by Jen Norton | Jun 18, 2012 | Art Instruction
I’ve been learning a little bit about iMovie and editing video from Canadian photographer Vivienne McMaster. My first attempt is this edited version of a demo I did in March of 2011 for the Los Altos Art Club. It needs some better music, but I’ll let that...
by Jen Norton | May 23, 2012 | Art Instruction, Painting Stories
My Irish grandmother used to say, “Into every life a little rain must fall.” She wasn’t just stating the obvious. She was speaking a necessary truth. You can’t have “happy” all the time, no matter how much you wish it. But then, without the darker times, would we know...
by Jen Norton | May 4, 2012 | Art Instruction, Current Shows, Painting Stories
I have a never-ending stream of ideas running through my head. Sometimes it’s a good thing, or even entertaining. Sometimes it’s a stumbling block that keeps me from moving forward. I’ve always loved pattern. Pattern takes all that chaos and puts in into some kind of...
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...
