I hate to say goodbye to the summer too, but it is all the more sweet when it returns again once we have been through the winter. I have to be honest though; winter is seldom as bad as I think it will be.
Hi I'm Jan. I was born and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with an art loving family. I have been drawing and painting ever since I can remember. Everyone in my family likes to paint, draw, sew, knit and garden. It is very inspirational!
I paint mostly in watercolor, but love to experiment with various mediums. I am currently working with acrylic and oil.
I enjoy traveling and photography, always looking for that perfect picture to paint. Italy and France are my favourite places but closer to home, Northern Michigan and Northern Ontario are great places to explore. I live in Lansing, Michigan with my family.
Many of my paintings are for sale. Please contact me if anything interests you. Thanks for visiting my blog!
A Place To Think
Charcoal and chalk on brown paper
58 cm x 79 cmA room, sun shines in through old net curtains, dust motes in
the warm still air, scent hang...
Old Fashioned Charm features a fun post: The Jane Austen Quote Game. See how many quotes you can attribute to a character! There are fifteen like these to ch...
image - vicki archer
I am a fan of the street poster... in particular French ones. Take this
one... in Saint Rémy de Provence... advertising a festival o...
Going, going, gone!*O*n 11 March Chatsworth will reopen to begin the 2012
tourist season after extensive restorations. While Chatsworth has seen
many rest...
All Images Copyright Mikael Jansson
I love photographing Paris at night and adore the way Mikael Jansson has
interpreted this fashion shoot of Paris...
Y Flea Market Decor asked me to send some photos of my home, for an article in their magazine. Happy me. Flea Market Decor came out a week or so ago, though ...
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I LOVE painting eggshells. I could do it all day. I saved these from my
breakfast. My husband said, "It's kind of weird that you have e...
It is time to announce the winner of the
*Sew Modern Online* Giveaway!
The winner of the Modern Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle by Laurie Wisbrun is:
Congratula...
I had a business meeting near *La Défense* today and on the way back I
chose to drive down the *Champs Elysées*, even though the traffic was
pretty bad. A...
*We have had a bumper tomato crop this summer........after having tomatoes
every possible way, making relish and sauce and *still *having them all
around t...
"Two Bouquets", oil, 36x36
Join me for an exhibition of 20 new works at Anne Irwin Fine Art in Atlanta
on Friday, March 23rd. The show will feature all l...
[image: via montebello]
La Dolce Vita is pleased to welcome Via Montebello as our newest sponsor!
Making it a veritable shopping destination, shop owner, La...
{photo and recipe from here}
I made this the other night, it makes an impressive dish for a dinner party
but is so easy to put together.
Ingredients
1...
When I saw these two rooms photographed by Jamie Salomon, my socks were
knocked right off!! The incredible spaces designed by Karen O'Brien of KOB
Inter...
Zippers, in this case, dispose of their actual use and embrace the whimsy
of their style. Bold and chunky, bright and friendly, these zippers are
here fo...
SOME THINGS CAN’T BE COMPOSTED, I was explaining to Andre the Doodler the
other day on a Skype call–you know, like meat and bone and fats, I said. “I
see,”...
Bear is packed and ready to leave for Paris next Tuesday. I am not. It's
easy to take the suitcase out of the closet. But it's *SO HARD TO OPEN IT UP
*. Do...
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*Here's a box full of my wallpaper designs for Porters Paints. It's
getting very close with all the designs now signed off and colourways
chosen. If...
At Marcel’s, Glen Ellyn IL Right now, I am staying in the Chicago area.
Hello Chicago, it’s so mild and windy–we really wonder where winter
disappeared, ev...
6 x 6"
oil on masonite
I've wanted to paint this subject for a long time. If I could easily pull
off a highway when I see these huge overpasses, and take t...
This month is my big prototype development crunch to get new sewing
patterns designed before Spring Quilt Market. I've written about prototypingbefore. As...
Antonie Vestier, Portrait de
François-Joseph Gossec, 1791 Francois Joseph Gossec was a talented musician
and his own worst critic. He was born in 1734 an...
