A Shift...reflecting on good and bad

Blu Belle
 By J Beaudet Z©
11x14
SOLD

Hi guys! I'm trying to be more consistent with posting on here but it's hard to keep up! I shared my latest painting on Instagram and it sold it in 3 days! Thank you to my new patron in Charleston SC. Oh, how I would love to go there sometime! I follow a few galleries from there and tell my hubby how I wish I could be in one of them. He just looks at me and says, " Well, you have to ask them..." Yeah, I guess he's right. I have to go after what I want and can't expect them to come knocking. I'm @jbeaudet_art on Instagram. I'd love to see you there! 

Speaking of going after what you want, I just started looking into a masterclass with Amira Rahim and can't wait to learn more! We started sharing art business information on Facebook back in 2013, and I'm happy to say she purchased one of my small works on paper! That was so nice! She has such an infectious personality it's hard not to feel motivated. I was excited to see she had moved to Socal and thought maybe we could meet someday but I just noticed she has almost 90,000 followers! I'm sure she's overwhelmed with her business and I doubt she remembers coming to me for advice about a few things. That was back when my art showed up in google first page...I know I can get there again! I plan on learning what I can from her instagram  business wisdom. I love her art but am afraid if I learn from her that my art may start to look like hers...not that I wouldn't like that, but I do want to be unique and recognized as J Beaudet Z. haha 

Here's the piece she bought! It was 5 years ago, while I was doing a 30 day challenge. Leslie Saeta did such a great job with that! I wish she was still hosting those! 

SOLD

It was a 5x7 inch or maybe even smaller. I thought it was pretty cute. I feel like at that time, I was ready for a SHIFT. I was evolving and had more motivation than ever. I was selling every piece before I could get the next one loaded! I had people excited and following me, which made me want to paint more. It's amazing what encouragement does. This was back when my mom had stage 4 breast cancer (thank God she's in remission now and doing great!). We went on a trip to Kauai to celebrate life in March 2016...when I returned I walked into my house with my suitcase and noticed the washing machine open and the light left on. My husband wasn't home and would not have left the light on so I went in there to check. Inside the washer were women's gym close and underwear. It wasn't mine. That was the moment my life fell apart. The hurt and betrayal was too much for me. I had to move everything out in one day (while she was living in my home! Evil comes in all forms and she called herself a Christian. I found her bible next to his bed.) Moved in with my brother in Ventura and the online dating adventure began! I could write a book...I should....I lost my dad 2 years ago and that set me in a funk for longer than I would have thought. Thank God I found my love. He's everything I could have dreamed for and more. 

This was 5 years ago, and looking back I see what happened with my art and why I got off track. It hurts because it's my dream to be able to survive off only my art income, and that's where I was headed. But today is a new day a new beginning a fresh start! I am FOCUSED now and the silver lining of this virus is I now have the time again! So it's all coming back...creating, sharing, selling. That's the way to do it! I could never figure out how it would happen for me and what I was doing right. I finally realize, it's me. It's my passion. It's wanting something so bad you just don't give up no matter what. I'm more ready than ever! 

I fell like my art needs a fresh change. I was going that way 5 years ago and I know I can't pick up from the now. I need to start fresh, while taking all of my knowledge Ive learned over the last 11 years...actually more like 45 years. Geez! Yeah, I was an artist from the beginning. It's everything I am. 

New floral painting for the New Year!

 

11x14
available on Etsy

Starting FRESH! Here's my first painting for 2021! I used both a brush and palette knife for this one. I love all the beautiful texture and especially this color combo. Peach and graying green look so nice together. 

I hope you enjoy! 

Jennifer Beaudet interview from a few years ago

DAILY PAINTWORKS News: DPW Spotlight Interview: Jennifer Beaudet

This is an older interview I was asked to do on Daily Paintworks, I donated a painting for the giveaway! 

Hmm...maybe it's time for another giveaway...? Your chances will be pretty good! 

DAILY PAINTWORKS News: DPW Spotlight Interview: Jennifer Beaudet: Each week we will spotlight a different DPW artist who will give away one of their best paintings. To enter to win Jennifer's painting,...

