This pandemic found me doing stripes. And more stripes. It is such a simple format, but I am finding unexpected possibilities for expressio...

OK, so I did not get to the Fresh Paint  Friday video this week.  I needed some concentrated studio time, which means working without a vide...

I'm really jazzed to introduce Jane Davies today. Jane manages to teach at breakneck speed while still producing a body of strong (and wonderful) abstract art. Her work is free and spontaneous but there is strong, well-practiced line, color, shape and composition that holds it all together beautifully. Man, her...

Here is "3'x3' Stripes #1", FINISHED: See it in my online gallery here .  See the whole Stripes Series here . And here are some proc...

I did little updates to the 9"x12" paintings I started on Friday.  I don't know if they are finished yet, but I thought I'd share what I hav...

My new online class, Extreme Composition , is starting next week, and filling up fast.  Here is a little video of me doing an experimental c...

Big Fat Art Student Work from Duncan, British Columbia, 2015 ... Powered by Cincopa Video Hosting for Business solution. This is s...

Making hearts is a way to engage in painting or collage without taking it too seriously. How can you agonize over your image when it is the ...

Today I worked with lines and scribbles, inspired by a few of my students who were in the 100 Drawings class.  My goal was just to see what ...

Notes from the studio

Happy Canada Day!  Here are a few more of my "100 Drawings" pieces , each 9"x12".  These are all unfinished, sort of stu...

Artist Jane Davies lives in Vermont. She started her art career in ceramics, and eventually specialized in painting the designs on the ceramics. Now she paints abstracts and creates collages on wood panels. She teaches her techniques locally as well as all over the United States. Listen here or use a podcast app, such as […]

As you may know, I am involved in a project to make an old general store into a community center and café in my little town of Rupert, Vermo...

Finally, I've finished my new series of videos on making collage papers. Here is a preview: Stowe October, 9x12 What Else? 10x10...

Here are some of the grid pieces I did while at Pacific Northwest Art School a couple of weeks ago: I was having fun pl...

Wired #22

I am in the middle of Abstract Painting In Vermont this week, and will post a few pictures of student work a bit later.  Meanwhile, here ar...

Date Recorded: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Medium: Mixed Media Join Jane Davies as she takes you through her process of building a painting. She will share thoughts on tools and techniques and take your questions. Jane Davies is a full time artist working in collage, painting, and encaustic. She offers workshops at her studio and nationwide, focusing on helping people to find a personal and playful approach to art. Beginning as a potter in the early nineties, selling her colorful hand-painted ceramics at craft shows, Davies gradually transitioned into freelance art, designing tableware, fabric, paper goods, stationery, and other products, using painting and collage as her medium. For the past several years, Davies has put most of her efforts towards teaching, writing, and making art. http://janedaviesstudios.com

I am starting to explore stripes with a lot of texture, in repeated colors.  24"x24" acrylic on panel 30"x30", acrylic on canvas 30"x30", a...