Lots of famous folks have been buying and selling real estate recently,
including Justin Bieber, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Anderson Cooper, Dick Clark,
and Bri...
[image: Back Camera]you came into the capital to a surprise in your *mailbox.
*a ballerina who danced from *london* to *bamako* with a message on a *
post...
curiouslookingglass.blogspot.com hi everybody! i hope the sun is shining
this morning wherever you are! thanks for all your comments and love
yesterday. i ...
O Rodrigo já nos brinda com a ocasional bolçadela, mas ainda é muito
pequeno para os meus babetes. Tornava-se urgente fazer um à medida dele —
então b...
When we travel and live without routine for an extended period of time,
things that were enjoyable at the beginning of the trip can be felt more as
a nuisa...
For many years now, Steve and I have started our day taking a walk together. It has been a wonderful way to connect before we begin our hectic daily routines...
[image: Aspen Wine cellar]
Finally we have some snow on the ground in Boston. It’s getting me excited
for our ski trip to Aspen this year.
As you know ...
Tapestry Hobo Bag with Farm Animals
Last week I purchased this amazing heavyweight cotton tapestry with farm
animals and had to work with it right away. ...
"The March wind roars
Like a lion in the sky,
And makes us shiver
As he passes by.
When winds are soft,
And the days are warm and clear,
Just like a gentl...
Hey everybody!!
Check out these awesome Easter eggs I made for TDIPT Mercantile this month!
I know I have been really absent this month, but what a month i...
Just received notice that my painting “White Barnes in Virginia” received
the CLARA and IDA WELLS STROUD MEMORIAL AWARD for the 145th American
Watercolor ...
Sidney Bechet • Dans les Rues d'Antibes
Loving Jazz, I started my second collection of paintings honoring the music
that changed the world. And, in my worl...
This is 12" Lizzy. She is hand carved from Basswood that grows here on our
property.
She is back from a long journey and is ready for spring and picking
...
....as in the simplicity of a little old Rag doll!
She is not as old as she appears though, (sure hope people do not say that
about me, LOL )
She is on eb...
Studio paintings from a Dr. Sketchy's session.
Watercolor and blk ink on hot press arches.
both 12 x 16".
Pardon the focus/new camera, bad photographer.
Sometimes it takes what feels like forever (but actually just days) to
figure out what to paint next. I try and keep some inspiring pictures on my
desktop...
Here are a few Valentine gift ideas from Felt Sew Good. . .
"Heartfelt" mittens of red wool with pink and lavender appliqued hearts!
"Heartfelt" zip pou...
*You can't read much about Edgar Whitney without getting a taste of the
Maine coastline; the visual rhythms created by boats, docks, sheds and
water all cr...
[image: <3]
Hello friends!!! Looooong time no see! I haven't forgot about this space
but wedding season has been crazy. Will be back soon. If you miss Vi m...
I’m not big on after dinner drinks. They just are too sweet for my taste. I
decided a little experiment was in order—mixing two of my current favorite
thin...
The time has come for yet another change. Yes I am saying goodbye to The
Cottage Chick blog. As you know I have been working to launch my new blog
Denise ...
Last night, I watched the soporific 2-hour premier of Showtime’s the
Borgia.The show begins with Innocent VIII’s deathbed scene- a man guilty of
enough si...
“Canon Power Shot S90. With optical image stabilizer.” Advertising
Agency: Giovanni+Draft FCB, São Paulo, Brazil Creative Directors: Adilson
Xavier, Ricard...
If I were Samantha the good witch and could wiggle my nose and create the
ultimate boudoir for myself this pretty much would be it!
Claudia Strassers The...
I hate to say goodbye to the summer too, but it is all the more sweet when it returns again once we have been through the winter. I have to be honest though; winter is seldom as bad as I think it will be.
ReplyDeleteHi, I want to congratulate you on your work, very bright, I love the color tones achieves superb, very good work, greetings.
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