https://www.jidowney.com/arthome daily 1.0 2018-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1536965942576-NS0PWWGEQK5M607XKQV9/Fragile+Beauties.jpg Art Home https://www.jidowney.com/feminine-nature-charcoal-drawings daily 0.75 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813684527-9X5AHQOOYRIHRQ12LOB8/A+Softened+Landscape.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - A Softened Landscape Charcoal on paper, 22 3/4 x 29 7/8 inches, 2012 This drawing’s title refers to the magical way that snow blankets and obscures a landscape. Only certain outcroppings or other features remain visible, creating an entirely new “negative space” landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813684527-9X5AHQOOYRIHRQ12LOB8/A+Softened+Landscape.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - A Softened Landscape Charcoal on paper, 22 3/4 x 29 7/8 inches, 2012 This drawing’s title refers to the magical way that snow blankets and obscures a landscape. Only certain outcroppings or other features remain visible, creating an entirely new “negative space” landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813717732-PHJ8EX3ARBGBFD4Y6PKG/Air+Made+Visible.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - Air Made Visible Charcoal on paper, 30 x 34 inches, 2012 When there’s enough moisture in the air, the simple movement of air gliding through trees becomes a mesmerizing visual of trees disappearing and reappearing in a quiet rhythm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813719533-W2R2OKPBM4VES2V9NPPX/An+Open+Horizon.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - An Open Horizon Charcoal on paper, 30 x 30 inches, 2012 Big skies and cloud formations are endlessly captivating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813738113-51FNM1W8X1FPDOXRTBH7/Perseverance.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - Perseverance Charcoal on paper, 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches, 2012 While doing some research, I came across the beautiful ice-scape photography of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), who was the official photographer aboard the ‘Endurance’ as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 – 1917. In our present day of climate change – 100 years after that expedition – the sight of icebergs evokes different meanings, thoughts and feelings than in Hurley’s day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813740438-AEQ9C8OM14OKXAIEI8GC/Three+States+of+Being.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - Three States of Being Charcoal on paper, 26 1/4 x 40 inches, 2012 This drawing’s title refers to water’s three states, which co-mingle in this landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813691086-VG5WY1WFA4TX0N8F5LS8/A+Shifting+Geology.jpg Charcoal Fine Art GALLERY - A Shifting Geology Charcoal on paper, 26 1/4 x 40 inches, 2012 Inspiration for this drawing came from the stark, otherworldly landscape of the Burren (Irish for “great rock”) in County Clare, Ireland. https://www.jidowney.com/feminine-nature-demo daily 0.75 2019-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535055368101-ZDAG2UDGC2WS7XJJ9IFI/Fertility.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739871968-OICT109LMKKL9WFA1I53/Gathering+Force.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Gathering Force Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. This painting highlights the wild, open skies of the Western U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885115769-UPTYR6XAPBSS9OG8BO3B/The+Temptation+of+Resignation.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - The Temptation of Resignation Oil on canvas, 28 x 40 inches, 2012 $1125 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. As part of my research about how dams affect riverine ecosystems, I canoed Lake Sonoma, a reservoir created by the 1970s Warm Springs dam in Sonoma County. What fascinated me most while paddling were the stands of submerged trees, which were clustered along the lake’s edge and into the narrow ravines that broke off from the lake body. Oaks and redwoods stood ghostly still, submerged mid-trunk in the green-tinted water. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885105339-XYOZ1OMNIZ0YNQZW38LS/Negotiating+the+Narrows.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Negotiating the Narrows Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2013 $1075 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The inspiration for the rock walls in the landscape is from an iconic canyon gorge in Zion National Park. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885062957-YB6ZTEW9VQYZ1P19X7XX/A+Deluge+of+Gossamer+Ice.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - A Deluge of Gossamer Ice Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2011 $1100 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. Both background and figure are inspired by some beautiful old found photographs. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885095568-097HZJ1VOT9Q6M7EHHV6/Submerged+in+a+Long+Ago+Flood.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Submerged in a Long-Ago Flood Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches, 2011 $875 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. As part of my research about how dams affect riverine ecosystems, I canoed Lake Sonoma, a reservoir created by the 1970s Warm Springs dam in Sonoma County. What fascinated me most while paddling were the stands of submerged trees, which were clustered along the lake’s edge and into the narrow ravines that broke off from the lake body. Oaks and redwoods stood ghostly still, submerged mid-trunk in the green-tinted water. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739870958-A0AY40OS0PJ83I0UQ34Z/Melding.