Jacqueline Maldonado

A few snaps of my studio #artist #artstudio #artdespitedystopia

Studio update. Thrifted the work light (2 for $1 at Savers)
Hung my inks and brushes.
#artstudio #humanart #artdespitedystopia

Thank you! 🥰

At the Mean Eyed Cat in Austin, Texas #artist #artistselfie #mirrorselfie

Photo of artist studio. Alcove in the back has a built in desk with large iMac monitor and a desk chair in front. There is a loaded bookshelf above. Yellow cabinets line the left wall and there is a large stack of white paper on the floor, as well as a few random items and boxes. There is a desk extending outward in the middle right of the room cluttered with stacks on top, paintbrushes, books and other art supplies. The walls are white and unadorned except for an empty drying rack used for paintings hanging on the left wall.

Moving in day…

I think it’s time for some progress pics… I’m now on my third layer of spackle. There is an art to everything.
#studio #artstudio #artist #renovation #diy

Photographic mockup of a corner of a kitchen counter. On it is a grey ceramic pitcher and a small grey cylindrical ceramic cup with a thin light wooden lid. Both objects sit atop a round light wood tray. The countertop is a very pale grey. Behind the pitcher is a wall displaying a neutral, tonal wallpaper featuring large scale swirling brushstrokes in a soft off white color. The background color is a pale greige and the contrast between brushstrokes and background is subtle. The style is modern and abstract expressionist. The setting is modern and minimal, the wallpaper gives an art gallery feel. Hip, modern and sophisticated.

Photograph of the artist’s studio wall after taking dismantling and taking everything off. The wall has remnants of torn patterned paper and the dull beige walls are stained with paint splatters and marks.

Today I read about the theory of “Positive Disintegration” and I find it fitting as a metaphor and to add context to the work I am publishing, the reconstruction of my art studio and my own personal growth journey.

#artdespitedystopia #art #artist #artstudio #surfacepatterndesign #interiordesign

Photograph of an iPad screen and the silhouette of an Apple Pencil. On the screen is a verticality oriented long rectangle. Within it is a digital painting/design of 4 rows of white undulating lines that appear to have been made by a brushstroke. Underneath the white wavy lines is a layer is b black and grey shadow following the curvature of the wavy lines. This layer suggests depth. The background is a light taupe. Overall, the design is bold and modern and has a sophisticated but edgy feel to it.

Published a few designs on @spoonflower-social.bsky.social today and now I’m back to experiment to push the design a little further. This is digital watercolor layered with digital brushes in #adobefresco I embrace all of the ways I create art. #artdespitedystopia #surfacedesign #wallpaper #artist

Photo rendering of a bohemian styled interior space featuring an archway on the left. The wall directly in front view is adorned with colorfully vertical dashed stripes of softly painted watercolors in blues, white, pale greens, ochre and soft orange with a touch of pale pink. There is a mid century modern style console table in front of the wall with a small plant stand adjacent with a dried floral arrangement. The space is modern and minimalist but the colorful wall makes a statement. Sophisticated yet playful.

Photograph of a squared archway in the middle of a renovation. The drywall is rough at the edges, the baseboard is torn and there is exposed wooden studs of the wall. The walls are white and the floor is white washed wooden plywood. There are also exposed wires connected to the outlet which is covered by blue painters tape.

What I dream vs reality #diy #artstudio #artist #surfacepatterndesign #surfacedesign #interiordesign #interiors #artdespitedystopia

Photo of a stripped door frame where the drywall has been removed from both sides of the doorway. It is the beginning stage of demolition of a closet to be converted into a built-in.

So… I did this. Opening doors.
#carpenters and #builders I’m going to need advice for next steps. #diy built-in desk from a former closet. #artstudio #artist

Progress. First layers on the canvas.
#artist #artstudio #studiorevamp #artdespitedystopia #interiors #wip

Artists are still creating art.

🔥 AMAZING.

Today, the Baltic states disconnected their power grids from that of Russia.

It’s taken years of prep. What a moment.

Photograph of an electric power outlet. The switch plate is white but the edges have been wrapped with blue painter’s tape. The tape is torn and bent revealing two stacked black 3-pronged plug holes. The two black shapes resemble two shocked faces similar in character to the shock-face emojis. The artist is making a statement about the state of the world and how we feel living through it. It is an attempt at dark humor.

All of us right now: #artdespitedystopia #nogenai #kleptocracy #artist #artstudio #electric #photography #art #thingswithfaces

The Golden Age?
No. History will be written:

The Age of Enshitification.

#enshitification #goldenage #usoligarchy #resist #nogenai #humanmade #artist

Yes.

Beautiful space! Must be magical to be surrounded fed by all of your work!

Love to see it!

Happy #kidlitpostcardday!

My name is Emma Jayne and I love to create colourful children's illustrations.

This design is a commission based on the Amazon jungle. I love to create busy landscape scenes. If you have a suitable project please get in touch!

Portfolio: bit.ly/3Qsabxx
#kidlitartist

Long time fan!

I learned that I am really good at spackling but really bad at taking photos of it. #artstudio #artprocess #art #artist #artsandcrafts #studiorevamp #craftroom #artdespitedystopia

I read that one, too! Another good one to keep on the nightstand.
I also recommend “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F@ck” by Mark Manson if you haven’t read it yet.

The second time I read it was on audiobook. Today I was reminded of one of the lessons in the book. It never ceases to affirm itself when you follow your art.

Has anyone read “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert?
Follow your curiosity whenever you’re stuck asking, “what next?”
#artdespitedystopia #art #artprocess

Photo of a corner of the artist’s studio shows a large, painted yellow wooden repurposed buffet cabinet. It is loaded with stacked books on the shelves and has long horizontal drawers and two large cabinet doors on the bottom. To the left, there is a drying rack hanging on the wall filled with paper paintings. Underneath is a plastic shelving storage unit. In the corner is a ln ikea vertical block bookcase with four stacked cubes. A faceted crystal hangs from the ceiling. The carpet is dingy and shows the marked indentations of objects that left their impressions.

It was when I was working on my last commission that I realized that my workspace was not optimized for transitioning from teaching, to fine art, to my art licensing business. Another “before” pic to document the studio transformation. Also, I hate carpet. #artstudio #art #artist #diy

Photograph of the corner of the artist’s studio. On the floor, half of the carpet has been pulled up revealing the padding underneath. A white cable line twists out across the floor and out of frame to the left. The left wall shows a crowded wall hanging of canvases and art prints of varying sizes. Scattered horizontally across are shelves with paints. Buckets hang with paintbrushes. One painting hangs askew toward the bottom. The left wall features a blue repeat pattern in a large square on the wall with framed watercolor abstract painting, shelf with small bottles of ink paints, and small prints of varying sizes hung on the wall. Overall, the scene looks incomplete but also creative and cluttered.

Dismantling my studio to transform it to a space that conforms to me and my long-developed and varied workflows. The goal is fluidity with enough structure for natural progression between physical and digital media. Documenting the process.

Aw thanks! She knows it, too (and isn’t afraid to wield its power to get what she wants either 😹)

In case you needed a color infusion to cleanse your feed. #art #artdespitedystopia #artist #color #palette #surfacedesign #illustrator

Tell Mama and Belly I love them and give them head scritches for me 💕 Black cats unite 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ My other is a calico- she’s a forever baby, precious Emma (AKA Bo ‘Nems or Bebe)