J Beaudet Z SOLD
2013

Rhapsody Blue 
J Beaudet Z 
SOLD 2014

Indigo
JBeaudetZ
NFS
Available as a signed and embellished print

This giveaway is over but the interview is a little insight to my creative process

All the work below has sold but they are all available as prints on my Fine Art America Page . There are so many options available there. Prints on canvas, paper, framing available too! I love the quality of their giclee prints and the customer service is great! I've been using them since 2011 and several very well known artists also use them. I also am signed up for Art Licensing on there as well. If you have any questions you can always ask me by contacting me jbboutique @ Yahoo.com

Warm Welcome
by
Jen Beaudet Z
SOLD

California Dream
by
J Beaudet Z
SOLD

Hollyhocks
by 
J Beaudet Z
SOLD

Winter Blues
by 
Jen Beaudet Z Sold

Jen Beaudet Z Hydrangeas and Pearls 
SOLD

Merry Christmas from J Beaudet Studios

Merry Christmas! 

Hi! I want to wish you a Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful day! I'm alone today, until tonight. My hubby had to take a temporary chef job while looking for something permanent. We are planning to pop over to my mom's tomorrow but only outside. My daughter and sister will stop by too, so I'm really looking forward to that. I've been here alone, all week! We're trying to limit our time with others and I'm home from work so it's just me and my studio. I'm getting a lot of computer work done and am just finishing up a commission. I had a request for a smaller version of the last one. 

Not the greatest photo. It was dark when I finished but I think I did a pretty good job painting a new one, just smaller. It still has the energy and loose quality. Now, on to the next. One nice thing about being home from work is I'm devoting my time to my art business again. I just need to paint and stop dwelling on my name or my Facebook reach. What happened on there!? It's like I got completely shut off. Was it something I said? 

Anyway, back to Christmas cheer! Maybe some eggnog...😏 Cheers! 

Here's my Facebook! 

Same artist New Name! Jennifer Beaudet - Artist Whose Passion Kept Her Going...now Jen Beaudet Z

Same artist New Name! Formerly Jennifer Beaudet - Artist Whose Passion Kept Her Going now Jen Beaudet Z

Artpromotivate: Jennifer Beaudet - Artist Whose Passion Kept Her Going: Spotlight on California, USA artist Jennifer Beaudet, featuring Modern Impressionist paintings.

Hey guys! I wanted to share this interview I did for Artpromotivate. 2013. It shares a little bit about my inspiration, education, and my process. I was going by Jennifer Beaudet then, because...well...that was my name. I have recently been trying separate myself from another oil painter with the same name. I would have used my middle name but she beat me to it! And it turns out we have the same middle name too! It's enough to make you crazy. It wouldn't bother me except her website comes up when I do a search for my name. All my paintings come up, but I'd kind of like this website to come up first since I've been at this since 2009. So...since I just got married in September 2020, I figured it's a good time for change. Previously, I had been signing my work J Beaudet, but from now on it will be J Beaudet Z. Hopefully you will not be confused. I'm still going by Jen Beaudet but now there's a Z at the end, for Zondervan...my new Dutch hubby.

Anyway, I'm so happy with my new name and hope this works to separate myself from the rest! After racking my brain, trying to come up with something that makes me different, I realized I'm a left-handed artist! Only 10% of the population is left handed, so I think that makes me kind of unique. It's funny, but losing my name felt like a loss of my identity! Like identity theft. It's a weird feeling. I had to search for who I am all over again. I was Jennifer Beaudet for 30 years and J Beaudet, the artist, since I was in college. The fact we share the same middle name is just unreal! Not that it matters, because you can't hear the pronunciation, but I say it "Boday" like Monet, she says Beaudet like "debt" (sorry, I couldn't think of another example). So how we differ is, I'm left handed and pronounce it Boday, I'm from California and I'm older....(by only 2 years, but still) Haha! So now, I'm moving on...New year, new name...

J Beaudet Zondervan (the cool thing is it's Dutch like Van Gogh! 

