Thoughts as a juror

So this week I've had the opportunity to judge/jury an art show at a school where a friend from BYU teaches, we had some classes together, she was art ed and I was art just plain. It was really interesting to see all the projects that had been worked on K-9. It warmed my heart to see pieces where the kids seemed to really have grasped the concepts being taught, like watercolor washes, perspective etc.
The actually decisions were a little daunting at first, I don't want to crush young dreams, on the other hand, it was pretty cool to get to chose the pieces I liked, reward those that I found to have merit (I did take into account project guidelines where given). It was fun over all and I reakky do love art and what I do, so thanks for the opportunity Jordan!

Artist Bio

So I've been working towards some goals and in the process I've had to update my...pr materials(?). I generally don't like the thought of having to write an artist bio but it was required for something I want to do, so I buckled down and wrote one. I cannot say enough how helpful The Artist's Guide by Jackie Battenfield has been to me in several such occasion in helping me figure out how to market myself/my art. Anyway, here's the bio:

J M is a native of Utah.  After loving art growing up she studied painting and drawing at Brigham Young University and was fortunate enough to study with noted artist Wulf Barsch.  While at BYU M was introduced to techniques used by ancient Greek and Renaissance master artists, such as sacred geometry, the golden section and symbolism, all of which have become an integral part of her artwork.  Often M’s art draws inspiration from the likes of ancient Egyptian art, Classical Greek architecture, masonic art and symbolism, as well as Islamic geometric designs.

Since graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art in 2009, M’s work has been shown nationally in Connecticut and Georgia, and throughout the state of Utah in solo and group exhibitions including at the Springville Museum of Art.

Thoughts?

Check out the 28th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art Exhibition! I've got a piece in it and I'm so excited to be included in such a great show.

Oils?

So I've been wanting to get back to oil painting. I decided that with my current set up, if I was going to oil paint it would be better at this stage to use pre-streched and primed canvas (linen not cotton). Anyway there was a sale and I rashly went ahead and bought a beautiful canvas. Now I need to really get ready to use oils again and to not to ruin the canvas.

I just found about an artist through this interview, I quite like her work, check her out.

Terra Nova

I'm thrilled to have been asked to participate in the 10 year anniversary show at Terra Nova Gallery. It's great to be included with other artists in the area at this great gallery. Here's to 10 more years!

I've been switching off days lately of drawing and painting, and I've also started using micron pen for my drawings rather than pencil. It's been a good change for me a stretch if you will, When I draw I rely on shading but with the pen and ink it's always the same shade and so I have to figure out different ways to accomplish the same goal. It's a good challenge for me, gets me out of my comfort zone. I've been liking the results so far.