee table and the fragrance has just filled the room!!
They are making soap and oils and all manner of wonderful lavender specialties.
She said the bees are really coming to the farm in great numbers and we are all so happy about that! She will be adding bee hives soon on the acreage and told me lavender honey is delicious! I can hardly wait!! I know she will share being that she most certainly is my dearest childhood friend!!
Thankyou Annette for a treasured visit and my beautiful lavender wand!!!
XO Susan

Raku Pears

Speaking of pears! Just took these out of the kiln, hand formed rakued pears. I am continuing my facination with pears in clay and paint and raku. Loving it all! I painted these in colorful glazes and the raku process softened them nicely. Comments? Write to me at

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Pear Trees

I just had to take a picture of the pear trees at Pam's too! Just beautiful! I had only seen pear trees once in my life and this was a treat. There are fruit and wonderful old olive trees surrounding her home.
A wonderful day, thankyou Pam!

A Visit to Pam Derby's

Gayle and I went out to Paso Robles ( wine country)to visit with Pam Derby and see her lovely new home out in the middle of her vinyard "Lauras Vinyard, Derbyshire Farms".
As far as the eye can see in all directions it is gorgeous vinyard with beautiful grape vines. This is a picture of Gayle standing at the edge of Pam's new infinity pool!
Her home is a Craftsman style with windows looking out forever!
I will be doing a small tile repair and painting as at one time that was my business, tiles and murals, ( a really long time ago!).
It was a really fun day, a tour of her beautiful home and lunch by the pool!
Today more playing with an old friend and then I really must knuckle down and get to some art work!!

ART DAY

It was a truely beautiful day yesterday! Today is my birthday so the girls gave me a party!! So nice and such fun! Vickie's garden is magical and we were sitting on her patio right in the midst of lovingly collected vintage statuary, beautiful flowers and succulents of all variety everywhere. Cascading sweet peas, water flowing from a fountain,nature, nature, nature, ( am I gushing?)nature!

I didn't get much work done, the girls painted working in acrylics and I brought all my tag stuff or so I thought, glue was the biggie forget and Lynn helped out with her "Yes" glue. Great stuff, ever tried it? It is archival and used professionally. I have been using glue sticks from Staples!! Vickie loaned me her special small cutting scissors, a major break thru!!
Too much fun and I should actually have painted because believe it or not tags take much concentration.
We did show and tell and Vickie showed her gorgeous tags and I am more determined than ever to do these! Lynn showed us her extraordinary bead collection, beads from all over the world!

The girls completed many small paintings and I almost completed a tag!!

Thankyou Lynn and Vickie and Gayle for a truely, special,unforgettable day!

Now, to work!!!

SEASCAPE mixed media

8x10 encaustic mixed media seascape on board. I have really been all over the place lately! Tags and now back to encaustics (wax) painting and acrylic.
I love the wax medium, you really don't know what you will get. Alot of surprizes!

I am going to an art day with friends today and will be making more art tags.....we will all be doing something different! Hope you are having a great day, perhaps an art day too???

Well have fun! XO Susan

OCEAN art tag

This one is purely experimental. This has paper, paint and wax!Real mixed media. I am going off in different directions.....I am not selling these now because I want to get a collection of them and have them printed to sell at shows inexpensively. There is so much time involved in making them! This just the most fun I have had in such a long time!! Try this at home!!
Back to the studio!! XO Susan SOLD!!

BIRDS nesting

We have so many birds flying through right now. Yesterday at Lynn's we watched as a mother and father bird flew back and forth feeding their new borns . The nest was right above our heads! Wonderful surprize!SOLD!

CROW Art Tag

New Tag for today. SOLD!!
Spent the morning on the beach with friends Gayle and Lynn ( absolutely gorgeous morning) and had every intention of making several today, instead went to lunch with mom and sis in law ,Joanie! Really played! We have to do that now and again don't we??
I did manage to get a new done this after noon...my table in my kitchen is just full of fabulous stuff I have cut out! I don't see my self stopping any time soon hahaha!
Going to try hard to get some painting done tomorrow!!
XO Susan
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NATURE art tag

A new art tag for today.Oh so fun!! Please click on the picture to see it enlarged. 7 1/2"x2 3/4"

Art Tag "Nature"

Well, this is it for today, tried to get a lighter picture of this but the scanner is scanning it dark?? This has been fun, spending alot of time looking for bits and pieces. It reminds me of mosiacs, very much the same ...cutting all the pieces and searching for just the right one. If you click on the picture it enlarges it and it is easier to see. More tomorrow! XO Susan

Art Tag "Friend"

These are the newest, a little different, click on to enlarge. "Friend" 7 1/2"x 2 3/4" SOLD!! These little guys have just been purchased by Susan in Sacramento! Thankyou Susan!