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - A Melding of Land and Sky Oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. While living on the west coast of Ireland, I toured the Ring of Kerry. What struck me most about this stark and beautiful landscape was how the dark silhouetted hills would disappear and reappear as the clouds wove a path through the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885065134-FBAODU0Z8WRPL1D89J0H/A+Latent+Knowledge.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - A Latent Knowledge Oil on Canvas, 28 x 42 inches (diptych), 2009 $1175 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The tree trunks and branches depicted in this painting are inspired by New Zealand Tea Trees – a marvelously gnarly, twisty species. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739877931-0RT5V0XAASETGDFWW79C/Old+Wise+Limbs.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Old Wise Limbs Oil on canvas, 24x44 inches, 2008 $1050 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. Oakland’s historic Lake Merritt is encircled by New Zealand Tea Trees – a marvelously gnarly, twisty species. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739860807-XSC9DUKGO0Q26YR6SEC6/Bare.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Bare Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2008 $975 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The title of this piece refers to that late winter/early springtime in California when the branches (eucalyptus here) are bare and the meadows are a mix of dry grey reedy weeds and new green grass. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739878760-HMD9R4PKKQ0E3X4J0KNF/Stormy+Glow.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Stormy Glow Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 inches, 2007 $1325 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. While in Tucson, Arizona, I was traveling down the freeway when I suddenly found myself under an immense storm system. The glow of the far-off horizon offered an incredible contrast. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739857605-9ZKTSQ59VH8CF5WV42BH/Fragile+Beauties.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Fragile Beauties Oil on canvas, 30x40 inches, 2007 $1200 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. While doing some research, I got sidetracked by the beautiful ice-scape photography of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), who was the official photographer aboard the ‘Endurance’ as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914-1917. Hurley’s images worked their way into this painting, which touches on the fragility of our natural world. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885084286-4GP0FGFUA4OREYYUF3N7/Sentinel+Spirits.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Sentinel Spirits Oil on canvas, 26 x 48 inches, 2006 $1250 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. This painting was inspired by a hike in California’s Point Reyes area, where I travelled through a forest that had been cleared by a wildfire. The mist was so thick that you could see it rolling by, obscuring the farthest trees, and billowing over the dark trunks of the closer ones. A desolate, sublime and beautiful scene. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885071170-BAICV7ZHOX09S6HBO1GF/Clearing.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Clearing Oil on canvas, 32 x 44 inches, 2006 $1400 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The background of this painting was inspired by a cool spring hike in the Point Reyes area of California. The forest on the horizon was reduced to shades of gray, standing against a background of hazy grey sky. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885075384-X6PCLVM3VC77V417H2SL/Fertility.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Fertility Oil on canvas, 30 x 44, 2006 $1300 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. This landscape is inspired by countless drives up and down interstate I-5, through California’s farming region, where lush and well-irrigated crops stretch to the horizon until they meet the dry, barren hills that encircle the Central Valley. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885075596-1YT5T0FGX1FH22WIUVF0/Heavy+Water.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Heavy Water Oil on canvas, 42x34 inches, 2006 $1400 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The reedy marshes of Tomales Bay in Northern California inspired this landscape. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885065187-4HLNGS6RJVC30CUYJSTT/Above+the+Fog.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Above the Fog Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, 2006 $1000 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. On a road connecting the coast of California to the state’s interior, I stopped at a vista point halfway through – where the fog had crept in and settled on the valley floor beneath the hills that spilled towards the coast. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537827775564-YBP6CBFPZ68DNSMIBRI7/An+Everchanging+Landscape.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - An Everchanging Landscape Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. I spent a year living on the west coast of Ireland, and have vivid memories of the rich, lush rolling green hills. Intense storms sweep over that land to create incredible contrasts of dark and light on the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739854824-HSSJO7EQHEJ74UKDNMDE/A+Years+Time.