mnartists.org: Jenna Abts

Jackalope

Jenna Abts — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:40:06 GMT

image: Jackalope front

image: Jackalope rear

Coyote Drum

Jenna Abts — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:35:53 GMT

image: Coyote Drum closer

image: Tail close-up

image: Crow close-up

image: Other crow close-up

Black Trees

Jenna Abts — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:33:45 GMT

Yggdrasil Drum 26"

Jenna Abts — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:34:07 GMT

Ink on deer hide cedar frame drum. 26" diameter, 11.5" depth. Double headed. In process - other head yet to be painted.

image: New Yggdrasil Drum (Side TWO)

image: Side Lacing Jormungand/Yggdrasil Drum

Tree for Tessa

Jenna Abts — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:35:14 GMT

Private Commission. 3 Months.

image: Detail of Birds

Mayowood 2007 Design

Jenna Abts — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:20:10 GMT

Designed for Mayowood Christmas tours, 2007. Based off of a unique artifact in the Mayowood Mansion by client request.

Minnesota wild plum with wrens

Jenna Abts — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:16:52 GMT

Okay, here's the newest piece... Currently being displayed at Sontes in Rochester. This piece is 4'x4' diptych, acrylic and sumi ink on board. It is modeled on the wild plum tree that I was given as a thank-you gift from Quarry Hill Nature center on Arbor day .. Its currently growing and healthy in the front yard. The birds are modeled after our local wrens. (for more information on Sontes, check out their website: www.sontes.com)

image: Minnesota Wild Plum with Wrens

image: Minnesota wild plum with wrens

image: Wren detail

Connected

Jenna Abts — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:57:04 GMT

The World Tree. Birds gather around...

image: The Roots

image: Golden Birds

image: Black Birds

image: In progress...

image: More Black Birds

Sumi Bird Drum

Jenna Abts — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:50:56 GMT

I got a few more drums to paint on - They're so lovely! This one is a teeny drum, about 6" in diameter. Surprisingly, it has a lovely sound!

image: Sumi Bird Detail

image: More detail

Heron for Mother

Jenna Abts — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:15:44 GMT

This was a gift for my mother, a Great Blue Heron. mixed media.

Red Sky Bird

Jenna Abts — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:10:59 GMT

Sumi ink and acrylic on board.

Bamboo After Rain

Jenna Abts — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:04:34 GMT

Acrylic on Board.

Plum Drum

Jenna Abts — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:02:29 GMT

Another drum, this time for a series of sumi-e pieces.

Into Imagination

Jenna Abts — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:55:20 GMT

This was painted as a gift for a friend. I took her silhouette from a photograph I had laying around. The thought behind this painting was about letting go of reality and stepping forward into the realms of imagination. I had a good time with the window/shadow cut outs. I used theatrical lighting gels to get a sort of 'stained glass' effect. Put light through the canvas, and you see lovely colors shining through.

image: illuminated into imagination

Griffon Drum

Jenna Abts — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:47:36 GMT

Another Drum for a Renaissance Fair. This is an older one - completed back in 2003. Sadly, this drum is no longer in existence. It was destroyed in a flood at a fair this past summer. So, here's to my griffon drum... For you, Tarsus.

image: Griffon Drum Two