Art Tag "BEE"

7 1/2"x2 3/4" art tag, paper card embellished with original paintings,papers,printed words, and stamping. Click the picture to see a close up!
I think as I go these are going to get more lavish! I thought I would draw the line at lace but I am looking fondly at some sweet pieces I have collected thru the years.Jewels would be nice too, have put a few on some of the cards. It is amazing what we have just sitting in boxes and in our cupboards. At some point I will put these in the gallery but right now I am having a very good time learning as I go along. Yes, I am still painting and doing clay and what ever, idle hands you know!!
XO Susan
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Art Tags

Ok, this is a stretch, but I am having a really good time making these. Art Tags can be for gifts and book marks or just to hang on the wall! I love them, always picking them up at card shops and shows. I am working out new ideas for these.
I am meeting with some art friends next week and one of them is the "Queen" of Art Tags, Vicki Greene. We are going to really have fun with these but thought I would share!
These are 71/2"x23/4". I have pieces of my paintings on them and other things I have collected. Click the picture for a larger view!

I went back in and played with these. Added a few more pieces. Rather than taking the others out(which I don't know how to do) and redoing the whole thing I just added the new ones!

Abstract ACEO Trees #7

2.5"x3.5" a/p painted on water media archival paper with a high gloss varnish. 22.00+3.00 shipping. These paintings are mounted on a white 5x7 mat and come in a clear plastic envelope.

TREES "ACEO" # 30

2.5"x3.5" abstract of trees. a/p archival water media paper , varnished to a high gloss. 22.00.

I am encouraged this morning because Andrea purchased the first ACEO painting! Trees #4. So I am afraid you will have to endulge my fun love of painting these just a wee bit longer!! Thankyou Andrea!!
XO Susan

Big Sur

The fire in Big Sur up in back of me here on the Central Coast is 65% contained this morning. The smoke and ash has lessened a great deal. We are so relieved. Highway 1 is opened and the news has brought a lot of people to town here in Cambria. I understand too that businesses are opening back up in Big Sur.

The condors have survived,we have a very large area that is a sanctuary for them and the young were air lifted out. The older followed their instincts and prevailed.The firemen , heroes all, beat back the fire and saved our historic structures there. So much loss in homes, wildlife and majestic pines. Thankfully no lives lost!

The Big Sur is spiritual, nature at its most pristine. It will most certainly return to it's magnificent grandeur.

A heartfelt thank you to all of the brave heroic firemen and so too the many courageous workers and volunteers.

God Bless, XO Susan

TREES "ACEO" # 28

2.5x3.5 aceo abstract painting. a/p Painted on water media paper varnished with a high gloss.22. susanjenkinsart@charter.net

TREES "ACEO" # 19

2.5"x3.5" a/c abstract aceo "trees" Painted on archival water media paper and varnished with high gloss. Another is my series of trees. Really loving these. Love the color. 22.
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RAKU PEAR

This new pear clay raku piece is 6"x4". Hand built in white stone ware clay.Taken out of the kiln last night. I have made more pears, just love the raku finish on them. I have to decide if I want to stay with the white or try some yellow. I think the next one will be a deep yellow!!

Floral Demo

Kind of dark but this is a demo I did yesterday for some dear friends in their studio.I am in the process of working on it here, What a fun day! Lots of great snacks and coffee and a beautiful arrangement that had great meaning to our hostess. A fun day had by all ! Thankyou Ross and Hedy!

Floral aceo

2.5x3.5 aceo acrylic painting on archival water media paper. 42.

CROW aceo

2.5"x3.5" aceo a/p Painted on archival water media paper and varnished with a high gloss 42.
SOLD!! Thankyou Lynn!

Clay and Glass show ,Palo Alto

What a fabulous day! Yesterday Gayle and I went to Palo Alto to the huge Clay and glass show.

Incredible work, miles of it!! Alot of Gayles artists from her gallery were participating and that was fun. A wonderful demonstration on the wheel. Throwing off the hump which I had never seen, (Nichibei Potters)all of you potters out there know what that is!?
The most beautiful glass work and huge clay pieces, thrown and hand built and sculpture. All of it just blow away! I didn't leave with out a little something!
Gayle met up with many of her artists and I was so fortunate to be introduced to some of these extraordinary glass makers and potters.

