by Jen Norton | Apr 24, 2012 | Painting Stories
The painting above is titled “Patience,” one of the nine fruits of the spirit bestowed upon us by the Creator. In the U.S., Mother’s Day is coming up and I think most of us would agree that the vocation of motherhood requires a lot of patience. Moms are the primary...
by Jen Norton | Apr 18, 2012 | Art Business, Current Shows
Yesterday I went to my daughter’s school to help with a teacher appreciation lunch. It’s the end of the year, and all the kids were gathered in the central lawn with a photographer to take the official group picture. It’s a pretty large school, so that’s about 700-800...
by Jen Norton | Mar 14, 2012 | Painting Stories
When our daughter was about 9 months old, we traveled to Ireland (for the second time) for the wedding of some very special friends. Their family owns a traditional Irish cottage in the Cork countryside where we stayed for a week. It’s been renovated for traveling...
by Jen Norton | Mar 7, 2012 | Painting Stories
“All is changed, changed utterly; A terrible beauty is born.” –WB Yeats in his poem Easter 1916. The most deeply beautiful things of this world are often formed from a mix of grace and pain. It’s true of art, of people, of family. And it’s certainly true of Ireland....
by Jen Norton | Feb 22, 2012 | Art Business, Painting Stories
I’m in a short hiatus from my “Hello Soul, Hello Business” e-class. My fellow students and I are taking the time to go over our ideas and core values before resuming with actions to bring our visions to reality. As I refine my direction, I know I want to not only have...
by Jen Norton | Jan 27, 2012 | Art Instruction, Current Shows
School is out today, which means my house is bursting and buzzing with about 10 extra teens, mostly girls. Energy, laughter, food on the floor and makeup strewn all over the bathroom… How do so many kids, each manageable when isolated, become such a force of chaos en...
by Jen Norton | Jan 21, 2012 | Art Business, Art Instruction
I had a mini-aha-moment today as I was putting together a vision board for my business as part of my Hello Soul, Hello Business e-class. I’ve believed in the importance of making a vision board for some time. I’ve seen other artists make them. I’ve heard about them...
by Jen Norton | Jan 16, 2012 | Art Business, Art Instruction, Painting Stories
When I was little, my name was Jenny. If I could type it correctly on a computer, the “J” would appear backwards the way I used to write it. Although it’s been almost four decades since anyone besides a few family members has called me by that name, it has taken me a...
by Jen Norton | Jan 6, 2012 | Art Business
It’s been my experience that most people who aren’t artists look at what we creative types do and think we know something they don’t. There’s an assumption that if something is made into tangible form, it must be true. The artist must have some kind of inside...
by Jen Norton | Dec 23, 2011 | Painting Stories
Today’s Advent Art Meditation is from Isaiah 2:1-5. (Scroll down to “Friday”.) This is my last post for the Advent 2011 theme, and I have truly enjoyed the journey with those of you who found me here! For my final Advent painting, I am sending you the Gift of...
