5th Annual Arts in the Garden Tour

On Saturday May 21 I will be doing an alla prima portrait demo at the 5TH ANNUAL ARTS IN THE GARDEN TOUR in Langhorne, PA. My location will be in the Richardson House gardens from 12-4pm at the corner of Bellevue and Maple Avenues. I will also have small original oil paintings for sale along with some of my studio paintings & drawings. If you are in the area stop by and say hello!
Tickets are available on the day of the Tour at Langhorne Heritage Farm, 222 N. Green Street in Langhorne Borough, or in advance at Judy's Corner Frame Shop and Will Travel on S. Bellevue Avenue.

TRENTON CITY MUSEUM OPENING

Well, I still have only a couple of photos of the painting "La Vie en Rose" and the opening. Here I am with the Director & President of the Museum. It was a rather large affair with tons of people, food & wine along with an impressive show of fine art. It was nice to meet and talk with so many collectors and artists that share the same enthusiasm for the work. A great time was had by all at the opening, ........and the after party !

29th Ellarslie Open

My oil painting "La Vie en Rose" won the Ben Whitmire Purchase Award at the 29th Ellarslie Open. This painting will now become part of the Trenton City Museum's permanent collection. I am very honored to receive this prestigious award.

The museum is located in Ellarslie Mansion, an Italianate villa built in 1848. The mansion is the centerpiece of Cadwalader Park, which was designed by the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, whose most famous work is New York City's Central Park.

The show is up until June 12.

MY SITE IS BACK UP

jenniferrenshaw.com is back up !

NEW SITE ON THE WAY

My website, jenniferrenshaw.com will be back online in 24 - 48 hours. I love technology !

WORKS ON PAPER SHOW

Two of my oil on mylar paintings are included in the Perkins Center for the Arts(Moorestown, NJ) Works on Paper Show. This is a great show with an interesting variety of work. The show is on view until December.

Abandon I, Abandon II, Oil on Mylar from the antique doll series.

ELLARSLIE OPEN XXVIII

My oil painting "With My Compliments" has been included in the Ellarslie Open XXVIII at the Trenton City Museum. Photo to follow soon............

PROCESS

I am always interested in seeing how a piece of art is created. The medium used is not important to me. What I love to see is the process, the steps one takes to arrive at that final work of art. I have started documenting my most recent painting. I usually work from life, for this portrait that was not possible. The model is a homeless man that I photographed on the streets of Philadelphia. He actually posed for me. I think this painting is off to a good start considering my reference material is not the most ideal. I began painting the same way I would if I was working from life. In the early stages of the painting the marks are more abstract and general, they are more about getting the energy of the subject rather than an exact likeness. As the painting progresses it will become more refined. The following images show my painting process.

FIGURE STUDY

This is one of my most recent drawings, graphite on paper. It is in The Artists of Bristol show that is up until June 13, 2009 at The Hicks Art Center Gallery in Newtown, PA.

TRENTON CITY MUSEUM'S 27TH ELLARSLIE OPEN & SALON AT ARTWORKS

The above oil paintings on Mylar have been included in this year's Trenton City Museum and Salon at Artworks shows. These are not the best shots, so go see them in person! The Ellarslie opening is April 25th from 5pm-9pm. The Salon at Artworks opening is on May 8th from 5pm-9pm. Both shows are up until June.

These paintings are from a series that I have been working on over the last two months. I will be posting more images here as well as my website.