tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52810307425181913062012-02-16T19:01:06.616-08:00Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-87404949580771554392011-09-25T22:03:00.000-07:002011-09-25T22:04:21.289-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx1XSOuUofs/ToAHn-sMt-I/AAAAAAAAAHw/81CyLC3uvzw/s1600/painting2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx1XSOuUofs/ToAHn-sMt-I/AAAAAAAAAHw/81CyLC3uvzw/s400/painting2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656529515402016738" border="0" /></a><br />Painting 2010 for Wine and Cheese Event invite. Acrylic on canvas 14"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-8740494958077155439?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-39442919695291638542011-09-25T21:56:00.000-07:002011-09-25T22:01:37.024-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5oM_N3whTVA/ToAGr2xFDnI/AAAAAAAAAHo/pwMCCHlTWHw/s1600/painting.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5oM_N3whTVA/ToAGr2xFDnI/AAAAAAAAAHo/pwMCCHlTWHw/s400/painting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656528482482851442" border="0" /></a><br />Commissioned painting for Wine and Cheese Event.<br />My son asked if the yellow was the cheese... nice.<br />Acrylic on canvas 3ft tall. Aug, 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-3944291969529163854?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-8662025555747490242010-05-12T22:22:00.000-07:002010-05-12T22:27:07.614-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S-uNKc7r-RI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Hv8LkpcOsU8/s1600/lizard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S-uNKc7r-RI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Hv8LkpcOsU8/s320/lizard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470621383076346130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is a black board 7" x 5". I used metallic pencils for the lines. Fun!<br />I think I want to try several in a series! Yay.<br />I feel like I am 10, drawing and painting and creating more now!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-866202555574749024?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-64873397064777059902010-03-09T01:54:00.000-08:002010-03-09T02:00:34.999-08:00You don't rock all the time. No one does. No one is a rock star, superstar, world-changing artist all the time. In fact, it's a self-defeating goal. You can't do it.<div class="entry-body"><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">No, but you might rock five minutes a day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Five minutes to deliver an act of generosity that changes someone. Five minutes to invent a great new feature, or five minutes to teach a groundbreaking skill in a way that no one ever thought of before. Five minutes to tell the truth (or hear the truth). Five minutes a day you might do exceptional work, remarkable work, work that matters. Five minutes a day you might defeat the lizard brain long enough to stand up and make a difference.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">And five minutes of rocking would be enough, because it would be five minutes more than just about anyone else. </span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-6487339706477705990?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-37726597697136188702010-03-09T01:31:00.001-08:002010-03-09T01:47:40.810-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YV7Z2s7wI/AAAAAAAAAFc/CLfcAYWe5Ts/s1600-h/sketch7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YV7Z2s7wI/AAAAAAAAAFc/CLfcAYWe5Ts/s320/sketch7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446564909647982338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YWCYK_Y3I/AAAAAAAAAFs/h_7UJrWKXiw/s1600-h/sketch5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YWCYK_Y3I/AAAAAAAAAFs/h_7UJrWKXiw/s320/sketch5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446565029455291250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YWJmr7kQI/AAAAAAAAAF8/fOVrqXhS6ic/s1600-h/sketch3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YWJmr7kQI/AAAAAAAAAF8/fOVrqXhS6ic/s320/sketch3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446565153610633474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YWNOjzZMI/AAAAAAAAAGE/6zaLBzbHqvA/s1600-h/sketch2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YWNOjzZMI/AAAAAAAAAGE/6zaLBzbHqvA/s320/sketch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446565215853569218" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-3772659769713618870?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-14664030753007902652010-03-09T01:27:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:54:12.627-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YabDI8KJI/AAAAAAAAAGk/5u9ejkzxCSY/s1600-h/fragil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YabDI8KJI/AAAAAAAAAGk/5u9ejkzxCSY/s320/fragil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446569851352787090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />'Expectations' Plexyglass/Wood, Oil on Canvas 46" x 36"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YaQeZce7I/AAAAAAAAAGc/z6Xlhb3Sw-A/s1600-h/expectations.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YaQeZce7I/AAAAAAAAAGc/z6Xlhb3Sw-A/s320/expectations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446569669691210674" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Destinations' Oil on Masonite 54" x 50"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YaICX2lOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ZRX6cAhU1K8/s1600-h/destination.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YaICX2lOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ZRX6cAhU1K8/s320/destination.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446569524729386210" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-1466403075300790265?