Author: Jean Drayovitch

I have an amazing back yard.  It’s very European with a clay brick patio and trellis overgrown by a traffic-stopping Bougainvillea.  It blooms all the time.  Why don’t I paint the flowers, walkway and potted plants?  It’s a great question and one I have philosophically pondered for many years.  I’ll eat my lunch Al Fresco…

A quick study on narrowing composition with kinetic distraction.  When the bell would ring for the carousel, there were just a few seconds to mix a color and get a quick rendition before it was moving.  This is a very impressionistic one hour exercise with acrylic on 10×10 canvas.  For more details and Plein aire…

My regular job has me working with lots of kids with all kinds of different personalities.  Some have whimsical, over active imaginations and some are very concrete and linear thinkers.  I love them all!  Sometimes we inspire each other with creative ideas.  The latest episode happened when a very talented 3rd grader let me read…

Sometimes I just need to step away from the organized thoughts of being productive with my artwork, and go watch the races.  This is intuitively counter productive since my creative flow happens when I am very still and quiet.  But then again, I love the smell of race fuel.

Tribute to our local sculpture artist.  His work rendered in 2D with acrylic on 10×10 canvas.  For details, check the blog at www.anonartists.com

This Halloween I wanted to keep things fun and appropriate for youngsters aged 5-12.  After watching a Jim Henson video about his Muppet-making process and the antics of Jeff Dunham and his puppets, I created the “Pinata Muppet.”  How do you develop a character from a sock?   It starts with the right colored sock and…