Art From My Easel...by Jacqueline McIntyre

My beautiful Grandchildren were visiting from LA so I put painting on hold for awhile. I started back on this painting and as usual am wo...

I recently was accepted into a new Art Gallery/Framing store ( is a gallery a store? ) opened by Annie Howden . She has relocated her bus...

I was asked to post the finished commision piece. It was a wedding gift and I spoke to the Bride and Groom who say they are very happy with...

I recently started a new oil. Earlier I posted the pastel sketch that I am working from. I also have the dried flowers as reference, but fi...

I am in the middle of framing the Hydrangea painting and getting it ready to be shipped off to Texas next week. I will post a picture of th...

I haven't posted any more pictures of the Hydrangea painting because I don't want the person who the painting is for to see it befo...

This is the start of a new painting, actually a commission I am doing. First I sketched out various arrangements in my sketch book. Then ...

Well. once again it's been awhile since I have posted any art work. My wonderful family keeps me busy. My daughter is expecting twin bo...

I have had a terrible time lately trying to post new pictures on my blog. I have been very frustrated with the whole process. My poor husba...

I finally had time to work on the painting today, now that Thanksgiving is over. I took this picture before I decided to change the shape o...

I have started a new painting in the series of dried flowers. I thought I would try to post some of the attempts at this one as I go along...

" This was my next attempt in the Flower Series I have started. Again, I am trying to get some movement in the Petals. I am working fr...

Well, it has been a long time since I have posted any new work. I have recently felt the need to work larger and to start a series. Sometim...

It's been awhile since my last post. I did a show last weekend in West Linn Oregon and was lucky and sold two paintings. That's alw...

Another painting using my set up with a still life box. I'm really happier with this one. I think it was more successful because I was...

I've been reading several other artists Blogs and decided I have relied too much sometimes on photo's I've taken. While they c...

This pastel was done in a pastel class given by Gary Michael. garylmichaelart.com. The painting was done on Wallis Paper, which is such ...

This collage recently won a First Place award at a local art show in the Portland area. The 'Thursday Painters" is a group of artis...

I have recently been working in Pastels and preparing my own surface to work on. I use Gator Board that I coat with a combination of Gesso, ...

I am thrilled to announce that this Pastel was recently honored with "Best of Show" at the juried Canby Oregon Arts Festival, a...

This painting was done using water based oil paints by Winsor Newton. I bought them because I paint with a group of women every Thursday. W...