I'd love to hear other artist's thoughts about this. Has anything similar happen to you? Or maybe you have another suggestion? You can email me @ jbboutique@yahoo.com or comment here

Poppies Delight
by 
J Beaudet Z 
SOLD
click to see prints available 

The Moment 
by 
J Beaudet Z 
SOLD
CLICK for print options 

The Forgotten Rose
by J Beaudet Z
SOLD
Click for print options

Picked For You
by J Beaudet Z SOLD
Click for print options

You can help me by sharing these with my new name and linking back to this website! Thank you!!!

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support over all these years! 

New loose expressive floral paintings by J Beaudet Z

New loose expressive floral paintings by J Beaudet Z

30x40 inch acrylic on canvas 
NFS

I am loving this one so much. The photo got a little washed out on the left from the sun but you can see the movement and energy this one has. I think the acrylics have an oil paint feel to them. I actually like how it started out but I needed to add yellow for my client. I'm definitely going to explore more like this. 

It reminds me of some of my earlier work but large. It feels great to get back to my expressive paintings! I may have been having an artist's block caused my my dad passing away and then the virus but I think I past that! Whew! If anything good came out of this third shutdown, at least I found my voice as an artist again. 

Have you found new passions or maybe a renewed passion? How have you been coping? I'm in California so you might know we're shutdown again and I'm a hairstylist, so that means I'm home for a few weeks. It's frustrating, but I totally understand and am all for getting this under control. My daughter is an RN and has definitely seen the cases skyrocket, recently. I worry about her. I also worry about my sister who is also an RN. We're staying away from my mom and step dad but it's pretty hard not to see them. I feel so bad for people who are alone right now. I'm so fortunate to have someone to spend my quarantined days with. 

I plan on posting more the next few weeks and painting some more juicy, loose, and yummy paintings! 

Here's a few older paintings that have the same feel...Most are much smaller. All have sold but I will be offering some new ones soon! 

Peach Shell with Vase
5x7 inch oil on canvas
SOLD Available as a print here

Red barn by Jen Beaudet Zondervan
8x8 oil on canvas
SOLD

Hydrangea with Lemons
8x10 oil on Canvas
SOLD Available as a Print

Small floral by J Beaudet Zondervan

oil on paper

SOLD

Floral Sketch by Jenn Beaudet Z
oil on paper
SOLD

Hollyhocks painting by Jennifer Beaudet Z
18x24 oil on canvas
SOLD

Floral by Jennifer Beaudet Zondervan
oil on paper 
SOLD

There are a few more but basically there is a certain style I can see in the way I paint. Each of these paintings just "happened" without any fuss and that does come through. It's not always easy...

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Jennifer Beaudet on Youtube!

Here's a lovely video of my paintings created by Lee Downs of AAA on Facebook. Check it out! 

I'm home again (lockdown)...so I'm going to focus on my art. I just finished a house portrait for a repeat customer. Actually, it's almost finished...just have to add some purple flowers in the front. I think the pink tree came out pretty nice and it make me want to paint some more trees. 

I have a lot of people painting my woman in red "The Night Approaches" Some people contact me to share their copy and I love seeing them but sometimes I just stumble across them on Pinterest. I wish I could set up a way that people can share their copies in one spot. 

Have you tried it? Or do you have any ideas on how to make a sharing spot? 

New paintings of San Clemente California by Jen Beaudet Zondervan

 I'm working on loosening up...once again. I want my paintings to be more fresh and clean. I love working with a palette knife, but sometimes I get a little too much texture. 

The tree painting is inspired from a walk in Rancho San Clemente. It was during quarantine and everything was so amazingly beautiful that day. I think it was still March. 

8x10

$175

11x14

$225

This one is not finished but you can see where it's going. It's San Clemente, California at my favorite beach called Calafia. I still have to add the railroad crossing in this one. I thought about not adding it but anyone that knows the area might wonder. I think this spot is memorable because of the palm trees lined up. I love it because of all the beautiful Bougainvillea everywhere. It's amazing how it blooms all year round (or at least it seems to). Anyway, I'm still working on it and may add some clouds. 

Both will be available in my etsy shop soon but feel free to contact me if you're interested. 