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - A Year's Time Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, 2007 $1300 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. This painting was inspired by a fallen, sun-bleached tree at Mt. Diablo in the San Francisco Bay Area. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885111524-IDZITAT9KE8PXGT2PUAT/Waning+Summer+Endless+Hills.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Waning Summer, Endless Hills Oil on canvas, 42 x 36 inches 2005 $1500 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. As a Northern California native, the oak-dotted and undulating hills of the region will always be part of my DNA. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885071368-6E8O706O7DWBEKJI4YK6/Ephemeral.jpg Feminine Nature w Pricelist - Ephemeral SOLD https://www.jidowney.com/fem-fine-art-gallery daily 0.75 2019-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739871968-OICT109LMKKL9WFA1I53/Gathering+Force.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Gathering Force Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. This painting highlights the wild, open skies of the Western U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739871968-OICT109LMKKL9WFA1I53/Gathering+Force.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Gathering Force Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, 2012 This painting highlights the wild, open skies of the Western U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885115769-UPTYR6XAPBSS9OG8BO3B/The+Temptation+of+Resignation.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - The Temptation of Resignation Oil on canvas, 28 x 40 inches, 2012, $1125 + tax As part of my research about how dams affect riverine ecosystems, I canoed Lake Sonoma, a reservoir created by the 1970s Warm Springs dam in Sonoma County. What fascinated me most while paddling were the stands of submerged trees, which were clustered along the lake’s edge and into the narrow ravines that broke off from the lake body. Oaks and redwoods stood ghostly still, submerged mid-trunk in the green-tinted water. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885105339-XYOZ1OMNIZ0YNQZW38LS/Negotiating+the+Narrows.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Negotiating the Narrows Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2013, $1075 + tax The inspiration for the rock walls in the landscape is from an iconic canyon gorge in Zion National Park. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885095568-097HZJ1VOT9Q6M7EHHV6/Submerged+in+a+Long+Ago+Flood.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Submerged in a Long-Ago Flood Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches, 2011, $875 + tax As part of my research about how dams affect riverine ecosystems, I canoed Lake Sonoma, a reservoir created by the 1970s Warm Springs dam in Sonoma County. What fascinated me most while paddling were the stands of submerged trees, which were clustered along the lake’s edge and into the narrow ravines that broke off from the lake body. Oaks and redwoods stood ghostly still, submerged mid-trunk in the green-tinted water. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885062957-YB6ZTEW9VQYZ1P19X7XX/A+Deluge+of+Gossamer+Ice.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - A Deluge of Gossamer Ice Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2011, $1100 + tax Both background and figure are inspired by some beautiful old found photographs. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739870958-A0AY40OS0PJ83I0UQ34Z/Melding.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - A Melding of Land and Sky Oil on canvas, 24x48 inches, 2009, SOLD While living on the west coast of Ireland, I toured the Ring of Kerry. What struck me most about this stark and beautiful landscape was how the dark silhouetted hills would disappear and reappear as the clouds wove a path through the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885065134-FBAODU0Z8WRPL1D89J0H/A+Latent+Knowledge.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - A Latent Knowledge Oil on Canvas, 28 x 42 inches (diptych), 2009, $1175 + tax The tree trunks and branches depicted in this painting are inspired by New Zealand Tea Trees – a marvelously gnarly, twisty species. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739877931-0RT5V0XAASETGDFWW79C/Old+Wise+Limbs.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Old Wise Limbs Oil on canvas, 24 x 44 inches, 2008, $1050 + tax Oakland’s historic Lake Merritt is encircled by New Zealand Tea Trees – a marvelously gnarly, twisty species. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739860807-XSC9DUKGO0Q26YR6SEC6/Bare.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Bare Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2008, $975 + tax The title of this piece refers to that late winter/early springtime in California when the branches (eucalyptus here) are bare and the meadows are a mix of dry grey reedy weeds and new green grass. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739878760-HMD9R4PKKQ0E3X4J0KNF/Stormy+Glow.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Stormy Glow Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 inches, 2007, $1325 + tax While in Tucson, Arizona, I was traveling down the freeway when I suddenly found myself under an immense storm system. The glow of the far-off horizon offered an incredible contrast. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739857605-9ZKTSQ59VH8CF5WV42BH/Fragile+Beauties.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Fragile Beauties Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 2007, $1200 + tax While doing some research, I came across the beautiful ice-scape photography of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), who was the official photographer aboard the ‘Endurance’ as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914-1917. Hurley’s images worked their way into this painting, which touches on the fragility of our natural world. