by Jen Norton | Jan 7, 2013 | Art Instruction, Painting Stories
Happy New Year! For my first post of 2013, I’d like to share some work completed at the end of 2012. This is an art commission for a family to commemorate their annual vacation on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands in Washington State (USA). It features friends and...
by Jen Norton | Mar 31, 2011 | Awards & Honors
Bite into my latest recipe art…Fig Biscotti! I entered this in a contest on “They Draw And Cook.com,” where it took an honorable mention with the folks at the California Fig Advisory Board. The original is currently available for $1200, and you can also purchase...
by Jen Norton | Mar 17, 2011 | Painting Stories
We were treated to some warm, delicious home-baked Irish Brown Bread upon returning from a long, drizzly day of sight-seeing while visiting our good friends in Ireland a while ago. Topped with cream cheese and smoked salmon, or just plain butter, it’s...
by Jen Norton | Feb 1, 2011 | Art Instruction, Painting Stories
During winter months we like to make home-made soup. We roast a chicken for dinner and then make stock from the leftover bones, adding vinegar to help draw out the nutrients and boiling them on a low setting for about 4 hours. (helpful hint: I leave the stovetop light...
by Jen Norton | Jan 17, 2011 | Painting Stories
My husband does most of our family cooking, but, being more of a meat guy, he leaves the baking to me. This piece was inspired by yummy yellow birthday fare. Sharing food brings us closer…especially when it involves cake! I don’t know too many people who’d rather eat...