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,...
