Janet Carpenter

“Rumi”
10” x 13”
#colorpencil on #paper

“For #rumi, meditative dance opened a connection to the divine. The sculpture celebrates the industrial orange I-beams of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the first structure artist #markdisuvero remembers seeing when he immigrated to the United States.” 🖼️

“Warner Lake - Moab UT”
#oiloncanvas
21” x 12”

Natural pine frame, by @imalibra22.

I love doing #commissions. It’s an honor to create #art that carries a special meaning to someone. This one was made for @mel-e22.bsky.social
from a snapshot on a bike trail, 9,400’ above Moab UT in the La Sal 🏔️.

@jolynnemartinez.bsky.social Planning to be, yes! And thank you so much.

Now on display as part of the “Colors of Ability” exhibition at #ButtonwoodArtSpace
#firstfridayskc Friday, August 2nd

A benefit for #AbilityKC

“Plant Abstraction”
18” x 24”
#oiloncanvas

Update: Sammy is CANCER FREE! 🙏 ✨

Congrats! 🎉

Greased Gremlin, 1979. I still have my Super Rally Case, filled with the die cast treasures of my childhood.

This #linocut revisits my earliest years as an artist. My favorite medium was crayon. I drew semis, monster trucks and race cars, and they all had flames on the side!

#greasedgremlin #print

My favorite part is what looks like an angry mailbox in the lower left corner, who appears to have been blown off balance by some sort of explosion. Orderly lines and structures throughout have been disrupted by the chaos of the zigzagging yellow — lightning, earthquake? Viewer’s choice.

“And the Sun Rose the Next Day, Exposing the Altered City”

6.5” x 10.25”

#colorpencil #berolprismacolor

“ALL.” 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Linocut and Acrylic 7”x5”
Signed. Limited Edition of 50.

In the spirit of supporting a small business, this piece is available ONLY via @moc.bod in KC. (For my out of town Framily — send me a message. I will hook you up via Venmo, plus Shipping.)

#linocut #art #print #gay #trans #poc

“Saguaros”

Inspired by a trip to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I completed the pencil sketch (from a photo) during the plane ride back to KC. Wasting no time, ink and watercolor were applied this morning. Sometimes a work comes easy!

#watercolor #sketch #art #saguaro #cactus #desert

Those are very similar to a pair of Nikes I own — blue with a gold swish — exactly like my first pair in 7th grade. I would 💯 wear these blue/orange Pumas!

Congratulations!

✅

Bunny. An older, sophisticated lady. She begrudgingly tolerates her young 🐈‍⬛ brother, Bugs.

Here, she’s perched at the edge of a table, her back leg stiff from the rod that was inserted long ago, following an unfortunate canine encounter.

I’m honored to have created her portrait.

#watercolor #art

@alliedance.bsky.social Thank you!
At some point, I really should draw the other Town-Topic on Broadway. 🙂

SOLD.

First thing I saw this morning, an order for another #fineartprint on its way to a new home.

“Town-Topic on Baltimore…”

#art #limitededitionprint #colorpencil #kansascity #towntopichamburgers 🎨

This is my first #sparklepony drawing. As a girl child, I was more into hot rods and monster trucks.
BUT. A friend’s preschooler was diagnosed with a rare cancer last July, #rhabdomyosarcoma. And she has asked for cards & drawings. So here we are. I hope this brightens her day.
Also, #fuckcancer. 🦄

Primitive Flutist
7” x 15-1/2”
Color Pencil on Paper

Another piece from the archives.

#kokopelli #art 🎨

Factory Belt
9.125” x 6.75”
Color Pencil on Paper

Inspired by the Uncle Tupelo song of the same name, and by a love of Precisionist art and local color.

It has been hiding in the top drawer of my drafting table for a while. Thought it was time for an introduction.

#uncletupelo #art #drawing 🎨

18 Road / Prime Cut - Fruita CO

Limited Edition Print - 18” x 9”

This was a fun one. Packed up my paints, hopped on my bike and rode until I found a spot that spoke to me. Just a few yards off the single track trail, set up the camp chair and put the landscape in front of me on paper.

#art 🎨 🖼️

Visited CO the week after Christmas, and was treated to two art experiences—🐱🐺, and an exhibition of works by #MauriceSendak. My two favorite parts, watching the evolution of his illustrations, and his love of 🐶!