Hello! I'm Heather Smith Jones, an artist living and working in Lawrence, Kansas. I work in mixed media on paper, painting, photography, and letterpress and teach in an arts-based preschool. At this journal I post news events or happenings. For regular posting please visit my Dailies page. Thanks for stopping by and having an interest in my work.

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Pinhole

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Blue Sparrow Press

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Working in an analogous color palette on this rainy spring Wednesday. _____________________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #hsmithjonessketchbook2018 #heathersmithjones #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #abstraction #createeveryday #sketchbook #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ilovecolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective #courageouscreative #dscolor #natureinspired #shapes #allthecolors #pattern #drawing

I began today’s more muted entry by drawing lines with china marker and colored pencil, then incorporated watercolor layers and gouache for opacity. _________________________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #hsmithjonessketchbook2018 #heathersmithjones #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #abstraction #createeveryday #sketchbook #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ilovecolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective #courageouscreative #dscolor #natureinspired #shapes #allthecolors #pattern #drawing

I spontaneously painted this entry after spending a bit of time on the right page, the one I shared yesterday. It was a good exercise to use bigger brushes and shapes after focusing on all the small details in the other. Really I was procrastinating and not wanting to step away from my work table, and I’m glad I did. _____________________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #hsmithjonessketchbook2018 #heathersmithjones #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #abstraction #createeveryday #sketchbook #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ilovecolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective #courageouscreative #dscolor #natureinspired #shapes #allthecolors #pattern #drawing

Triangles, moons, stars, flowers, and circles; some of my favorite shapes. _____________________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #hsmithjonessketchbook2018 #heathersmithjones #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #abstraction #createeveryday #sketchbook #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ilovecolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective #courageouscreative #dscolor #natureinspired #shapes #allthecolors #pattern #drawing

Taking a break from some work and looking through entries from this time a year ago. I’m recognizing subtle tonal shifts and use of space. ______________________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #hsmithjonessketchbook2017 #heathersmithjones #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #abstraction #createeveryday #sketchbook #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ilovecolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective #courageouscreative #dscolor #natureinspired #shapes #allthecolors #pattern #drawing

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January 04, 2008

Thank you for your encouraging words and for visiting our new "home" for the Noticing Project. We had a great first day and I'm so thrilled to be collaborating with Alicia on this endeavor!

happy friday & weekend friends!