www.clocktower-artworks.com is online

At last officially I am now online www.clocktower-artworks.com ........It appears to be working but hey it has only been five minutes. The penguin painting called arctic snowstorm has now moved to pastures anew. Another lovely person supporting the world of the self represented artist.

As ever I find that after producing frenetic textured abstracts in succession , I have had to turn my attention to a more gentle technique and have been painting some Jellybobs, smooth whimsical blending of softly layered colour. It may be that balance of drastic contrast that allows me to work in the way I do. Jellybob world has been a bit of a passion of mine for many years and soon they will have their own web site.

well I will update a little more tomorrow , Jeanne

Abstract art painting in process

well I'm back again, "Eectricity" turned into "Memories of Venice" a hazy watery reflection of arched bridges, rivers, Gondolas ,flags, and people milling about. Reflective iridescent blue red and gold highlights give this painting a far deeper colour than can be seen from a photograph. Funny how things never quite turn out as they start.

The second painting below has not changed that much , more layers of clours and iridescent highlights built over texture. There are also gold highlights small kids are blurred together , as they run up and down slides and ladders, balance on monkey bars, and play in the water pools. A nostaligic glimpse of a childhood memory.

Some more new ones coming uo tomorrow. At the momment I am working on a painting to submit to the Sue Ryder Art for Liberation competition link here
http://www.suerydercare.org/news.php/188/final_call_for_artists_to_get_creative_for_sue_ryder_cares_art_liberating_lives

An artshow for a very good cause. Will post it up Mon , that's when it will need to be finished, it is a little bit of a departure from the pure abstract expressionist stuff , still abstract and a bit of a favourite of mine.

Abstract art in the making

This is "Electricity" a mixture of blues, yellow, white. Unfortunately I ran out of white so this is on hold till my paint delivery comes. The idea is to create a neon light scene , as if looking at a cityscape in the dark, with twinkling lights..... well that is the plan but who knows when I get started.
This is another one of my new paintings "Playground" full of slides, waterpools , climbing frames. Not quite finished yet.This week I have had a dreadful cold , so i have not been able to paint much just curl up on my settee with a quilt feeling sorry for myself!!!!
Hopefully i will be back on track in the next week or so.

Three paintings sold , wheeeeeeeeee

It has been a good week for the first foray into the art market with my new paintings. I am absolutely over the moon people liked these paintings enough to buy them, thank you. Of course now I have to paint more.....I have been working on some smaller ones, with a smaller price tag exclusive to my Etsy shop - clocktowerartwork.etsy.com , they should be uploaded tomorrow.

My grandparents ,who lived in France for 25 years recently passed away and this has got me thinking about painting some memories of life France, Mediterranean echoes of sand , sea, olive trees and vineyards, but I'll see , I can never predict exactly how they will turn out. I definitely am going to do a night time traffic scene, with lots of bright, primary colours. As I begin my new paintings I will post up pictures as they develop.....

My new artportfolio at artflock.com (www.artflock.com/artist/clocktowerartworks) will be up and running ,hopefully by the end of the day.
Jeanne

Penguin snowstorm finished at last!

There , actually finished this painting now, complete with snow splatters. It seems I have put the penguins in a bit of a predicament, snow storms, wind, breaking ice....there is even a couple of whales , do whales eat penguins?? Probably not , too feathery!!!




Anyhow the next painting to be finished was firefly, from a distance it looks abstract orange, yellow, blue fused together. On closer look it appears to be full of angels, or maybe fairy fireflies......
Now will be starting some new paintings, I have sold two in the last week, feeling quite pleased ... only the first week of showing will display them tomorrow. I forgot to say please excuse any spelling mistakes, I am dyslexic , I do my best not too but when I get tired mistakes happen. Jeanne

Penguin painting part 2

Penguin painting coming on , nearly finished. not sure yet what to do , I feel it just needs a little more , but more what???? I will wait till tomorrow, sometimes my eyes need to readjust after working so closely with a painting. This painting has lovely iridescent highlights in the sky, making it look icy cold from a certain viewpoint. I like this one , but I do love pastels very relaxing......... Maybe I will actually be able to finish the listing for it with detailed close up shots by tomorrow night.

Well today is Septemeber the 11th already 7 years, anniversary of twin towers and personal stuff that was going on in my life at the time, funny how time goes by........ Just a ponder... perhaps we could bottle time and keep it for emergencies!! For that last word we want to say or the last act ... Sadness is overwhelming at times too many people gone now ....... looking forward is all you can do but it is hard when your eyes are too full of melancholy.
This was not quite how today's blog was suppose to go but what can you do when it is the way you feel.

Been working on the abstract penguins it looked like this up till today where at last it is starting to look almost finished . haven't taken a new photo yet but will do shortly then post it up, gives you a before and after feel of the creative process in my head.......painting has been on ebay all week in this condition... finishes on Sunday maybe there will be more interest when the new improved version goes up????

Artist reborn?

Well after 15 years as an artist working hard to hone my skills .... I have finally decided to come out the closet..... as an abstract expressionist artist! Is this a ploy to pass off badly painted works of art because I can't be bothered painting properly?? What is abstract expressionism?
This question is very pertinent, for me it is the expression of art through paint, a journey for me as well as the viewer. I don't plan these paintings they some how take on a life of their own. For years now these paintings have been my guilty little secret until listed on ebay then sold never to be repeated.
At a time when many people replicate each other's online art, (as it seems to be popular and of course makes money !) it is difficult to find unique art. At least with these paintings , I know they cannot be reproduced since I am not sure how they came about...... I would be amazed if others can copy them exactly, would they miss the subtle nuances?