#Theartistjourney

[jenseseart]

Is this mic on? Oh sh--

The Best of Randos, c. 2023 Hi, it’s Jen. It’s been a hot minute. I know. I’m sorry. If you’re reading this, awesome. If it’s your first time, even more awesome. As an artist, I’ve been more active on Instagram, and have tried to dabble in other social media platforms like Twitter. Alas, I have a full-time job (not in art, but this will not be for long!) and just don’t have the time to be dabbling in multiple platforms. Plus, let’s be real: I can only do so much.

Since Instagram is a nice way for me to showcase my sketchbook pages, character designs, and all things my art, I’ve stuck around that venue since it’s a pretty popular platform overall; however, with the big algorithm change they put into place a number of years ago...well, it’s definitely not a chronological feed anymore, which personally I think is just, for lack of better words--lame. Not to mention all the ads, reels, suggested posts--it’s just way too overstimulating. Plus, the constant scrolling...I digress. I’ve decided that moving forward I will be using Tumblr as a blog, just like how I was back in the day on Blogspot (do people still use that?). All the things that I would not be able to write about on Instagram, due to average amount of time spent on a post, will be here. All my thought processes, my journey as an artist, the goal of just doing art on a full-time basis--the whole enchilada. If you’re still reading up to this point, I congratulate you, and I appreciate you. As far as my knowledge is concerned, I don’t think a lot of artists blog much. Long text posts on Instagram I believe don’t count, since Instagram really relies on whatever media is uploaded first before any text is read. I want to keep blogging alive, and personally, I like reading writings from artists. It’s like picking at their brain, you know?

So where have I been in the last x-amount of years? I’ve been living in New Orleans since 2016. It’ll be 7 years for me when the Fall hits.

Welcome and welcome back to my blog. I look forward to telling you more about what’s been up with my artist journey since I left Los Angeles, CA. Do watcha wanna.

Coming Up Next Week: L.A. to LA: The Big Move

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#ThankYou, #Gracias. #Grateful #Proud #StoryOfAnArtist #Cheers 🍻 #TheArtistJourney (at Culver City, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_E4g-nD7tY/?igshid=1jwo4uropv11a

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Challenge 123: Freebie: Self Portrait

For this challenge, I decided to make a self portrait. I decided to make it tell a slight story throughout the 3 images while having a big enough forward facing portrait to aid in understanding that it was me. I am enjoying the end result and looking forward to the next challenge!

Brett Morgan

[reiramirez]

I follow this little dream not because I have to but because it calls me and fills my heart. 💙 #theartistjourney #artist #artistpassion #passionforcreatingart #artislife #life #art #artthoughts #randomthoughts #deepthinking #highthoughts #cerebraltherapy #painting #dreams #followyourbliss❤ #workingartist #dowhatilove #lovewhatyoudo (at Fort Lauderdale, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqAjp8nHFF0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10lxbq0ca67wg

[alanijarts]

I have been having fun making your eyes believe that a flat surface is voluminous. The experimentation with structure and form through shading and lighting, is paying off. Progress is the key... I have a long way to go still. • I did not expect to use the colors I used. But it felt so right when they all came together. #process #progress #alanij #alanijimenez #caricature #caricatures #theartistjourney #journey #art_spotlight #artist_features #artfido #thejoyofart 👈🏼😂 @art_collective @art_spotlight @art_collective @artistic.globe @art_daily

[jolynjanis]

i feel in Flow when following the pen, though I find I can’t always appreciate the product right away. Very few pieces have stuck with me as long as this one. I used to just give away my art (as good friends of my past well know) :) I’ve grown and evolved immensely since this was originally drawn and im looking at this now, fascinated with this brand new vibration it holds, as if someone else entirely made this and I can appreciate it now with that distance. // More evidence that we’re just creative conduits. Energetic Missionaries, of sorts.

Show up, Do the Work and the rest is just details.

#drawing #penink #hands #oneness #flow #theartistjourney