Lovely Tropical Flowers Grace Collector’s Dining Room Wall
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:50:42-07:00This is a beautiful example of how to space three, tall slender paintings on a long wall. The dimensions for each of these oil paintings is 18"36".
Life in the Islands, waimea plantation cottage, Kauai island
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:07-07:00This is the time of year where I try to assess when I'd like for my body of work to go. This next year, starting with the fall season, I think I will be honing in on: tropical flowers, island cottage paintings inspired by the Waimea Plantation Cottages and perhaps coastal California scenes. [...]
Waimea Plantation Cottage painting titled “Blue Island Home”
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:07-07:00I wanted to give a thumbs up to all of the great paintings that are showcased every day on Micah Condon's Dailypainters.com website. I've been priveledged to be part of this group from the very near beginning, being 2006. Some of my favorite artists are Hall Groat II at http://www.hgroatii.blogspot.com and Lori McNamara [...]
Getting Ready for La Jolla Art Festival!
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:07-07:00This will be my third year exhibiting at the La Jolla Art Festival and I'm excited to make the nine hour drive down to San Diego. I love this show because it's fun to visit Southern California. I feel right at home in the sun and the warmth. I love the palm trees [...]
Three New Painted Chandeliers Released This Week
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:08-07:00The months are just flying by! I'm just not sure where spring went. I was so busy that in early April I could see through the end of May. Summer is just so beautiful that it's tempting to sit in the back yard under the palms (in my new chaise) and just listen to the [...]
Open Studio This Weekend!
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:08-07:00I'd like to wish all of the artists in the annual Open Studio tour in my area best wishes for this weekend! We've all worked tremendously hard to make this event both fun and successful. A special thanks to my dear friend and collector Jack Gaughan for all of his hard work. I look forward [...]
Excited about my journey in hand painted chandeliers
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:08-07:00This morning I decided to wear a piece of jewelery made by a very good friend, Barbie Koncher, who is also a well-known jewelery designer. It is from her labyrinth series and it represents my journey in which I must take different paths in order to get to my destination. In a labyrinth there are [...]
Romantic Summer Garden, a 36″ reverse painted glass chandelier finished at last…
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:08-07:00These past couple weeks have been very intense. Preparing for a show or a new gallery is always hard work. My newest 36" reverse painted chandelier which is titled Romantic Summer Garden has been completed and will be installed next week in Colorado. This piece is very different from the second 36" chandelier though the [...]
Reverse painted lamps add charm to any room
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:09-07:00There were thousands of reverse painted lamps done during the Victorian era. This was once a very popular art form. These hand painted lamps bring charm and ambiance into a room. Their soft light adds warmth. From an artistic point of view, a reverse painted lamp will add color and surprise. People who [...]
new 36″ hand painted chandelier for gallery
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:09-07:00There has been so much going on in my studio lately! Two days ago I completed the first of two large 36-inch painted chandeliers. Both will soon be en route to Colorado. These will be lovely, lovely pieces. Though I don't have great photographs of this piece yet...hopefully I will soon and will [...]
A bit of catching-up
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:10-07:00It's been a little while since my last post....been very busy and the spring season presents no rest in sight. I cannot complain (too much), work is good! Such is the life for an artist. Right now I'm working towards finishing up two commissions that are close to completion. I'm also creating two large painted [...]
Scrolling is my thing…
jennyfloravita2022-03-10T08:51:10-07:00For me it's a fun and fulfilling process to make metal bend in elegant circular shapes that blacksmiths refer to as scrolling. It's also quite an art, to scroll freehand and actually make a nice looking scroll. It takes practice and a good eye. If a person does not have a good eye then all [...]