Creative Studio of Jamie Eppenauer
This week, the elementary art class studied Georgia O’Keeffe and her beautiful oversized flower paintings. About Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin in 1887. As a child, Georgia didn’t like school but she did loved her private art lessons. After high school, O’Keeffe studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago… Read More
s Emerged 24 x 36 inches Oil on Wood Panel At first I was going to name this painting sub>merged because that is how I felt at one point: Submerged – Under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated, covered, hidden, unknown, enveloped. I felt trapped behind the picket fence that enveloped… Read More
Now that Mother’s Day is over, I can share some photos from our project this year. We made extra-special bracelets for our moms. Back when my schedule was too busy with little kids to paint, I started making and selling jewelry. I guess you could say I’ve always had the need to create something! I… Read More
Thank you ladies for celebrating your birthdays at The Studio! Hope you enjoyed learning about the encaustic process and had fun! Your creations are beautiful: Get creative with studio owner and instructor, Jamie Eppenauer, who will guide participants from start to finish to create an encaustic masterpiece. Two hour party is for up to… Read More
It is so awesome to be back to teaching! I love the energy that these little beings bring to my studio – It took me 4 years to paint like Raphael, but a life time to paint like a child. -Pablo Picasso This week the elementary class completed an acrylic painting of an electrical guitar. … Read More
Over the last two days, my middle daughter turned 18 and went to Senior Prom. One more month and she will be a high school graduate and on her way to college. And the portion of her life where she lives under my roof 24/7 will be over. Such things to think about on Mother’s… Read More
This is a throwback painting from about 13 years ago of a lady in the market in Antigua, Guatemala. The Gift 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas We adopted our third child from Guatemala. It was on our first trip to visit him that I saw the ladies in the markets with huge luscious Callas… Read More
Thank you ladies for coming and celebrating a birthday at Picket Fence. It was such a fun evening. Everyone left with a piece of art they were proud of, and most importantly, we had a lot of fun. More information about parties at the Studio: Get creative with studio owner and instructor, Jamie Eppenauer,… Read More
Happy Easter! New Life 11 x 14 Oil on Board Save Save
Some paintings are just too fun to paint. This painting is of a “selfie” that was taken on an iPhone on the coast of Spain. Most importantly, I see love in this painting. But I also like the marriage of the fine art of oil painting and the cultural phenomena of the selfie. Selfie in… Read More
