jennifer maroney

Journal pages

"When you are required to exhibit strength, it comes." -Joseph Campbell

This was a page I started on September 16. It feels right for today, and no, I am no further on it, but when I go back and finish it, I will post the finished page here. It is how I am feeling today. Fighting a little headcold and feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

Illustration Friday: Fast

When I think of 'fast' I think of coffee and how thrilled I am when it is fast! This was done on a colored paper, with gouache and ink. I LOVE working on colored paper!

Life is constant change

Hello all! I apologize for not writing or posting lately.

On October 17, my husband's mother, Joyce, passed away. She was 72. She was in ill health, but had in the past two years been doing better. She had her own assisted living apartment and was getting to know her neighbors and participating in activities. She was quite the social butterfly.

It was a shock, she had not been ill. It was a heart attack, her fourth in as many years.

It is strange how someone's passing effects every aspect of your life, in some little way. It makes you stop and say a prayer of gratitude for every second you have with your family, it causes you to pause and appreciate the little things in everyday life. It makes a sunset a little grander and that sunrise a bit sweeter, because you see it through eyes that realize how short and precious our time here really is.

If you read this, afterward, go hug a child, a pet or a spouse. Kiss the next person you see and enjoy every second you have. Just for today, take time to be joyful.

journal page

this is just part of my journal page, I just liked how the text flowed in between the columns.

EDM #4 Cup

This was done on a prepainted page in the chunky journal. Line work is with PITT pens, and then I used gouache and water on the rest of the local color.

Finding images....

I've been finding all of my loose drawings and putting them into portfolios. This is one from my Pink Cottage series, and I am rather fond of the idea of a HUGE closet! Since our little house has only two small ones!

Another view of the chicken

The marvels of Illustrator. I love that program! I took my photo of my Chicken painting (which has since been changed pretty drastically) and used 'trace' in Adobe Illustrator. It creates chunks of color and simplifies the image. I love how it reinterprets the 'paint' again, from paint to photo to digital paint. It is an intriguing way to look at the image again.

Insomnia

I actually did this page one night during my insomnia phase. For about 2 months I had a really hard time sleeping. I quit drinking caffeine for a while too! Now I'm fine, but man, for a while it was ridiculous! I painted the background for these flowers first then drew the flowers and painted them. I'm getting down to the end of this journal and when it is filled (which will be SOON) I'll post the pages in their entirety and put them into an "album" on the blog here. It will be my official first cover to cover FILLED journal!

Wild Bergamot

Here is a first layer of my wild bergamot painting in my sketchbook.

More Leaves

It is SO VERY Fall like today. We are even expecting snow tonight and tomorrow! I'm so excited!!!!