This victorian building in my new neighborhood has seen quite some changes.
The push and pull of old and new keep fascinating me and expressed this through color and pattern and the layers to recount this story of change.
What could this building tell?
Push & Pull is made with stencils, stamps, spray paint, acrylic paint, and markers on 10″x10″ on extra deep 1.5” canvas.
It is available for sale in the store here and is looking for a new home :)
This painting is inspired by a beautiful wood church in my neighborhood.
I just recently was inside the church as it also showed some artwork of local artists during the Jersey City Art and Studio tour.
I am not easily taken by church buildings anymore …don’t get me wrong, but as a European I have had my share of stunning and OLD churches- but this one is breathtaking and unique – I had to paint it.
I used Acrylic paints, Markers, charcoal, oil pastels for this painting. I am right now painting a series of paintings inspired by my Strolls through the Hood – and I am having a lot of fun with it.
My Powerhouse Prints inspired by my Stroll Through the Hood are now available in my store.
They are about 6×6” and mounted on 8×8” canvas board.
They look really good as one piece or in a series and can be either put into a frame of your taste or with Canvas Board Hanging Tape.
This series is from my Creative JumpStart 2020 video.
And I had a ton of fun making those!
It would make me happy to know that someone gives the one or other piece a new home! Check them out in my store area with Original Artwork.
I love the challenge of stenciling on a rough and distressed surface. These are beautiful and I’d love to try that technique!
Today I wanted to share with you my first painting I made in my new studio and on my new easel. As I love our old 1884 house and we did a lot of research into the history of the house, I knew I wanted to paint it.
I was especially fascinated by the different people who lived in this house – for example one family lived in this house for 50 years but also finding old pictures that show some of the changes of the house ….there once was a stoop ! (I am totally for bringing back the stoop!)
I always found it fascinating to think of the stories that an old house could tell about the live of ordinary people. BTW one of a longtime tenants of the house lived in my studio and was a printmaker in NYC …that makes me feel there are special artsy vibes in my studio LOL.
For the painting I carved some stamps of architectural elements – like the cornice, windows and the architectural terracotta tiles that decorate our brick facade.
I loved playing with painting, stamping and stenciling.
As always I was building up a lot of layers – for me it is like the patina that is added throughout the years of stories contained in the building.
And then I hung it in the entry way of my studio on the brick wall – that was a ton of fun to paint.
As for the wall easel – I love it – it is so cool to have that much space and be able to do two paintings at once – not that I have done that yet …but we shall see as next I want to do some smaller paintings. Hope you enjoyed seeing the progress and details of my new painting.
Brilliant dear girl x
Lovely story and painting. Enjoy your new home?
So beautiful!!
Super cool Nathalie. I hope 2020 brings you lots of happiness in your new home and prosperity in your business. ❤️
I love it!
Close by my hood is an area of Jersey City called “The Village”. It used to be Jersey City’s own Little Italy and it still has some old Italian Mom and Pop Stores and Restaurants.
I love the mural by Beau Stanton on one of the Buildings which depicts some of the landmarks of Jersey City.
It is one of those weird things where a mural that is created with landmarks creates a landmark.
I am really into the colors I used this time – I already started another canvas with the same yellow gold sienna color for the background …let’s see :)
You can find this painting for sale here in my shop.
I was lucky to be invited twice to teach in Australia and I have fond memories of Sydney. The first time I went to Sydney we were able to get some tickets to a Herbie Hancock concert in the opera – the very last seats in the back …the sound was good..Herbie was a tiny ant- but it was pretty cool :) Australia is fascinating and a real Artful Adventure – for this painting I used an Australian Dictionary for the background, made a stamp with gum tree nuts and also used actual gum tree nuts. The painting is part of the travel chapter in my book Artful Adventures in Mixed Media. Maybe some day I will be back but until then this painting is my little Australia at home :)
Acrylic paint, ink, marker, charcoal, paper ephemera, gum tree nuts on canvas 9×12 -Available for Purchase – email me if interested .
“Hamburg Harbor” was inspired by many bike rides around the harbor in Hamburg, Germany, my former home before moving to the US. This cityscape includes the addition of the huge ships that would come into the harbor – floating buildings that would add to an ever-changing skyline.
“Hamburg Harbor” measures 9″ x 12″ – acrylic paint, acrylic ink, and spray paint on canvas and is available for sale.
“Tacheles” is a painting that is also in my book “Artful Adventures in Mixed Media” . I used acrylic paint, acrylic ink, spray paint, and marker on canvas. It was inspired by Kunsthaus Tacheles in Berlin, a former department store built in 1907, owned by different groups and parties during WWII and East Germany, and finally from 1990 to 2012, rescued from being demolished by artists and turned into a gallery. The artists were forced to move out and the building remains empty at this time, but the histories and stories of this old building live on. My painting asks many questions: Who lived here? What happened in those building? What stories do they tell us?
It is now available for sale here.
Just finished this painting last week. This scene is inspired by the scene upon exiting the Grove Street PATH train station in my Jersey City hood.
Tidy rows of shops and apartment buildings set the stage for a massive Shepard Fairey mural titled “The Jersey City Wave”, striking a pose above the bustle of the town.
The meaning of the subject and title is up to the viewer to decide.
I used acrylic paint, ink, marker and graphite on this 10″x8″ canvas. “This too shall pass” is available here and would love to find a loving home.
I have always said you are a great artist!
Aweeee- thank you Sherri <3
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gunvor
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This is a fabulous piece of art! The background looks like fire works
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