It was a beautiful day, a bit of smoke from the fires but not too bad. Nice for the artists and a wonderful turn out. If you ever get a chance to go it should not be missed!!

Highway 1 is open to Big Sur!! We are so happy to hear that. God Bless the Fire men, real heros!

ACEO Trees #15

2.5"x3.5" acrylic on archival paper. 22.00

Raku sheep

Another view of the sheep.

Betsy's Sheep

SOLD! Well this is the hand built sheep finally done ! I rakued it at a friends house with her load of firing! We had fun and I love the way it turned out and so did Betsy!! I am still looking for a kiln and have decided on a new one! Will get that shortly. Being with out one has not been fun!

TREES "ACEO" # 16

2.5"x3.5" ACEO abstract of trees/ acyrlic on archival paper with a high gloss varnish. 22.00 Yes, another one, loving this sooooooo much!!!!
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Seascape ACEO # 2

2.5"x3.5" a/p 42.

Seascape ACEO # 1

2.5"x3.5" a/p ACEO "Pocket Art" $42.00

Abstract Trees #6

2.5x3.5 acrylic on paper. As you can see I am having a really good time with these little abstract paintings! I have been working all day! This weekend I am going to paint something new, have to tear myself away from these abstracts, I have some little sea scapes sketched out. I have lots of ideas!! These are very fun. If you paint, try these!! Highly collectable too!! $22.00
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ACEO Abstract, Pink Trees

2.5x3.5 small ACEO painting on 140lb archival paper with high gloss varnish. 22.00+2.00 shipping. If you have any questions about any of these small paintings or wish to purchase ,please contact me at susanjenkinsart@charter.net SOLD!!

ACEO abstract trees #4

2.5"x3.5" small abstract painting.Acrylic on archival 140lb paper, varnished with a high gloss.
22.00 + 2.00 shipping SOLD!!!

ACEO abstract trees # 2

2.5x3.5" small abstract of trees. Painted in acrylic on archival 140 lb paper and varnished with a high gloss varnish. 22.00 + 2.00 shipping

ACEO abstract Trees #5

2.5x3.5 small abstract of trees. Painted with acrylic on 140lb archival paper and varnished with a heavy clear gloss. 22.00 + 2.00 shipping.

ACEO

Good Morning!
While I am waiting for the batterie to charge up in my camera I thought I would tell you of a movement that is afoot. I am so excited! Have you heard about ACEO's? They are very small paintings or collage, or anything in the artworks that is done in a 2.5 x3.5 format. The size of a playing card.
Originating during the Impressionist period they were called ATC's, art trading cards. Traded and collected by artists who wanted to have a sample of another artists work. Also called "pocket art."
ACEO's are "art cards editions and originals". These small cards are now being done by artists and traded and sold. The price varies depending on subjects and time involved.
I am enthralled! Loving abstracts as I do I painted several of these small pieces and am going to offer them for sale. I will be painting all kinds of subjects, some more detailed than others and priced accordingly.
I will be adding them to the blog later today and adding them to my FAA site too. I hope you like them, it is a fun and affordable way to collect art!

XO Susan

PEARS

6x6 oil on board. I always think pears are beautiful in still life. The golden yellows and reds and oranges. I have set them against a soft grey background. I love the cool of the grey with the warm color of the pears! 125.

View From The Villa

18x24oil on canvas

I'm Back!

Hello!

I hope you all had a great fourth! My family was here, my grand daughter Elizabeth and great grand daughter, Tilly! What fun we had. Of course all the family here to see them too. Fire works at Shammel Park with fog but it worked. Beautiful!

I am back to work this morning. Finishing up another painting for the work shop in Washington.Bev will be putting them on soon. Please go to http://www.bevelar.com/ and you can see the paintings when they are up and also all of the other workshops that will be coming.

Putting the new painting on this morning. If you want to contact www.susanjenkinsart@charter.net

More later, XO Susan

Luxembourg Gardens

5x7 oil on board The beautiful Luxembourg Gardens of Paris, France where I spent alot of time sketching . This is a painting done from the garden. 125.
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LILY POND

6x6 oil on board Always fun to get back to painting lily ponds. I just love them. 125.

Copper Tea Pot and Apricots

5x6 oil on board/ I decided to paint the apricot painting in oil after an email from my friend Barbara. A little different in the lower key values. Her suggesion was to have a mate to the other copper tea pot painting with onions. I think it works! 125.