Jesse Gagnon 7/24/23 Jesse Gagnon 7/24/23

Summer Vibes July Update

Despite life ramping up in terms of summer camp craziness, parents visiting, and generally being pulled in a million directions, I still managed to paint, and the encouragement from my community has been a lifesaver.

Jesse Gagnon 7/17/23 Jesse Gagnon 7/17/23

Steps to Paint a House Portrait

My most recent house portrait project was for a friend who wanted to give a house portrait of his childhood home to his parents. Here are the steps I take to complete a house portrait.

Jesse Gagnon 6/12/23 Jesse Gagnon 6/12/23

Painting Large (for me)

I had this reference picture, but my normal size paintings just didn’t seem like the right fit. The subject matter just felt like it needed to be large.

Jesse Gagnon 6/5/23 Jesse Gagnon 6/5/23

Painting After A Break

If you are working on a long term project, whether at work, through a hobby, training for an athletic event, whatever it is, taking a pause can sometimes be really helpful.

Jesse Gagnon 5/22/23 Jesse Gagnon 5/22/23

Introducing the Summer Vibes Project

In an attempt to be proactive and assuage my anxiety, I have designed a project for myself that I want you to be a part of. I would like to ask you for some help encouraging my motivation to paint over the summer.

Jesse Gagnon 5/15/23 Jesse Gagnon 5/15/23

Using Watercolor Studies to Prepare for Painting

For two recent paintings: Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska and Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park, Utah, I decided that I wanted to create two mini studies before starting the painting.