EVENHUS ART ON COVER

The July/August 2016 issue of The Pastel Journal features
my daisy painting "Golden Reign" and look inside
for a 10-page article "The Power of the Flower"

I am honored to be the cover artist for the upcoming Pastel Journal magazine.
Be sure to pick up your copy soon and read my article on painting florals.

They did an excellent job weaving my words together with
others that describe my work beautifully!

Sweet Honey Crisp

"Sweet Honey Crisp" is 6x6" - perfect for a kitchen or dining room - or anywhere
in a "Tiny Home" - small but large on impact!  Oil on Panel. 
$150. Click on the button to purchase with credit card.

Evenhus Featured in Blog

I AM THE FEATURED Blogger/Artist on Gail Sibley's great site: "How to Pastel".  Check out the article I wrote about "Leave It and Love It!" I think you'll like the article. Thanks for the invitation Gail. 

INVEST in YOURSELF

PUT YOURSELF FIRST this year! SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP
My first of 2016 will be in Portland, Oregon - April 1, 2, 3 at The Roaming Studio, hosted by Leah Kohlenberg. "The Beauty of Imperfection - What If . . ." is the theme and the workshop is sponsored by UArt Pastel Paper - every student receives UArt paper to use.

We begin with learning about underpainting on the UArt and then proceed right into doing thumbnails with ink pens and pastel - focusing on composition and values. We'll use these thumbnail exercises to move into color work and then have fun with some speed painting - a great way to loose up.

Each day we will do exercises, painting, watch demos, have discussions, and paint, paint, paint! You'll be pushed out of your paint box into a new world of exaggeration, bold color tempered by neutral color, experimentation, and visualization.

Learn more by visiting www.uartpastelpaper.com  to see a description, a map of the location of the venue, cost and registration form HERE. Class is filling up so don't delay!

Below are photos from some of my recent workshops . . .

Jen doing a demo

Student work

Student work

Student work

Student work

Student work

IT'S OFFICIAL! I received my letter from IAPS informing me I have achieved MASTER CIRCLE status in IAPS! This painting, Ebey's Wild Lace, is the painting that gave me point #5 in the 27th IAPS Online WebShow. I am looking forward to standing up with other artists at the 2017 IAPS Pastel Convention in 2017 to receive my gold medallion! Thank you IAPS for this wonderful honor!

FINAL GASP OF WINTER

THE CHICKENS are laying again. SPRING is imminent. SAD in a way. I don't usually enjoy winter. It's a nuisance in many ways - boots, heavy coats, gray skies, icy roads, too much comfort food - but the snow pack is essential to Central Washington - AND it provides some of the best painting reference an artist could ask for . . . so because it was 40 something yesterday, I donned a jacket, boots, gloves and headed out for a walk with my trusty cell phone - hoping to capture the last of the snow among the sagebrush. I was soon rewarded. Here is just one shot and a thumbnail of a possible future painting. The thumbnail got a bit too detailed, but I will remedy that in the painting - I'm thinking of adding some quail or maybe even deer tracks - I saw the largest tracks I've ever seen - must have been a huge buck! The fun part of this type of reference is that you can change shapes easily - modify the shape of the snow - the wheatgrass can be modified by adding more color - or less. The distant ridge can be pushed back with a light purple and then punch in a dark sky to indicate an approaching storm . . . artistic license - I've renewed mine for the year, have you? (of course all my photos, thumbnails, and paintings are ©Jen Evenhus)