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885084286-4GP0FGFUA4OREYYUF3N7/Sentinel+Spirits.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Sentinel Spirits Oil on canvas, 26 x 48 inches, 2006, $1250 + tax This painting was inspired by a hike in California’s Point Reyes area, where I travelled through a forest that had been cleared by a wildfire. The mist was so thick that you could see it rolling by, obscuring the farthest trees, and billowing over the dark trunks of the closer ones. A desolate, sublime and beautiful scene. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885071170-BAICV7ZHOX09S6HBO1GF/Clearing.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Clearing Oil on canvas, 32 x 44 inches, 2006, $1400 + tax The background of this painting was inspired by a cool spring hike in the Point Reyes area of California. The forest on the horizon was reduced to shades of gray, standing against a background of hazy grey sky. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885075384-X6PCLVM3VC77V417H2SL/Fertility.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Fertility Oil on canvas, 30 x 44, 2006, $1300 + tax This landscape is inspired by countless drives up and down interstate I-5, through California’s farming region, where lush and well-irrigated crops stretch to the horizon until they meet the dry, barren hills that encircle the Central Valley. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885075596-1YT5T0FGX1FH22WIUVF0/Heavy+Water.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Heavy Water Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 inches, 2006, $1400 + tax The reedy marshes of Tomales Bay in Northern California inspired this landscape. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885065187-4HLNGS6RJVC30CUYJSTT/Above+the+Fog.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Above the Fog Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, 2006, $1000 + tax On a road connecting the coast of California to the state’s interior, I stopped at a vista point halfway through – where the fog had crept in and settled on the valley floor beneath the hills that spilled towards the coast. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537827775564-YBP6CBFPZ68DNSMIBRI7/An+Everchanging+Landscape.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - An Everchanging Landscape Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 2005, SOLD I spent a year living on the west coast of Ireland, and have vivid memories of the rich, lush rolling green hills. Intense storms sweep over that land to create incredible contrasts of dark and light on the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885071368-6E8O706O7DWBEKJI4YK6/Ephemeral.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Ephemeral Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 2007, SOLD In this painting, I tried to capture the ephemeral nature of fog sliding in and out of forest landscapes; this particular forest is in Guerneville, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541651332443-8VL2EJPHRNQ47IU3F1HX/A+Years+Time_ColorCorr.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - A Year's Time Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, 2007, $1300 + tax This painting was inspired by a fallen, sun-bleached tree at Mt. Diablo in the San Francisco Bay Area. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541651605522-CQL4ILGT831RB8UPLGI2/Waning+Summer+Endless+Hills.jpg Fem Fine Art GALLERY - Waning Summer, Endless Hills Oil on canvas, 42 x 36”, 2005, $1500 + tax As a Northern California native, the oak-dotted and undulating hills of the region will always be part of my DNA. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://www.jidowney.com/blog daily 0.75 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535747886285-KU1R2XXJJ60K6YZWOY3R/Screen+Shot+2018-08-31+at+4.37.26+PM.png Adventurelogue https://www.jidowney.com/blog/dam-fine monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535658747446-Y6ATBOGO90Y0FJSM1TLL/pony-land1.jpg Adventurelogue - A Dam Fine Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535658657188-2IEDK34SESIR2MHWUVI1/fuzzy-p.jpg Adventurelogue - A Dam Fine Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535658397420-UQQOPS149CH4TY8KD537/tongue.jpg Adventurelogue - A Dam Fine Journey https://www.jidowney.com/blog/2018/8/31/upstream-downstream monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535748419199-PJ0LKOXOC78JZUOFODW6/61111046204f74128bcf03d02575adff.jpg Adventurelogue - Upstream & Downstream https://www.jidowney.com/blog/2018/8/31/to-the-edges-and-back monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535748273497-XGAZDZBAGTMLL0CL5943/tumblr_mjcp9rQk7Z1rdkljlo1_1280.jpg Adventurelogue - To the edges and back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535748200421-RQFL8RYM11J61PJMJJJU/lizzyy.jpg Adventurelogue - To the edges and back https://www.jidowney.com/blog/2018/8/31/another-sample-entry monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535747988268-02LAPFSS8M0NBG5X2XED/36544835_10216857917268006_5667940320441008128_n.jpg Adventurelogue - Another Sample Entry https://www.jidowney.com/blog/2018/8/31/flying-into-stillness monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535748510387-0ZRARNPPW9DA9CCDR4SW/amos1-1541849018-O_800.jpg Adventurelogue - Flying into Stillness https://www.jidowney.com/blog/2018/8/31/dreams-of-layout-lost-found monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535748663466-5J8JALY76E3WPP63PO1T/706-love-side-house-roses.jpg Adventurelogue - Dreams of Layout: Lost & Found https://www.jidowney.com/submerged-fine-art-gallery daily 0.75 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543521056125-I9G21T9XWOQ26WXZG5WK/Confluence_colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Confluence Oil on panel, 24 x 18 inches, 2018, $1400 + tax The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler, blue masked darter, little blue heron and great egret – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543521056125-I9G21T9XWOQ26WXZG5WK/Confluence_colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Confluence Oil on panel, 24 x 18 inches, 2018, $1400 + tax The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler, blue masked darter, little blue heron and great egret – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537909210915-BB0H00NHDENIP1I5DGIH/An+Ancient+Migration.