Spring Press

Having a business in a Main Street New Jersey community definitely has its perks. Check out this month's NJ Life Magazine for a lovely article over viewing Newton's Spring Street. Writer Millicent Brody did a fabulous job revealing all of Spring Street's treasures. TraillWorks is mentioned under the "Art" section with a link to on their web site.

Perker Painting

Perker in-progress, Oil on Panel, 16" x 24", © 2009. Jennie Traill Schaeffer

This is my newest percolator, painted. I started this about a week or so ago and it's sitting on my easel waiting to be completed. Without a lot of time to ponder over my work, I set up the percolator and just painted. Using the brush and palette knife it has a lot of texture and movement to the paint. It's good to see this on the computer, on a smaller scale away from the easel, I see areas that need some work. Check back soon for the finished piece.

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The NJ A- List

Depression Glass, 7" x 5", Oil on Canvas, ©2009 Jennie Traill Schaeffer

This artistmom deserves to be in the A-list. Take a minute and visit NJ Life Magazine's web site and vote for TraillWorks as the best place to find the perfect painting. Scroll down to galleries and antiques and select TraillWorks. Voting will continue through April 15th and the "best of" businesses will be published in their October issue.

Above is a recent painting I just completed last week. A bit influenced by my October visit to see the Morandi exhibit at the Met. I had a strong urge to paint anything the other day and had about an hour to focus on this piece.