Jen West

Antique Trucks..

2009-10-11T19:24:00.001-07:00

Antique Truck

12x24 acrylic on canvas

Antique Truck II

18x20 acrylic on canvas

I saw a picture in a magazine of an old blue pickup truck, looked like it was sitting somewhere on a farm broken down and forgotten. Sometimes when I see these things it makes me wonder what it was like new, the first time someone sat behind the wheel, all the places it took so many different people.. and just like a precious nik nak that has no use but you cant bare to part with, it now sits in a field, tucked away and forgotten by most but amazingly still a work of art.

Children

2009-10-06T06:09:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't it be nice to take your old eyes and forget all that you have seen just for a moment, refresh them like your seeing something for the first time again? The veins in a leaf look like a roadmap to an unknown universe.. simple creatures like bugs and butterflies captivate you almost as if they were unicorns themselves...

The Fallen Soldier

2009-09-29T06:22:00.000-07:00

18x36 Oil on Canvas

A friend asked me to donate some paintings to Peterson Airforce Base for a silent auction to raise money for the Childrens Muscular Dystrophy fund. This painting is a tribute to the Fallen Soldiers. If you would like information about the auction please email cre8tivegenius@live.com

To view more work please visit my website www.cre8tivegenius.com

Italy 18x20 Acrylic Abstract

2009-09-21T16:41:00.001-07:00

Italy
18x20 Acrylic on Canvas $175

I've always wanted to go to Italy, so I suppose the next best thing if I cant be there is to paint it.
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Today

2009-09-18T06:03:00.000-07:00

There's an idea thats been living inside me for about a month. Its almost as if your rollercoaster cart has stopped at the top of the first big hill and you are anxiously awaiting the "plunge".. You feel it in your guts, anticipation swallows you.. you find yourself almost holding your breath with excitement. The cart jolts and you find yourself plumiting with the wind in your face! The intensity feels like its too big to be contained in your tiny body WHOOSH!! And then you open your eyes and begin painting what you feel will be one of your lifes masterpieces.. today is that day.

Favorite Pieces

2009-09-16T06:29:00.001-07:00

This was my first attempt at color, it was a self portrait done with watercolor. I had a liverspotted dalmatian that had traveled the world with me, as I crossed the room to look at my new piece leaning against the wall, my ever so faithful companion had just taken a big sloppy drink of water and moved in for closer observation, hence the running paint. Normally I think I would have been irritated, but instead laughed because it seemed to add something to the picture.

This one is titled "Mystical Forest" there are hidden images in the background if you look for them. All the leaves, twigs and bark I glued to the canvas were all things I found while hiking one summer. I like this one because you can almost feel the sun on the womans face.

This was one of my favorites entitled "No" done with acrylics 18x36 this was the first painting I ever put in a gallery and it ended up on the gallery owners wall. I like the colors that jump off the canvas and grab your attention.

Flowerphant

2009-09-16T05:10:00.000-07:00

I was on an elephant kick for a little while, they look like simple creatures to paint, but suprisingly somewhat difficult once you take into account the texture and character of the animal..