Gallery Juana blog

small figurative ink painting by gallery juana I've been exploring drawing directly with a sumi stick onto the paper and have completed several new figure and portrait paintings this month and will continue to update my Gallery Juana on Etsy shop throughout September. sumi ink portrait, 9 x 12 inches on paper The portrait above and in the following video was done from my imagination and drawn directly with the sumi stick.  It's available here:  https://galleryjuana.etsy.com/listing/1796379543 The figure in the following video and detail photo below is available here: https://galleryjuana.etsy.com/listing/1796385669   detail of figure ink painting by gallery juana I love how the mark making remains even when I follow with watercolor and acrylic inks.  The result is a figurative nearly abstract painting of a body seemingly made of metal.  "Sumi ink etches the first movements—a skeletal whisper beneath the skin of acrylic reds, browns, and blacks. It’s a landscape of

  Gallery Juana figure painting I don't usually give single titles to paintings I complete but the words " the crossing" kept coming to mind as I was painting this figure. The look on the person's face evokes the moment of taking a deep breath as a new milestone is reached yet staying vigilant for what remains ahead of you. About this painting: The block figure has close set eyes, a long nose, salmon colored cheeks and a beard like olive shadow and is dressed in red, set against a yellow and green background. It's a mixed media painting on 9 x 12 paper with under layers of watercolor, pencil, sumi ink and top layers of acrylic inks and paints. It has two layers of satin varnish and is glossy. I have my art works available here: https://galleryjuana.etsy.com

Migration perzine series, translating my grief Migration, Issue No. 3 is my latest zine available in my Gallery Juana shop on Etsy.   This issue is the the final installment in my migration zine series.  This series started as a way to interpret my grief following my Mother’s death and began with the first issue in 2012 followed by a second issue in 2014, followed by the final issue No. 3 being completed in December 2021. Migration Issue No. 3 is a 30-page zine spanning from 2012 through December 2021 with art work and writings selected from my journals, mixed media art works, drawings and photography. I have my art works available here: https://galleryjuana.etsy.com

hiking April started out with lots of rainy and cloudy days.  Luckily, there was always a couple of hours each day where the rain stopped and I could go hiking in the local trails. golden crowned sparrow The Sparrows (house, fox, golden-crowned, white-crowned) discovered the seed I was putting out for them within a few days of my moving into this new place.   Soon after,  the Chickadees, Juncos, Towhees, Finches and Flickrs discovered the feeders too. male house finch I started reading Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road" and love this quote from her book.  The beginning of this year was full of uncertainty for me.  And I can see how that gave me the chance to establish a new beginning, to begin the next chapter in my life. Gloria Steinem, quote

For the first couple of months in our new rental house, Sputnik would plant herself at the top of the stairs and cry for me to come back upstairs. We tried different methods of coaxing her into coming downstairs and decided time would tell. One day as I was in the kitchen, I saw something move across the floor and realized it was my cat. She had made it downstairs on her own. Now she explores the whole house, usually at night, when all is quiet. She's reminded me that sometimes the limitations I think I have are all in my mind.