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Jennifer
Young; Vibrant Landscapes
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I’ve been looking at a lot of “painting a day” blogs and other art sights. I came across yours and your paintings made me very happy. Beautiful work.
Brendy,
Thank you for the kind comment about my paintings! I really enjoyed looking at your colorful pastels as well. Loved the painting entitled “Biscuit”. Reminds me of my own kitties who lounge with similar abandon.
Best wishes,
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer! I like your painting. I enjoy painting too. Your work is good. You gave me some interesting ideas. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Cristina
Central Florida USA
Cristina,
Thanks so much for leaving your nice comment on my blog. I am glad to know that some of what I’ve offered here has been useful to you. Let me know what other kinds of information would be of interest to you and I will see if I can blog about it. Happy painting to you!
hey jennifer! i love your paintings.so nice and attractive.maybe u can teach me someday.i love painting too.keep good work =)
Hello Jennifer,
I had the good fortune to happen across your website. What beautiful and inspiring paintings! Thanks for the nice work and pointers on plein air painting. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Fira and Eliza,
Thank you, your comments are very kind. I’m glad to know the tips are helping. I’ll keep writing them as I make new discoveries and observations.
Hey Jennifer,
Awesome website and blog. Keep it coming. Looking forward to seeing ya’ll very soon. Marcus.
Hi Marcus,
How nice to see you here in my cyber-world!
Looking forward to seeing you and Jodie and all of my nieces and nephews!
Hugs,
Jen
Jen - Hi- your website is really great - polished and fun to look around (there is so much to do in here!) I really liked the figurative paintings from earlier this year. Happy Thanksgiving and please say hi to Dave! Keri Lappas
Keri-
Great to her from you and thanks so much for the nice note and for commenting on the blog! Hope y’all enjoyed your Thanksgiving. My best to you, George and the kids.
I noticed that you recommend birch ply for painting, do you prefer this over masonite panels? If so why? You mentioned warping, do you prime front and back at the same time?
Hi Andre,
The main reason I recommended birch as an option is because is it very lightweight but still very sturdy, so not prone to warping. Weight is always a concern for the plein air painter so I’m always trying to figure out how to lighten my load, particularly if I’m traveling. Masonite is fine too, though fairly heavy if you’re carrying a number of panels along with all of the other painting gear.
Yes, it’s a good idea to prime the front and back of the panels evenly if you’re going to paint straight on the wood (prime front, let dry, prime back.) If you’re mounting a primed canvas on your board, I wouldn’t think you’d need to prime the back.