A New Painting

June 26, 2009

Happy Friday! Hope you all have a great weekend!

One of my fave things of 2016--being a part of this awesome event:

Equipped with Adobe mobile apps, these 16 illustrators, photographers and designers from around the world created unbelievable works of art.

Read about my experience self-publishing coloring books with Amazon/Createspace in this article from Tech Insider.

Day 4 of #myshoplife2018 is Bags— I’m jumping ahead a bit to try and get caught up! These are standard white shopping bags with our gift shop logo on top via a sticker. I chose blue polka dotted tissue paper, and I’ve added a random blue sticker dot around the bags! #cooperyoung #cooperyounggallery #shoplife #shoplocal

I’ve been on a social media break for a little while, but last night I saw a post by the awesome @meandmrsj that inspired me to get back in the swing of things. She and many other shop owners are participating in the #myshoplife2018 challenge set up by @pencilmeinshop. And since my recent focus has pretty much solely been on my new studio/shop, I thought I’d give it a whirl. I’ve never participated in a challenge like this, and often my posting varies depending on my moods and my work load, but I’m going to give it a shot and we’ll see how it goes! Day 1 (which was actually April 1st) is “Bricks & Mortar”, so here are a few pictures of my shop! The exterior photo was taken last fall, before we got our signage, but I love this photo so much! The interior is always evolving and is a work in progress, but it is a really lovely place to come to every day! The color and light make me so happy! The shop is located in the “historically hip” neighborhood of Cooper-Young in Memphis, Tennessee and we named it “Cooper-Young Gallery + Gift Shop.” Maybe not the most original name in the world, but we show up really well in searches! My husband @joeltrose and I are still running our freelance businesses out of the shop, and we are running this new shop together, so the Cooper-Young name is sort of an umbrella for all that we are doing right now. We have big plans for the space including a rotating lineup of art from some amazing local artists, workshops, signings, talks and screenings… more details to come, of course! #shoplife #cooperyoung #shopsmall #choose901 #indieretail #cooperyounggallery @cooperyounggallery

Finished this #painting yesterday and immediately hung it in the shop! Having a shop is like having a giant trade show booth— I can decorate, redecorate, arrange, rearrange, work on displays, display windows, merchandising... all of that fun stuff! I’ve been working this week on bringing in work from some of my favorite artists— some of it has arrived and there is more on the way. I’ll share that with you soon! #cooperyounggallery #cooperyoung #acrylicpainting

#ipad doodles from last night! #drawing on my #ipadpro in #adobedraw. #applepencil #surfacedesign #abstractart #timelapsevideo #timelapsedrawing

Painting again today! #workinprogress #acrylicpainting #acryliconcanvas

Our sign is up at the gallery/shop!! So excited— feels really official! We have lots of exciting plans for our space—. Stop by soon and say hello if you are in the neighborhood. Looks like it’s going to be a gorgeous weekend! #cooperyounggallery #cooperyoung

I started this #painting a couple of months ago, then set it aside to work on other things. Happy to have gotten back to it this past weekend. And happy to have finished it up today! Yay!#acrylicpainting #acryliconcanvas

#timelapse drawing of some happy stylized flowers on my #ipadpro in #adobedraw! #timelapsevideo #timelapsedrawing #surfacedesign #patternobserver #makeitonmobile

Another rainy day in #cooperyoung but it is always nice and cheerful here in the shop! Open until six tonight (Saturday)— stop by and say hi if you’re in the neighborhood! #cooperyounggallery

I put together 3 Limited Edition Fabric + Notebook Gift Sets featuring my California Dreamin’ fabrics, created back in 2010. These are Free Spirit Fabrics, and they were discontinued in 2012 so they are hard to find at this point! This was one of my all-time favorite collections to design. I’m going through all of the fabric I designed between 2008-2014 and listing some of it here and some of it on Amazon. If you’re looking for yardage of any of my fabrics, let me know and I’ll see what I have left in my personal stash! You can follow the link to buy this gift set. It contains: Seven total yards of Jenean Morrison's California Dreamin' fabric from Free Spirit Fabric + two notebooks + one cute pouch! Included: JM23 Pink "Malibu" -- 1 yard JM29 Pink "Palm Springs" -- 1 yard JM25 Pink "Bodega Bay" -- 1 yard JM28 Pink "Catalina" -- 1 yard JM26 Orange "Santa Barbara" -- 1 yard JM27 Pink "Yosemite" -- 1/2 yard JM27 Green "Yosemite" -- 1/2 yard JM30 Pink "Hollywood" -- 1/2 yard JM30 Green "Hollywood" -- 1/2 yard 8.5" x 11" notebook (partially lined) featuring the "Malibu" design 5.5" x 8.5" notebook (dot grid) featuring the "Palm Springs" design The price is $85 plus $15 for shipping (USPS Priority Mail). If you want to pick it up on the shop, select Local Pickup in the shipping section! #fabricdesign #surfacedesign #freespiritfabrics #quilting #limitededition #giftset #jeneanmorrison

#timelapse part two! #drawing on my #ipadpro in #AdobeDraw. #applepencil #timelapsevideo #timelapsedrawing #patternobserver #surfacedesign #sixties

Playing around with the #watercolor brushes in #adobesketch on my #ipadpro. #watercolorpainting #ipadart #patternobserver

#workinprogress on my #ipadpro. #drawing in #AdobeDraw with my #ApplePencil! #ipadart

#timelapse in two parts— working on the letter F! #drawing on my #ipadpro in #adobedraw. #applepencil #decorativetype #handlettering #timelapsevideo #ipadart #ornament #decoration

#timelapse #drawing on my #ipadpro in #adobedraw! #ipadart #surfacedesign #process #timelapsevideo #timelapsedrawing #patternobserver #homedecor #art #artist

A couple of #patterns using the art and letters from my two previous posts! Working in Illustrator and #AdobeDraw— moving between iPad and desktop. #patternobserver #printandpattern

Continuing my #decorative type series. I made this E from scratch in #adobeillustrator using elements from my previous post, elements created on my #ipadpro in #AdobeDraw. I also made a couple of patterns from this, which I’ll share in the next post. Working with #letters is all new to me, so I’m really enjoying this #creativechallenge!

#timelapse #drawing in #AdobeDraw on my #ipadpro! #applepencil #ipadart

2018 #Postcard calendars— link in profile! #2018calendar All of the artwork was created on my #iPadPro in #AdobeDraw! #happynewyear #happynewyear2018

I also have a handful of these adorable Bookmark calendars still in stock! Link in profile! #2018calendar #calendar #bookmarks