A working artist’s journal · Fremont, California
I’m Jefrey Connor. I paint with acrylic, collage and ink in a home studio shaped by East Bay hills, roads, salt air and whatever energy is left after five.
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Finished paintings are only part of the story. These entries cover the layers, wrong turns, local references and ordinary scheduling behind the work.
The practical numbers, uncomfortable judgments and simple rules behind the price of an original painting.
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Five familiar places that keep slipping into my colors, lines and shapes, even when the painting is not a landscape.
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A layer-by-layer account of how I combine acrylic, torn paper and ink without planning the life out of a painting.
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An honest note about the strange, useful tension between a regular working week and an evening painting practice.
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The categories are loose studio shelves rather than strict departments. A post may begin with paint and end with a commute.
Hello from the paint table
I started painting seriously after I had already built an ordinary working life. The studio happens in the margins: evenings, weekends and the occasional stolen hour when a layer refuses to wait.
I write here because process is more interesting than a row of polished final images. You’ll find practical technique, local observations and honest notes about keeping a creative practice alive.
— Jefrey