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-8754607697030193552010-03-09T01:26:00.002-08:002010-03-09T01:27:26.668-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YUeBEwgGI/AAAAAAAAAEs/WwO2j9MlNjo/s1600-h/wrapinblue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YUeBEwgGI/AAAAAAAAAEs/WwO2j9MlNjo/s320/wrapinblue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446563305268215906" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-875460769703019355?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-8456615100859950742010-03-09T01:26:00.001-08:002010-03-09T01:26:48.544-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YUT-utSKI/AAAAAAAAAEk/y91JZJKKQRs/s1600-h/rose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YUT-utSKI/AAAAAAAAAEk/y91JZJKKQRs/s320/rose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446563132840167586" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-845661510085995074?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-3212783240463547992010-03-09T01:24:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:25:43.999-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YUEtNoNoI/AAAAAAAAAEc/0x1MI3Hm53Y/s1600-h/dance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YUEtNoNoI/AAAAAAAAAEc/0x1MI3Hm53Y/s320/dance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446562870439982722" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-321278324046354799?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-74246706862870565442010-03-09T01:22:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:23:49.819-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YTn0z9zJI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Lil2tXLzzMw/s1600-h/bridge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YTn0z9zJI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Lil2tXLzzMw/s320/bridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446562374263622802" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-7424670686287056544?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-9025129334859270442010-03-09T01:20:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:24:07.742-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YTJJl2aUI/AAAAAAAAAEM/mVlxo2b-Br4/s1600-h/theshow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YTJJl2aUI/AAAAAAAAAEM/mVlxo2b-Br4/s320/theshow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446561847265618242" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-902512933485927044?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-87064249927023415662010-03-09T01:04:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:05:42.651-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YPW245ybI/AAAAAAAAAEE/DswU12pv-ds/s1600-h/destination.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YPW245ybI/AAAAAAAAAEE/DswU12pv-ds/s320/destination.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446557684716915122" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-8706424992702341566?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-30533889301461111422010-03-09T01:02:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:24:22.261-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YO5ZdfMnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/eonltqImb18/s1600-h/expectations.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YO5ZdfMnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/eonltqImb18/s320/expectations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446557178601091698" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-3053388930146111142?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-52916137507689056512010-03-09T00:59:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:02:13.389-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YOGtOhmVI/AAAAAAAAAD0/QOActL-9Lts/s1600-h/fragil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YOGtOhmVI/AAAAAAAAAD0/QOActL-9Lts/s320/fragil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446556307733715282" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-5291613750768905651?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-24204807981693103462010-03-09T00:13:00.000-08:002010-03-09T01:24:41.609-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YN3FES9_I/AAAAAAAAADs/hiIOTSz6W4k/s1600-h/starburst.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S5YN3FES9_I/AAAAAAAAADs/hiIOTSz6W4k/s320/starburst.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446556039255357426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img src="file:///Users/MonkeyJam/Desktop/jens%20paintings%20fineart/finals/wrapinblue.jpg" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-2420480798169310346?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281030742518191306.post-22837409726459620972010-03-09T00:11:00.000-08:002010-03-09T00:13:14.378-08:00<div class="entry-body"> <p>This is deceptive.</p><p>You don't rock all the time. No one does. No one is a rock star, superstar, world-changing artist all the time. In fact, it's a self-defeating goal. You can't do it.</p><p>No, but you might rock five minutes a day.</p><p>Five minutes to deliver an act of generosity that changes someone. Five minutes to invent a great new feature, or five minutes to teach a groundbreaking skill in a way that no one ever thought of before. Five minutes to tell the truth (or hear the truth).</p><p>Five minutes a day you might do exceptional work, remarkable work, work that matters. Five minutes a day you might defeat the lizard brain long enough to stand up and make a difference.</p><p>And five minutes of rocking would be enough, because it would be five minutes more than just about anyone else.</p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5281030742518191306-2283740972645962097?l=jenswainfineart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com0