by Jen Norton | Mar 4, 2015 | Art Instruction
Think you can’t paint? I bet you can! Come learn to paint this spring pink floral bouquet with neutrals with me at a VinoPaint event this month! You’ve probably heard of these painting and social events and now I have been asked to lead one… and I hope you’ll...
by Jen Norton | Mar 1, 2015 | Painting Stories
In the Catholic church, and in many other Christian churches, we are currently in the season of “Lent.” It is a time of reflection and repentance to prepare for Easter, the promise of new life. It is a time to reflect on all that we have, and have done; all that we...
by Jen Norton | Feb 4, 2015 | Awards & Honors, Licensing and Design, Philosophy
Whoever hates his brother is in darkness; he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. —1 John 2:11 Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the darkness? Turn on any news show and you’ll want to run to your nearest...
by Jen Norton | Nov 30, 2014 | Painting Stories
I never really pondered the “Canticle of Mary” (aka the “Magnificat”) before I was contacted by author Jerry Windley-Daoust about licensing an image for his soon-to-be released illuminated guide to the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary. It’s a good story to recall during...
by Jen Norton | Nov 17, 2014 | Painting Stories
I recently had the pleasure of creating illustrations for six Catholic saints for the “Faith Fusion” textbook that will be published this spring by Our Sunday Visitor. Do you know your saints? I didn’t… but then there are thousands of them, and a saint for...
by Jen Norton | Nov 6, 2014 | Art Instruction, Painting Stories
I was recently hired to do a commissioned painting for some wonderful patrons, and I thought it would be fun to show you some of the process. Every artist has her own process… this a little of mine! The clients had some ideas on themes, styles and colors they...
by Jen Norton | Jul 4, 2014 | Painting Stories
Imagine you’re sitting with your friend Jesus in a local coffee shop today asking Him about how to pray. You have so many needs, so many distractions… Sometimes you just can’t handle it all. Using modern American English, he might offer you prayer advice like this:...
by Jen Norton | Apr 17, 2014 | Painting Stories
“Lay Down Your Burdens,” Polymer Clay and Acrylic on Plywood. $250 Do you ever hold on to fears, hurts and pains like they’re precious jewels? Catch yourself telling your troubles to friends who’ve heard it all before? Or think you’re not worthy of something...
by Jen Norton | Mar 22, 2014 | Painting Stories
There’s just something about Saint Francis a girl like me, born a Catholic in the hippie era of the 1960s, has to admire. He was the ultimate tree hugger, free spirit, lover of the poor, always bearing hardship with the artistry of a smile and a song. But he wasn’t...
by Jen Norton | Jan 17, 2014 | Painting Stories, Philosophy
Valentine’s Day is just a month away, and I have to admit it’s not one of my favorites. Not that I don’t appreciate love, or the efforts of the somewhat ambiguous St. Valentine, martyred in the 2nd century by the Roman emperor Claudius for, among other things,...
