LOOKING FOR WILDFLOWERS (2025)
This series was inspired by a scene I had in my mind - a Southern California meets Cape Cod twist. In my daydream, I was lying in a field of tall green grass, at the edge of a cliff that dropped down to the ocean. Wildflowers swayed gently around me, while the sound of ocean waves below echoed through me and the sun warmed my skin. Time faded from daylight to dusk to midnight. The collection includes eleven original paintings, ranging from 12x12" to 24x36". You can view my full studio journal entry about this collection and find the playlist I painted alongside here: https://jocelynelizabeth.ghost.io/looking-for-wildflowers-memories-and-art-to-benefit-california/
Shortly after starting this collection, devastating wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County. 20% of proceeds from this collection will be donated to individual families in need, sourced specifically from Go Fund Me directories for Displaced Black Families and Displaced Disabled Folks.
POSSIBILITES (2024)
Lately I have felt in a state of in between… where I was and where I’m going, who I was and who I’m becoming. It’s had me feeling a little bit claustrophobic, and work I’d made earlier in the year wasn’t resonating with me anymore. After I painted over some of it and put some to the side to make room to play, I ended up starting a new series inspired by the threads of possibility we hold onto in the face of constant change, featuring watercolor, charcoal, acrylic and thin gold line work, as a reminder that the world is full of wonder and possibility if you know where to look.
These pieces are original mixed media paintings with watercolor, charcoal, inks and acrylics on paper. You can listen to the playlist I painted alongside here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RiflRzmTUX5GoXKUBYB8W?si=m4qvppWoQmKZGz62Gy5OMw&pi=u-PQOGAs9aSP-S
ORQUEVAUX MINI STUDIES (2024)
The Orquevaux mini studies collection (2024) contains 44 mixed media mini studies featuring watercolor, pencil and/or charcoal on 100% recycled handmade paper with a natural deckled edge. These explorations of color and technique capture the sense of place I experienced during my two weeks as an artist-in-residence at Chateau Orquevaux in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France - lush green land; trees as far as the eye can see; the river running through the property; waterfalls rushing into calm lakes with a roar that reminded me of ocean waves crashing; the Northern lights and stars dancing over head. You can listen to the playlist I curated and listened to while painting here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2OnE2ltFht1NRA9YJshNBW?si=0b8bd69df70448bb
SELECT ARTWORK (2021-2024)
This is a selection of recent paintings that do not fit into a specific collection
OPEN TO INTERPRETATION (2023)
The Open to Interpretation Collection (2023) explores the ways in which we handle conflict and communicate (or don’t) with those around us - and the impact that has on our personal emotional landscapes. In a culture where many of us are too busy to actually look inward and be honest with ourselves, it is that much harder to be honest with each other. And whether with those closest to us or strangers - when we don’t communicate, we leave it open to interpretation.
Color is a key inspiration for my work and often the subject itself, so I rarely limit my palette. With this collection I wanted to take a different approach. All colors were mixed by hand from the 3 primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and white and black, to show how something complex can be created from something so simple. Select pieces also feature accents in an iridescent pearl. You can listen to the Spotify playlist I curated and listened to while painting here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42zM3zHdUtRB3hHlySKYge?si=HL4rGCm3QkOHnmXmIvkwQg&nd=1