Jennifer Lawson

Still cold and gray here in Maine. Such a contrast to the colors I mix on my palette which is a good balance for what I see out the windows...

Starting to paint for the show—a low budget event! All paintings are done with supplies that I already have—oil paints and canvases. Many o...

I am starting to paint for real...ugh, that pesky impending show. I love painting and drawing animals and periodically do pet portraits, ...

A quick paint sketch using the paints left on my palette before packing it all up to travel back to Maine. Still paint left...I wonder if I...

Possibly my last small painting study while here with my family in California. Tomorrow, I travel back to Maine to start painting for real ...

I am still in California visiting my family. I find a little time each day to work on these small paintings hoping to hon my painting skill...

I am still here in California helping my family with my dear old dad. In between helping my mom around the house I manage to paint a bit. L...

A quick painting last night of my father.  6 x 6 oil on board

I'm in California with my family helping to care for my dear old dad, so not much time for painting. I did manage to sneak in a few qui...

Full Moon over Portland Harbor 8 x 8 oil on canvas panel Stella 6 x 8 oil on canvas panel (a gift) Sophie 4 x 5 oil on ...

Not very productive the past few days, but I try not to let it get me down. Like all things creative it comes and goes.  Chickadee 6 ...

Continuing on my painting journey, averaging about two small studies a day...  Puffin 6 x 6 oil on canvas panel  Seagull 4 ...

I am continuing on my oil painting journey with my small studies using a limited palette (3 colors + white), small panels found around the ...

I am having an art show at a cafe here in Maine in October. Of course, I am already in a panic because I haven't really oil painted in ...

I have spent the past three weeks visiting my family south of San Francisco. My parents have been married for 61years and have lived in the ...

These two cute dogs were rescued and now live in a loving home. A Christmas gift from a mother to her daughter who rescued them.

I don't oil paint much anymore, though I do really enjoy it. It just seems more complicated than other mediums. So when I still get peri...

Over the years I have experimented with digital drawing. I never had success with a Wacom tablet and ended up returning it. But when my iPad...

I had never been to New Orleans and was lucky enough to recently spend four wonderful days sketching in the French Quarter. Such amazin...

Lamy Joy fountain pen and watercolor Yesterday was clear and so beautiful after the rain cleared out, but noticeably colder everyday. Th...