Jennifer Lawson

Still practicing for the art exchange I agreed to do, oh so long ago. I worked on (more like overworked) this painting of the rice paddies t...

Nyepi is the Balinese "Day of Silence" and when I say silent, I am not kidding. Everything is totally closed down including the in...

The magnificent ogoh-ogoh are demonic creatures paraded up and down the streets of virtually every village in Bali on the day before Nyepi. ...

The Rindik is made from Bamboo cut to various lengths, each providing a different tone and creating a light and airy sound that I hear on my...

Late Sunday afternoon we wandered down to the beach and landed at the Spirit Cafe. We ordered cappuccinos and I sketched while we listened t...

Last weekend we "rear-ended" the people we were following (I know, I know) to a party on the other side of the island in wild craz...

It is very much the "high" holidays here in Bali. Last week was Galungan and next week is Ogoh-Ogoh and Nypei. Dressed in beautifu...

I love to wander through Roz Stendal's journal pages. Visiting her blog Roz Wound Up is a daily habit of mine which is filled with tec...

Today was Galungan, which is one of the most important reoccurring celebrations in Bali. During this celebration the deified ancestors desce...

Just before I left the USA, I just had to slop the watercolors around on this crazy Yupo before we got on the plane...hello? This is what Ma...

Last night, I decided to try for the first time,  Karin Jurick's wonderful project, Different strokes for Different Folks . Some would ...

The Snowman, 3 months, of Portland Maine, met his demise on Saturday March 7, 2009 The actual date of birth of the Snowman is unknown, but h...

The snow banks don't have a chance when it is sunny and 58°.  Everyone was out and about  today. Walking in The Old Port and along the w...

As I mentioned below, I am involved in an art exchange with some very talented artists. I considered sending each of them an illustration of...

Long, long ago, in January, while I was still warm and living in tropical Bali, I was honored with an invitation to join in an art exchange....

We awakened to 10" of light powdery snow this morning. Sophie charged out the door and realized that this was going to be a bit more di...

This is Sophie who is clearly, the cutest dog on the planet. She is my best pal and makes me laugh, everyday. When she is really happy, back...

The days are getting longer, but it is still very much winter here in Maine. When I started this painting it was not snowing and then as the...

The front page, and continued on the back page, of the Portland Press Herald was quite a long story about allowing people to have chickens i...

A view from our deck over the rooftops in the Old Port in Portland Maine. A balmy 38° but snow is on the way for Thursday—6" to 12...