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LauraJaenArt

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  • Artwork,  Life

    November Project: Gratitude Doodles

    October 22, 2020 /

    November is right around the corner and I’d like to do something special for the month.  It’s been a tough year for so many people.  It feels like the world could use more togetherness and thankfulness for what we do have.  For the month of November my goal is to help send…

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    Who is your favorite artist?

    February 27, 2018

    Meet the Maker: Day 17

    March 17, 2019

    Fun Fact Friday: Devils Tower Pt. 2

    October 12, 2018
  • Art Tip

    4 Shading Techniques for Ink & Pencil

    October 8, 2020 /

    This month there’s a flood of people making drawings in ink for Inktober and other drawing challenges!  Feedback that I’ve heard from artist friends or those that consider themselves not-yet-artists is that they struggle with shading, so I thought I would take a minute to share some tips! Shading is…

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    Summer Mosaic 2017 Recap: Days 26-42

    May 16, 2018

    Waterfall Wednesday: Twin Falls Lower Falls

    April 10, 2019

    Summer Mosaic 2017 Recap: Days 29-35

    May 6, 2018
  • Artwork

    Inktober 2020: Days 1-4

    October 5, 2020 /

    It’s October, which means it’s time for the annual Inktober drawing challenge!  Are you participating this year? Inktober is a drawing challenge that encourages artists to create a drawing each day with ink based on a list of daily prompts.  The challenge lasts all 31 days of October and happens…

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    100 Day Project Art Show: Collection 1

    February 8, 2021

    March Events

    March 1, 2020

    Meet the Maker: Day 6

    March 6, 2019
  • Artwork

    Stepping Stones

    September 11, 2019 /

    This week on the blog, I’m featuring one of my favorite ink drawings – Stepping Stones.  Ink is a new medium that I’ve learned to love in the past year beginning with the Inktober challenge that I took part in last October.  The challenge pushed me outside of my comfort…

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    Virtual Fall Art Show – Pt 1

    November 9, 2020

    March Events

    March 1, 2020

    Art Tip: Low Cost Art Hanging

    August 28, 2019
  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap of Week 5

    November 5, 2018 /

    I made it through all 31 days of Inktober!  So proud of myself.  If you’d like to look back at the drawings from each week: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 If you’re new to what Inktober is, Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Stewart Falls

    February 20, 2019

    100 Day Project Art Show: Collection 2

    February 15, 2021

    On the First Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me…

    December 1, 2015
  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap Week 4

    October 29, 2018 /

    Just a few days left of the month and of the Inktober challenge!  (If you’d like to look back on the past weeks you can do so here – Week 1, Week 2, Week 3.) Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker which encourages artists to create a drawing each…

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    Happy World Kindness Day!

    November 13, 2020

    Waterfall Wednesday: Lower Taughannock Falls

    July 17, 2019

    Waterfall Wednesday: Letchworth Lower Falls

    April 3, 2019
  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap Week 3

    October 22, 2018 /

    Can you believe I’ve made it up through the third week of Inktober so far this year?  I’m proud of myself!  (If you’d like to look back on the past weeks you can do so here – Week 1 and Week 2.) Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Sweedler Preserve

    June 26, 2019

    Waterfall Wednesday: Genesee Lower Falls

    July 10, 2019

    Hand-Painted Birdhouses

    September 10, 2020
  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap Week 2

    October 15, 2018 /

    Week two done for the the Inktober drawing challenge!  If you missed my week 1 drawings you can catch up on the blog post from last week here.  Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker which encourages artists to create a drawing each day with ink based on…

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    A Trip to Seneca Falls (Updated)

    December 4, 2020

    Meet the Maker: Day 28

    March 28, 2019

    Summer Mosaic 2017 Recap: Days 43-50

    May 20, 2018
  • Artwork

    Inktober 2018: Recap of Week 1

    October 8, 2018 /

    I’ve gotten a few questions about what Inktober is, so I thought I would take a second to explain more about it and share the first week of drawings. Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker which encourages artists to create a drawing each day with ink…

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    Waterfall Wednesday: Sweedler Preserve

    June 26, 2019

    Waterwall Wednesday: Ithaca Falls

    November 14, 2018

    Meet the Maker: Day 23

    March 23, 2019
  • About Artist,  Fun Fact Friday

    Fun Fact Friday: The Etruscans and Portraits

    September 7, 2018 /

    I’m still talking about the Etruscans (they are my favorite ancient civilization after all).  And this might just be the thing I find most interesting about them! The Etruscans broke away from the generic style of drawing portraits used by the Egyptians and Greeks and began portraying individualized detail of…

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    Meet the Maker: Day 12

    March 12, 2019

    Waterfall Wednesday: Stockbridge Falls

    March 20, 2019

    Waterfall Wednesday: Cavern Cascade

    November 7, 2018
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. -Confucius
LAST DAY TODAY (2/28 10am-5pm)
Another sneak peek from install!
Use what talents you possess, the woods will be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. -Henry van Dyke
A sneak peek from install @gallery41owego yesterday! Love how everything came together!!
NEW BLOG POST: It's been a while since I've posted a monthly events blog - but I actually have an event coming up this month!
REMINDER: My booth at The Shoppes at Oldies But Goodies will be closing at the end of the month! If you've been wanting to visit (specifically to browse my art) you only have a couple more days!
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. -Wayne Dyer
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