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - An Ancient Migration Oil on panel, 18 x 18 inches, 2018, $850 + tax The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler and Atlantic sturgeon – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543951448511-V2IQUDR8DNCNMSQKDCER/Turbulence+and+Fluidity+colorcorr_webready.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Turbulence and Fluidity Oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches, 2017, $2500 + tax The Puget Sound southern resident orcas rely on Chinook salmon as their primary prey, feeding on them year round. In large part due to four migration-blocking dams on the lower Snake River, wild Chinook are at 10% of their historic numbers, threatening the survival of these 74 orcas. Further upstream, where the reservoirs behind the dams have flooded the river’s shorelines, birds such as the American goldfinch have lost nesting grounds and habitat. A proposal to remove the dams has moved through the courts, advancing a contentious legal battle that involves conservationists, public agencies, Native American tribes, fishing interests and others. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543520951288-SUN83QFBBG2N56PK7FN5/Food+and+Shelter+colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Food and Shelter Oil on panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2017, $1000 + tax The Puget Sound southern resident orcas rely on Chinook salmon as their primary prey, feeding on them year round. In large part due to four migration-blocking dams on the lower Snake River, wild Chinook are at 10% of their historic numbers, threatening the survival of these 74 orcas. A proposal to remove the dams has moved through the courts, advancing a contentious legal battle that involves conservationists, public agencies, Native American tribes, fishing interests and others. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885618534-81EFJ2M8W1P9MWO7XH59/Breaking+the+Surface.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Breaking the Surface Oil on wood panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2013, $1000 + tax A dam boom is underway in the Brazilian Amazon, significantly altering river flows, hydrology and chemistry. Hundreds of new dams are threatening the survival of many animal species, and impacting the indigenous and river communities that depend on the rivers for food. The Black Skimmer, pictured here, has the distinction of being the only bird whose lower mandible is longer than the upper – it uses it to skim the surface of the water and scoop up small fish. Its nesting sites are disrupted by dams. The Crenicichla Johanna is an ornamental fish, which, as part of the larger ecosystem, is also affected by the dams. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885715037-2YS25GU1D2LG4B9SUO3D/Primordial+Flight.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Primordial Flight Oil on panel, 24 x 20 inches, 2013 The giant catfish depicted here, Brachyplatystoma rousseaxuii, has the longest reproductive migration of any freshwater fish, traveling from the mouth of the Amazon 3,400 miles to the spawning areas in the western tributaries of the Amazon. Newly constructed dams, such as the Santo Antonio and Jirau, on the Madeira River, are greatly impacting those migrations. The Black Skimmer, pictured here, has the distinction of being the only bird whose lower mandible is longer than the upper – it uses it to skim the surface of the water and scoop up small fish. Its nesting sites are disrupted by dams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885637916-H2WMNLNMYZB9Y3NZJXYH/Connected+by+a+River.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Connected by a River Oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, 2013, SOLD The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Green Sturgeon and Smith's blue butterfly are endemic to these rivers and are just two of the many species whose habitat, range and population have been affected by dams in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885623954-Y7PV1AHZF1OPR034KRUT/A+Deep+Stillness.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - A Deep Stillness Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, 2013, SOLD As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are Chinook salmon and an African bee-eater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537909204792-PBNUNUW5Z4A7NPX5SI1M/Life+Cycle.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Life Cycle Oil on panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2012, $900 + tax The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. Chinook salmon, pictured here, have been in the headlines since the early 2000s because of plummeting population and spawning counts, partly due to dams along the rivers. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885661700-WM40MR1H3C2QD455M2AM/Hunters.