Custom Painting From Your Photo! Taking New Requests

I love doing custom commissioned paintings of houses, weddings, bridal gowns, beach scenes, honeymoon site, wedding sites, flower wedding bouquets and so much more. My clients are always thrilled to receive their original paintings and I'd love for you to be my next client. Please contact me with any ideas you have in mind.

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/JBeaudetStudios?ref=si_shop Or pop over to my website www.JBeaudetStudios.com 

A little about how it works...

You supply the photo and I'll come up with an adorable painting of your house, vacation, wedding, or any of your photo ideas. I add flowers and take out distracting items. We'll work together to create a beautiful keepsake to adorn your home.
This is a perfect gift for new home owners!
please contact me here and we can get started on yours! Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. I will provide photos of your painting when I'm done for your approval and will work with you until you are

 completely happy with it.

Just send me your photo of your honeymoon spot, favorite getaway, your house, your family, whatever it may be and I will create a beautiful custom painting that will be cherished and passed down generation after generation. Makes a perfect wedding present too! Maybe the honeymoon spot?

My art is colorful with a modern impressionist, contemporary style.  I like to use rich oil paints with both brushes and a palette knife to achieve lots of texture. I enjoy painting travel scenes like Italy, California and Hawaii, fields of flowers, as well as tropical landscapes and Country French and coastal decor.

Giclee prints, which offer fine quality archival inks and substantial rag paper are also available on here. 

I have been painting commissioned paintings for my collectors since 2009. Over those years I have done roughly 100 custom paintings and have received rave reviews! 

Here's a few of my 5 STAR Reviews-

Anita on Jan 16, 2021

5 out of 5 stars    

Jennifer, your work is outstanding and this piece gives me joy every time I look at it in my home. Thank you!

Teresa on Nov 11, 2020

5 out of 5 stars    

Love love my painting! Seller was awesome at communicating I highly recommend her.

angelafilomena on Nov 21, 2019

5 out of 5 stars    

Love my new oil painting. Jennifer painted this for me using a picture I took in Venice and it looks even better then I expected. This is the third oil painting I’ve ordered from Jennifer and probably won’t be the last.

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All original paintings, prints, digital images of the paintings, cards, or any other representation made of original paintings are copyrighted by Jennifer Beaudet Z and may not be used for any purpose without prior written consent. Jennifer Beaudet Z maintains perpetual ownership of the copyright regardless if the painting is sold, given as a gift, or decommissioned and may use and/or reproduce the image at any time in the future in any way she desires.

In My Studio Today...

Available on Etsy! 

I am having such a great time painting again! I am using this time to remind myself of how great it is to be a full time artist. I know I will get back to that point again someday soon! Just have to keep a balance. I'm still not back to the flow I had before with my postings...the photo I took is a little blurry so I'll need to get my good camera out.

So this is a burst of spring poppies! I hope it brings joy to someone's home. I'm watching YouTube videos from inspiring artists, learning new tips all the time! Thank you for posting them for free!

What are you doing with all your extra time?

Revised- this is the new one! 

My last post

How Will Covid-19 Influence Our Creativity?

Floral Abstract "Hope Through The Mist" by J. Beaudet

Artists over the years have been inspired by turmoil. Uncertain times can bring out the most emotional works of art, and tells a story of the history of that time. Art movements are a reflection of the time. I wonder what this movement will be. Simple times, getting back to basics? An appreciation of nature?

I know, as an artist, I've always been inspired when emotions are high. Sometimes it's been from grief or despair, but also love and the emotions that come from exploring new places. What's happening in our world today, is different. It's brought feelings I've never had to deal with in my lifetime, and I'm sure you're with me when I say I can't wait for it to be over. I'm not sure how life will have changed or how I will have changed, but I do know that my art will change. It's already changing.

I think art in general will change. I don't know what that change will be but that's my opinion. It will be interesting to look back and see what creatives bring to it! And this won't just be visual art, but music and film, theater and of course technology. I have to include that because there are some seriously creative people in the tech world. It's going to be so interesting to see this movement manifest.

This new creation of mine is a new beginning...