Jen G

Thank you!

Mausoleum door with an angel relief and spiderweb design window above the head.

Mausoleum door (Busch) with repeating motifs around a circle design with central door handle. Likely by Louis Sullivan

detail of headstone of a child- a Victorian era photo of a young girl, set in a bronze frame with green patina, below it the chiseled word: DIED

The most sexy fire hydrant I’ve ever seen! An hourglass figure and bronze fittings, now patina green.

Patina details from Bellefontaine cemetery,
St. Louis

#cemetery #funeraryart #metalarts #Sullivan #patina

Cemeteries have some amazing art, and no velvet ropes.

A hooded figure

A hooded figure sits with hands in lap

Looking over an angels shoulder.

An angel with long wings and prominent fringe watches over a tomb.

Beautiful statuary
@ Bellefontaine cemetery,
St Louis

#photography #statuary #cemetery #mourning #art

There was no identifying info so I’m not sure. But I can’t imagine they’d leave a true FLW in an alley.

#Maximalism I love it too. Not shiny new stuff, but like your photo, vintage things which should be preserved for posterity and beauty (even a withered sunflower leaf). A home sized cabinet of curiosities. And cool rocks.

An un-named and un-attributed light stone statue of a woman stands in a dark alley at night.

Woman in an Alley
From Edwardsville, IL
10 Oct 2025

#photography #urban #art #statue

Beautiful. Where is this?

A watercolor and graphite sketch by Jen Gauerke of an ibis taking flight, close up on wings, iridescence reflecting.

Photograph of an ibis taking flight by @azmerm

Ibis Flight
watercolor and graphite
inspired by photo posted by @azmerm.bsky.social

A watercolor by Jen Gauerke of a mountain scene with pine trees and irises in the foreground.

Kite Lake peaks
watercolor
Thank you card for my partner for being so supportive when I had a rough couple of days (years?)

Mixed media art by Jen Gauerke, a black and white image of a woman holding her head in her hands, hair in the style of bride of Frankenstein but in deep blue green with pink/purple streaks.

Collage and gouache

Dark trees and their shadows at night, full moonlight.

A bright full moon in the sky, lighting up patchy clouds.

Night shadows from the moon and creepy full moon with clouds. Captured well with my IPhone camera. Thank you moon, you’re lovely!
#fullmoon #Halloween #night #landscape #photography

A pen sketch of a trailing houseplant.

Houseplant
#sketchdaily
#sketch #plant #art #BlueSkyArt #artyear

Love them! 😍 If only there was one at the end of my street IRL 👻

Day 5
#inktober #inktober2025

#ink #art #drawing

#inktober #inktober2025

#Halloween #October #BlueSkyArt #Artyear #artchallenge.

A painting by Jen Gauerke of an old Victorian home at night with a full moon and whisky clouds at night. (darker exposure)

A painting by Jen Gauerke of an old Victorian home at night with a full moon and whisky clouds at night. (Lighter exposure)

Beginning of the painting, mostly white page with the basic structure of the house sketched out in sepia tones.

Haunted House Challenge
This was a fun #gouache painting that I made yesterday, inspired by listening to the Ray Bradbury book, From the Dust Returned. If you make a haunted house, I’d love to see it, we could make a whole neighborhood together!
#hauntedhouse #hauntedhousechallenge

A twilight landscape, with dark trees lit by the colors of sunset.

detail of current painting in progress, in acrylics.
Twilight, this is the witching hour to me, when shadows get long and all the colors come out.

#inktober2025 #inktober #crown #thirdeye #wisdom #advocacy #alokvaidmenon #transrights #sketch #ink #drawing #BlueSkyArt #artyear

An ink sketch of Alok with a crown, center is a green faceted stone representing a third eye, wisdom.

Alok Vaid-Menon
Sketched over the last couple of days as I’ve considered what it means to be an advocate. To use the best parts of ourselves to do what matters. Having a trans child, I want to be an advocate as well as deeply appreciate those who advocate.

Love this! 😍

Love is contraband in Hell, cause love is an acid that eats away bars. But you, me, and tomorrow hold hands and make vows that struggle will multiply.

Love by Assata Shakur

The artist, Jen Gauerke, stands next to her artwork on display.

The artist, Jen Gauerke, stands next to her artwork on display.

My art and me in the group exhibit, Pen & Ink, at Mainframe Studios.
Unseen Playmate
Tulips

Unseen Playmate was started from the “bubbles” prompt of a previous Inktober and includes a few lines of the Robert Louis Stevenson poem of the same name.
#ink #art #BlueSkyArt #artyear #Inktober #poetry

That is a great tree!

Thank you for explaining. Great concepts!

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#BlueSkyArt #ink #artyear #drawing #sketch

A partial ink sketch of an older man with a big mustache and buffalo horns.

Ink sketch of mustached and horned man, in process.

Ink sketch of mustached and horned man, in process.

#mustache
A day late with the first prompt of #Inktober
When I asked my partner about who had a great mustache he instantly said
“Paul von Hindenburg!”
I have no idea who this man is, but it is a great mustache.
And he needed horns because he’s taking himself far too seriously.

WTAF?!