I was really tired tonight and didn’t think I had the energy to do a drawing but decided to go in the studio for one hour and just see what happened. I’d taken a photo of this magnolia on a walk in my neighborhood last weekend and sat down to draw it in ink in my watercolor Moleskine. One hour later, it’s drawn, painted and scanned and I really enjoyed myself and feel happy to have gotten in a little painting today.
My blog in the news:
Yesterday a reporter from the Oakland Tribune called to interview me about my blog for a piece about the growth of the “blogosphere.” It was a little surrealistic seeing my name and blog address in large bold type on the front page (!) of the paper today, though seeing my quotes (?) in print made me immediately want to edit them. In the online version they mistakenly left off the links to the blogs discussed but they’re supposedly fixing it. Click here to see the article.
Jana Bouc, Artist 
15 replies on “Magnolia & Newspaper”
Wow, I’m impressed! You were basically the only non-commercial blogger interviewed for the story. How’s it feel to be special? : )
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A little page of perfection! I love your combination of line and color. Now, WHY didn’t they include a link to your blog in that article?? That writer is clearly not a true cybertraveler ;D.
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STUNNING!! I love the loose style of this! And the background! What a truly unusual treatment of the flower — and it is exquisite!
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This is so soft and beautiful, Jana! I love the style that you used, not trying to be so exact that it looks like a photograph, but a style all of you own!
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Just lovely. I can see a magnolia from one of the windows at the top of our house. But I want this one on my desk, for the time when the tree’s covered in green (or completely bare) and the blooms are hard to find. You need to do a book of sketches, Jana — with your lovely text and wonderful sketches. xxoo, BL
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Jana: Congratulations. I’ve been going through your paintings and they are wonderful. It amazes me that you can do this so consistently. Ryan Sholin chose a mighty fine blog to represent the blogosphere.
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Beautiful drawing/painting. I especially love the blue in those leaves, it adds an incredible light reflection to the image. And congratulations on the article, you deserve every inch of attention on your work – it is great.
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You’re famous! Interesting article and I loved reading about your reasons for blogging. The sketch is even better — very loose and painterly. Magnolias are a funny species aren’t they? Mine blooms in spring and then I get a few more new ones at this time of year, too.
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wow! what a great composition, and the colors are lovely. Very striking piece.
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I often feel ‘too tired’ but as i have this year long challenge know that i must do my drawing and I’m so pleased afterwards or even as I do it. You have done a lovely job here.
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congrats on the article, I do indeed look forward to your daily posts, no wonder, this is so beautiful, bravo!
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Really beautiful Jana. I love the lines. Congrats on your recognition in the paper!
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Jana, I just read on EDM that you prefer watercolors so I checked out your blog. I really like your work. I’m just learning about art in general, but I too love this medium. Your magnolia is wonderful. I really like the color mixture for your shading on the petals and the stamen is elegant. It is amazing how many different looks a subject can take on, when it is painted by different artists, or even by the same one! I also love your background!
Many kudos to you for your blog being selected for the article! Out of 50 million, that is incredible!
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Oh my! This is precious, precious, precious!!!
Well done!
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