In just three more days I will be here.

This is Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines, NC. I have been accepted into their writers in residency program! For five days my talented writer friend, Melissa Collins, and I will be immersing ourselves in the creative act of writing. We are packing our laptops, our journals, some comfortable clothes, and inviting along our creative muses. (I’m sure they will be quite happy in this beautiful setting.)

I have a feeling I am going to leave not only with a lot of writing completed, but also with inspiration for new paintings! Updates when we return.

Love & Blessings,
Jeniffer

We have started yet another new project in the Hutchins’ household. This castle mural in Noah’s room is a complete team effort! I just love that the three of us are getting to work together on this one.  

Obviously we are still in the beginning stages, but I thought I would share the process with you a little bit here. It is a reminder that all creative endeavors are not completed in a flash. Rather they are ideas in the mind which are cultivated, planned out and implemented.

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“Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.” -Sydney Smith

Obviously I love inspirational quotes. (See sidebar.) Aside from sharing them with you here, I also have little quotes all over my desk and on my walls. They help to keep me centered and focused on my creative journey.

However, I know there are times when these well intended lines can feel less than sincere. Maybe it is in their over use – plastered on Facebook walls or sent in mass e-mailings. Or perhaps it has to do with our own emotional state of mind when it crosses our path. Let’s face it we don’t always feel the bubbly light of hope that these messages have to offer us. There are days when we read a positive quote and our inner critic screams “What a bunch of hooey!”

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Bliss

This painting is available for sale.

Cost: $75.00 (USD)

This is a shortened version of one of my all time favorite quotes by Joseph Campbell. “Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.”

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Together Through it All

This painting is available for sale.

Please contact me for purchase information. jhutchins@joyfulartsstudio.com

Bright, bold, and full of textural depth, these little birdies are pure delight. This painting has taken twists, turns and probably about 10 tubes of paint as layer upon layer has been added. It has been a fun, playful and joyful process. I am so excited to finally be able to share this piece with you.

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Bird on a Wire

This painting is available for sale.

Cost: $75.00 (USD)

Perched on a tight wire, this bird is ready to sing a joyful song. This image is a bright and textural painting created with layers of specialty paper, molding paste, and brushed paint.

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Believe

This painting is available for sale.

Cost: $75.00 (USD)

Playful image with a powerful reminder to believe. Layers of paint were created with stamps, hand painted designs, drips and splatters.

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Growing Light

This painting is available for sale.

Cost: $75.00 (USD)

Layers of paint and thick textures bloomed into this radiating floral image.

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Love

This painting is available for sale.

Cost: $75.00 (USD)

A unique combination of textures and colors surround this painting’s simple message of love.

Mmmmmmmmmm…..

 

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