Check out my new Instagram feed!

Check out my link to Instagram! I have been posting new artwork there like these ink brush drawings below.

                                       Enjoy!         https://www.instagram.com/jessilynnclark/

My new studio space in Portland, Oregon!

I love this place. I'm part of this co-op working artist studio in NW Portland near the Pearl District. There are 10 awesome artists here who rent spaces as well. If you want to view my artwork and get a tour let me know, I'd be happy to meet up!

The Process of Illustration- for the Cherry Tree Story

I finished this project long ago and never posted it! So continued from the previous thumbnail post.... I drew up this image and revised it a few times after requests from the author, here is #1,

below is #2,

  then I did a value study to figure out the lighting and 2 color studies in Adobe Photoshop.

                                                                           

      The client wanted the colors in the #1 study to be more vibrant and she asked me to work on the rabbits expression so I created color study #2 below!

Once the client was happy with the rabbit, colors and vibrancy of the scene I was ready to start the final on watercolor paper. I blew up my drawing to size, traced it on the 300lb paper with pencil on my light table.

After lots of hours of painting  in watercolors I finished! Here it is! Best of all my author client loved it :)

 here it is tiny 

Cherry Tree Story Sketches

New painting sketches in the works! I'm creating one sample illustration for another children's book project!

Color of Woman Painting Workshop

"Finding Strength in Mother Nature" finished painting above and before in the process of adding layers below.

I really enjoyed spending a few days painting with acrylics on canvas! This painting was created through following a "Color of Woman "online class. Its about intentional creativity, a process of painting that offers you a healing experience. My Mom, Cindy Taylor Clark is a very talented artist and she has been studying these techniques for over a year now and is teaching her own workshops now in Maine. These classes are designed so people with no painting experience and professional artists can enjoy and benefit from the workshop experience.

Below is her painting "Dreaming the Muse" and more info on her upcoming class Feb 15, 2014  check out her website for current classes and goodies being offered  here ....http://www.angelightenterprises.com/

By Cindy Taylor Clark

Dreaming with Muse
Sat. Feb. 15th
Peace Love & Light Center 
Bidderford, Maine
  What is your Heart's Calling
       for 2014?
 Let your Wise Inner Muse 
lead the way 
in this full day workshop 
          to dream through the portal             
               of the canvas.                 
 The 13 step process will guide you
  into the unknown territory of deep
 questioning where magic happens.
                                                       
full day 9 am - 4:30 pm  in a community space near you
contact Cindy for bookings
angelight444@gmail.com

Spring Sketches!

Drew thumbnail sketches of  "Spring " in different compositions for the first page of a children's book about the the four seasons.
I have been spending time with my family in Maine this winter and it's been so COLD and snowy! I'm definitely looking forwards to spring! 

Grizzly Bear Tee shirt Design!

This is an updated image of a fun tee design I'm working on for Fairweather Prints in Sitka, Alaska.
Check out other designs and order hand printed tees online at www.fairweatherprints.com

New Men's tee shirt designs

 Bear sketch idea, including the Big Dipper which is also part of Ursa Major or the Bear constellation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major

                                  Here is the inked design above, it may be created into 3 colors later.

                                                  
                                                 Lastly here is a mandala style Salmon design.

Lilla Rogers Contest

I joined in the fun of doing a contest piece for Lilla Rogers Global Talent search! 

The assigned project was a Playground themed Journal cover! 

Here is my line drawing on watercolor paper .

I was inspired by my favorite playground toys, the animals on springs! 

I finished it with colored pencils and watercolors. Hope you enjoy it!

Which one is your favorite?

Mermaid-Painting on Fabric

Step one- A Silkscreen print is first put on cotton fabric.

Step two - I hand paint in everything with colorful fabric paints to create this whimsical underwater scene!

This beauty is sewn into a wall hanging and can be seen at Fairweather Gallery in Juneau, Alaska.

Character design of Pearl

 

I was asked to draw this doggy, Pearl for personal use, by an Author, Nita Nettleton. She has written a few Novels set in Alaska.

"About the Author-"
"The author of the Jane Doe/Berry Wood series, the author "grew up in Anchorage, raised by dogs in southcentral Alaska who shared berry patches and made sure I paid attention outdoors." She has lived in Denali, Talkeetna, Big Lake, Skagway, and Juneau. She worked in tourism, slung hash, and weighed trucks, and though now mostly retired, she occasionally leaps back into the traces: she worked for the National Park Service in summer 2006 at the Portage Glacier near Girdwood. She caught the writing bug and wrote her first novel, The Wake-Up Call of the Wild, and kept on writing. "
 -  the editorial review from Amazon.com

 She is about to be published again in a new novel and this dog, named Pearl is her favorite character. I enjoyed reading a few chapters of the book to get the feel of Pearl's character and it was fun. I'm hooked but have to wait to finish it after its published!

I was so glad when Nita saw her drawing and said "I love her ears!  It looks like Pearl to me!"

Dolphin screen print design

Another fun image for printing on sweatshirts, t-shirts and Quilter's hand Painted Panels, find them at Fairweather Prints in Sitka  and Juneau Alaska soon! See what is available now at  www.fairweatherprints.com

New Humpback Whale Design

New Humpback Whale silkscreen design I made for Fairweather Prints! It will be printed on Quilt squares and t-shirts coming soon. Let me know if you want one :)

Anstice Book Cover

Fantastic Teen Fantasy/Mystery coming your way in Feb 2013 to Kindle and Amazon.com!
Written by Marjean Ragsdale  Cover by me!

Cover Drafts

                            Draft one above, and Draft #2 below with edits requested from my client

 

I will be working on value and color studies next in hopes to be painting this soon :)

Hand Painted Panels

www.fairweatherprints.com





I co-created these silk screened and hand painted panels at work!





























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Book Cover project in the works

 

 I'm working on creating a cover for a teen fantasy chapter book!

 The title is Anstice which means Rebirth. Leyla has a mysterious life changing adventure in another world where she can speak with animals and develops magical powers.

 Here is a sneak peek  of some of my ideas. The Author likes #3 so I will work on developing that sketch, stay tuned!

This image below is one of my favorites that I played with value and color schemes.