Judy Jaaskelainen: 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Tips for navigating my blog...

After Viewing each section click on "OLDER POSTS". This will take you through each series of paintings.....
"Hands and Feet"
"Portraits"
"Jerome"
"Political Passions"....Etcetera.
Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Friday, June 4, 2010

More Holiday Card Images

.....Be Kind Anyway.......

Arizona Winter

Holiday Card Images

Clarkdale Greeter (pastel green border)

The Gazebo Dressed For The Holidays

Crystal Moonscape Peace Card

Dressed For The Holidays

Found Angel

Local Honey (red border)

Local Honey (green border)

Clarkdale Patriots, II

Weathered Friends (green border)

Weathered Friends (red border)

Monday, May 31, 2010

Canyon de Chelley

Eye of The Beholder

(available)

Canyon Stories

(sold)

Cow House

(available)

Hidden Canyon Refuge

(available)

A Peaceful Whitehouse
(sold)

A Canyon Pass

(sold)

Landscapes, Wet and Dry

Evening Stroll

(available)

Early Spring

(available)

Local Honey

(sold)

Headin' West at Sundown

(available)

Market Day in Northern Italy

(available)

Morning Prayers

(available)

Rio Verde

(sold)

Santa Fe Shadows

(sold)

Today's Special Is.....

(available)

Political Passion

Star-Crossed

(NFS)

Make Art Not War

(poster)

A Tribute to Molly Yard on the 40th Anniversary of N.O.W.

(available)

The Future's So Bright.....

(poster)

Remembering 9/11
(mixed-media collage)
(available)

War Kills.....
(available)

Jerome

Jerome Duet

(aka The Jackson Two)

(sold)

The Spirit of Jerome

(available)

Jerome Chilies

(sold)

Breakfast at the Flatiron, II

(available)

Breakfast at the Flatiron, I

(available)

Jerome Room with a View

(available)

Jerome Rocks!

(available)

Hands and Feet Series

Meditation on Blue Sky

(sold)

Suzy and the Dancing Bush, I

(available)

Women's Work, II

(sold)

...Be Kind Anyway....

(sold)

Barefoot Dancers

(available)

Suzy and the Dancing Bush, II

(available)

Women's Work, I
(sold)

Clarkdale Charm

Warm Winter Sun

(sold)

Weathered Friends

(sold)

Old Friends

(sold)

Clarkdale Dairy Queen

(sold)

No Parking
(available)

Clarkdale Patriots
(sold)

About the Artist

Judy Jaaskelainen resides in northern Arizona and is an Award Winning, Juried Member of Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. She is also an Award Winning Member of Arizona Watercolor Association a member of Watercolor West and National Watercolor Society.
"I have been painting in watercolor for more than 40 years. I love the transparent properties of watercolor paints and how I can let the medium ‘do its thing’ on wet paper, which sometimes feels like the painting is creating itself.

I believe I paint to express my excitement at being fully present.

My awe of beauty, reverence for life and my sense of humor move me to paint a variety of subject matter. My best paintings are the result of my “happening” upon a scene that makes me want to stop time….and savor the moment slowly. Some examples of that are my paintings, Warm Winter Sun, The Eye of the Beholder, Mom and Dad, Old Town Peacock, Jerome Duet, Moongazer, and Pink is her favorite color.
Some of my paintings are like children showing-off for their mother with bright, bold colors that shout, “Hey, look at me! See how my colors bounce off the paper!” Other of my works evoke a more tranquil mood. There is usually a story or poem connected to each painting I create. Sometimes the story is evident....
I have several on-going series’ of paintings that you may find fun to look at online. They include:
• Abstracts
• Animals, Large and Small
• Blues, Booze and Tattoos (this is a particularly fun series and includes portraits, still life, and abstract images)
• Cactus and Other Desert Plants
• Clarkdale Charm
• Cocktail Time in Arizona (In Brazil, In Rio, etc.)
• Jerome Scenes, Architecture and Characters
• Landscapes, Wet and Dry
• Old Town Cottonwood
• Political Passions
• Portraits (Some from my exhibit, “In Her Image: Celebrating the Wisdom and Courage of Women”)
• Southwestern and Native American Themes
• Still Life
• The Hands and Feet Series

I have been an exhibiting member of the Jerome Artist’s Cooperative Gallery for about 15 years. The gallery is located at the Historic Hotel Jerome, 502 Main Street, Jerome, AZ, 86331 (P.O. Box 233) Phone (928) 639-4276. My art can be seen there 7 days a week, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

My Email:
judyjaaskefineart@gmail.com