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.

My Art:

Works on Paper

Paintings

Pinhole

Photography

Blue Sparrow Press

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Evening sketchbook in flickering western sunlight. _______________________________________________ ©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

Sketchbook detail from Friday. This entry began as a color test for the piece on which I was working, "You've got my heart, my soul" that I shared with you. Then cats, dogs, and people grew. _______________________________________________ ©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

In the studio listening to The Rolling Stones on this hot Friday afternoon and have been working on this piece, "You've got my heart, my soul." _______________________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #heathersmithjones #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #abstraction #createeveryday #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #ilovecolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective

A detail from one of yesterday's sketchbook entries. Lately I'm drawn to the contrast of gouache and it's chalky flat color. _______________________________________________ ©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

Gathering cat paintings I've made as I consider work from which to make new prints. I am going to print the green "Garden" watercolor from a few weeks back. I think it'd be fun to print some cats too, something different from my norm. Plus we all know how I feel about cats. _______________________________________ ©Heather Smith Jones #hsmithjonessketchbook #heathersmithjones #watercolor #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #createeveryday #sketchbook #abstractart #doitfortheprocess #ihavethisthingwithcolor #makerslife #artistlife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #carveouttimeforart #makersmovement #creativityfound #artoftheday #artcollective #catstagram #catsinart #catillustration #childrensillustration #ilovecats

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good morning

March 15, 2008

I just want to tell you good morning on this Saturday!

Spring is indeed coming because the robins are busy again.

I hope you enjoy your day today,
Heather

ps. did you send your polaroids to Habitat? today's the last day...