What I have been busy with...

Acrylic painting and collage on old nautical chart
by Jennifer Winship Mark

Hi all!! I am still around. Here is a large nautical chart I did to
commemorate a 5oth anniversary for a local business. This scene
is just off Vancouver Island on the 50th longitude.
Hopefully I can work something out with the amazing
Columbial River Maritime Museum . I am hoping to
show all 32 of my hand painted nautical charts in
one huge show. Now I just have to frame all of them!
It still is up in the air though.
I am open for any other ideas on where I can show all these Pacific Ocean charts??????

Inspirations from some of my favorite blogs

New Painting by Mark Ryden at Art Basel Miami!!




I found this on the Arrested Motion blog....another great blog.

Today I am learning to paste, copy, and borrow from other blogs. Computers are always an ongoing learning experience for me.

A young Stranger
Gaya, 7
by Benoit Paille

fffound is an amazing blog with some disturbing and some utterly beautiful photos....like this mesmerizing little girl.

This East Hampton, New York home
of Allison Julius, husband Zachary and brother Louis Marra

has a wonderful collection of Fornesetti chairs
and this gorgeous Fornesetti malachiteWall paper.

This photo was found on one of my most favorite blogs ,
Design*sponge which is always inspiring and fresh....

Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney has such a great eye and fun sense of discovery. She creates a first class blog.

Inspirations from Turkey

This is a beautiful little fishing boat resting on the calm waters of the Bosphorus in Istanbul
photo by
Jennifer Winship Mark

Pomegranates are everywhere in the fall in Istanbul.
Notice the gorgeous way they can cut them and open them up like
a bubbly flower.
Photo by
Jennifer Winship Mark

We were fortunate enough to stay close to the breathtaking
San Sophia Mosque

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark

We went to the top of a beautiful hill to one of Istanbul's most famous
writers and poets, Yahya Kemal Beyatli.
His home was humble and surrounded in peace and
pomegranate trees.
Isn't this a clever bench to commemorate a writer?
Photo by
Jennifer Winship Mark

Paintings I will be selling in the spring

This is an acrylic painting entitled the Guest House.
Believe it or not it is hanging in my guest room.

36 x 48
acrylic on canvas by Jennifer Winship Mark

This painting was done inspired by a gorgeous photo of
Oregon lavender and wild flowers
watercolor
by Jennifer Winship Mark

This is a small oil stillife of elegant roses in a not so elegant vase!
16 x 20 Oil by
Jennifer Winship Mark

Lakewood Art Show

Here is the watercolor that was juried into the Lake Oswego, Lakewood Art Center Show. It was a perfect weekend for a fun art event. Lots of interesting art.

I am selling greeting cards......

I have decided to sell a series of greeting cards depicting NW scenes. Here are the 5 cards that I have been selling to local stores in Portland Oregon. It has been a great experience getting to know all the kind and creative shop owners . Portland is blessed with some amazing shops and retailers.

Greeting cards retail for $3 each .

Currently you can purchase the cards from the
Rose Garden Store ,
Park Place Papers,
and the Flower Temple.


Sailboats down at John's Landing on the Willamette River

I am getting ready for another stillife shoot...

Here are a few still-lifes my friend, Chris and I shot back in April. I think I will be starting a few paintings soon using these ideas. I love the challenge of painting silver.

I have been dying to try a back-lit piece of fruit for a huge 40 x 60....I think this would be amazing.....I love the translucency mixed with the delicate edges....I will leave the sheep out in the background!

We liked the composition but the white background was detracting. It still has potential. I cant wait to grab some of the blueberries and Rainier cherries for some colorful still-lifes this month.