Tuesday Morning
I'm adding some old paintings to my gallery this morning and thinking about working in a new/old way. Â I love some of these images and the way I mixed the beautiful with the terrible, or added an edgy-ness to the work. Hope you enjoy them as well.
Motherlode Art Exhibition
Yesterday I attended the 43rd Motherlode  Art Exhibition in Placerville, Ca. I was so happy to see some of my friends from past classes.  Kathy Gibson and Lee Thompson from my classes with Gary Pruner at American River College in Sacramento are two very fine oil...
Amador County Fair 2009
photos taken by Michele Jensen I had a great time painting and meeting people at the Amador County Fair on Saturday. I enjoyed looking at the art and photos, as always. Â Some of my students and friends received well deserved awards. Â Congratulations to all!
Amador County Fair
July 30 - August 2, 2009 are the dates this year for the Amador County Fair. Â This year I'll be demonstrating in watercolor on Saturday, August 1 from 10 am - 4 pm. I did not enter the fair fine art competition, but will have some work with me, as well as class...
Amador Stars Window 2009
The Amador Stars Window at the Amador County Fair, 2009...  "It's a Grape Time to Hukilau!" It's a challenge  to come up with something that fits the county fair theme, and to incorporate our organization, and still be enjoyable for the crowd at the fair.  I love...
Kingsburg Watercolor Demonstration
Kinsburg Demo 2009 My sincere thanks to all the members of the Kingsburg Art Center for hosting my watercolor demonstration. Â It was nice to meet all of you. Â I'm looking forward to a return visit.
Ukiah Workshop
Back in March I travelled up to Ukiah, Ca. to teach a workshop. Ukiah has a wonderful art community with a new art gallery and classroom. Everyone wanted to paint portraits. Some were new to watercolor portraits, some old hands, but I think everyone enjoyed the class. I know I enjoyed teaching and painting with them all!
website: www.artcenterukiah.org
WASCO Workshop in Sonoma County, Ca.
Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (www.wascoart.org) was my host in a week long workshop in March, 2009. Â For the first day I did a "follow along" portrait class. Â There was a large enthusiastic group working that day. Â The rest of the week it was "paint your own...
Monday, again
It's a new week... And a pretty momentous one for me. This week I'll be picking up my new car. You won't see me in that old Chevy van again! And, I'll be getting a new computer. I'm so excited! There are tons of art shows to enter at this time of year. Get...
Fish coloring page 2
Here is another fun ink sketch that I made as a coloring page for my granddaughter, Elle. I thought it would be a wonderful idea to share them with others as well... I hope you enjoy them! Download hi-res (4 MB) Download low-res (680 KB) These pages are in Adobe PDF...