Summer Sea Series!

Summer Sea Series!  Each mixed media collaged painting is 12"x12" 

Ahhh…summer! Lazy afternoons reading on the back porch, extra time with my children and family, trips to the beach to play in the ocean!  After the successful completion of the "Music in Art" show, I am more than ready to relax into summer!  The first thing on my summer "to do" list was to get a stack of good books for summer reading.  I started with "Language of Flowers" and loved this book so much, it will be hard to top.  The next thing on my list was to create a new Sea themed series based on the "dream big" whale I painted last summer.  I painted a new "dream big" whale and added a mermaid "reach for the stars," a fish "dare to be different," and a snail "go at your own pace."  I hope to take this series down to the beach with me, which is next on my list!   As always, if you are interested in purchasing one of my colorful artful affirmations just send me an email at jackietury@gmail.com.  Happy summer!

Etsy Shop now Open!!!!

YAY--I am so excited!!! I finally have my Etsy shop up and running!!! Please come by for a visit!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/jackietury

Right now, the shop is featuring several sweet treats from my "Cupcake Collection."

Thank you Paul for all of your help and support!

We ART Family--Art Open House!!!

We recently hosted our first ever Art Open House! It was a lot of fun and a huge success! Our entire house was converted into a gallery. Each room had walls covered with original artwork (over 100 pieces) and filled with friends (over 50 guests)! I was able to showcase my "Cake Collection," "Colorful Creation" series, abstract landscapes, beeswax collage, prints, and notecards. My husband displayed his "Skateboard Series", "Jazz and Blues" cardboard series, "Salvation of Music" boxes, handmade paper sculptures, and silkscreen prints. My daughters had their recycled record bowls and jewelry, sea glass pendants, handmade paper flowers, clay pots, mini-canvas paintings and collage art for show and sale. What a fun, artful way to spend the day! Thanks everyone!

Summer Sweets and Artful Treats!

I ran into fellow Artomatic artist Quest Skinner at Eastern Market the other day. Her paintbrush piece was the perfect addition to the new art and music room in our basement--thanks Quest! I haven't baked any pies yet this summer, but I've painted a few. Here are "a la mode" and "key lime." I've also added a few new pieces to my "Cake Collection." I have quite the Bakery going! Just in time for our Art Open House. More on that later...

Let Them Eat Cake!

With the recent snow days, I finally had a chance to start the cake paintings I had sketched ages ago. I also had time to create a mini version of my pink cupcake painting that was in the Artomatic show. I love the 3-D effect. The frosting looks good enough to eat. These colorful (and tasty) creations will be complete just in time for Valentine's Day! If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please email me at jackietury@cox.net. Now it's on to the baking of real cakes and cupcakes. Happy Valentine's Day!