Finally finished my last charts....

                                                         Jennifer Winship Mark
                                                   acrylic and collage on nautical chart

                                                                  35 x 45

                                                   Cape Blanco Light House


                                                       I Worked for 6 days solid and
                                      finally finished my last 5 nautical chart acrylic paintings. I  first
              aged the nautical charts, stamped, collaged, gold leafed, wrote and spattered all to give
a "depth" to the art piece.  I have become an expert on all sorts of obscure historical facts about the NW coast.  I have even discovered my ancestors came to Oregon before Lewis and Clark.  The Winship Brothers arrived in Oregon on the Albatross and tried to set up a fur trading fort, but it was unfortunately flooded out.
I always knew I belonged in the NW !  Now it is time to frame these 28 original works.

Jennifer Winship Mark
collage and acrylic on nautical chart
40x48

Scene from around Canon Beach Oregon

                                                             Jennifer Winship Mark
                                                    collage and acrylic on nautical chart
                                                                             40x48



Turn of the century Gillnet Boats fishing the mouth of the Columbia River where it meets the Pacific Ocean.
These boats were known as the Butterfly Fleet.  They were efficient , graceful and  beautiful.

Jennifer Winship Mark
collage and acrylic on nautical chart
40x48
Sailors off Vancouver Island

Even More inspirations from Italy and Lugano....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

View from the walk way at Lake Lugano.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Gorgeous window framing a classic Lake Como View

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Beautiful forgotten Window.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

View out of our Varenna room.

More inspirations from Italy.....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010


Amazing wall and shutters from a side street in Milan Italy.
Even the trashy blue tarp seen through the bars adds an element
of beauty to this composition.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

This will soon be painted on top of one of my nautical charts.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

The old path way that snakes around the waterfront in Varenna Italy has dozens of breathtaking views.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Even on a cloudy day this view across Lake Como is still rich in color and beauty.

Inspiration from a long plane trip....

Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

This piece was inspired by my favorite artist Mark Ryden.

Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark c.2010

I'm working on ideas for our new creative adventure

Open Eye Art!

Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Another idea that was influenced by some striking green shutters

I saw in Bellagio Italy. Another reminder to keep your eyes open all the time.

Inspiring views from my many windows.....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c.2010

View from our room at the Hotel Florence in Bellagio

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Morning sunrise view from the hotel Spendid in Lugano Switzerland.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

View from our haunted room at the Villa Cipressi in Varenna

just before the rain.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

View from the top window at the Degli Orafi in Florence

Glass....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark

Some pieces from my glass collection that I find inspiring....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark

 Lighting makes all the difference with glass.

Inspirations from Florence....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c.2010

Amazing dry pigments from Zecchi Art Store in Florence.
This is hallow ground for any artist visiting this great city.

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

Great old apothecary bottles from a store down the street from Zecchi

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010

 More amazing dry pigments....

Photo by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010



Some of my favorite photos from Florence are of obscure carvings most people
don't even notice because they are too busy looking at
the "famous stuff"...it is fun to Open your Eyes!