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Hunters Oil on panel, 30 x 20 inches, 2012, $1100 + tax The Boto, a pink river dolphin endemic to the Amazon river and its tributaries, feeds on about 50 species of fish and is an important part of the flooded forest ecosystem. It is affected by dams' impact on oxygen content of the water, and on the general impact on seasonal flooding levels. The giant catfish depicted here, Brachyplatystoma rousseaxuii, has the longest reproductive migration of any freshwater fish, traveling from the mouth of the Amazon 3,400 miles to the spawning areas in the western tributaries of the Amazon. Newly constructed dams, such as the Santo Antonio and Jirau, on the Madeira River, are impacting those migrations. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885657983-C1DJVUH7UJJZRAV3PBOF/In+an+Instant.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - In an Instant Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, 2010, SOLD As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are a white-tailed deer and red-winged blackbirds. The reference photo used for the deer was taken by George Shiras, credited as the father of wildlife photography, who was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885693128-BLWN3LL3BAL4DZBY2ERF/Over+Under.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Over/Under Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, 2010, SOLD As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are an American alligator and a hawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885714480-DXN4287GC83N3EP4GIVL/Shifting+Territories.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Shifting Territories Oil on paper, 90 x 52 inches, 2009, $10,000 + tax The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Delta Smelt and the California Least Tern, both pictured here, are two species that are imperiled as a result of damming and river diversion upstream from the Delta. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541650869141-0CRDBHIIF70L5E6EVBZ4/Suspended.jpg Submerged Fine Art GALLERY - Suspended Oil on wood panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2017, $800 + tax The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Swainson’s hawk, western pond turtle and Smith's blue butterfly are endemic to these two rivers and are just two of the many species whose habitat, range and population have been affected by dams in the region. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://www.jidowney.com/submerged-gallery daily 0.75 2023-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535057155245-JNZCXSO0PVNXYB8Y9YXB/orcas+chinook+warbler.jpg Submerged w Pricelist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543521097983-1AUPDGUXNH2P6GIP09T1/Confluence_colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Confluence Oil on panel, 24x18 inches, 2018 $1400 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler, blue masked darter, little blue heron and great egret – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537909210915-BB0H00NHDENIP1I5DGIH/An+Ancient+Migration.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - An Ancient Migration Oil on panel, 18x18 inches, 2018 $850 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler and Atlantic sturgeon – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543951575274-0W924F8I8M2WAD9ITBFX/Turbulence+and+Fluidity+colorcorr_webready.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Turbulence and Fluidity Oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches, 2017 $2500 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Puget Sound southern resident orcas rely on Chinook salmon as their primary prey, feeding on them year round. In large part due to four migration-blocking dams on the lower Snake River, wild Chinook are at 10% of their historic numbers, threatening the survival of these 74 orcas. Further upstream, where the reservoirs behind the dams have flooded the river’s shorelines, birds such as the American goldfinch have lost nesting grounds and habitat. A proposal to remove the dams has moved through the courts, advancing a contentious legal battle that involves conservationists, public agencies, Native American tribes, fishing interests and others. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543520990589-OCFX3QI876V7GXC6ZCB8/Food+and+Shelter+colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Food and Shelter Oil on panel, 24x12 inches, 2017 $1000 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Puget Sound southern resident orcas rely on Chinook salmon as their primary prey, feeding on them year round. In large part due to four migration-blocking dams on the lower Snake River, wild Chinook are at 10% of their historic numbers, threatening the survival of these 74 orcas. A proposal to remove the dams has moved through the courts, advancing a contentious legal battle that involves conservationists, public agencies, Native American tribes, fishing interests and others. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541742955753-BDVBI0UTSLYLDO3WAVHH/Suspended.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Suspended Oil on wood panel, 24 x 12”, 2017 $800 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Swainson’s hawk, western pond turtle and Smith's blue butterfly are endemic to these two rivers and are just two of the many species whose habitat, range and population have been affected by dams in the region. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885715037-2YS25GU1D2LG4B9SUO3D/Primordial+Flight.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Primordial Flight Oil on panel, 24 x 20 inches, 2013, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. The giant catfish depicted here, Brachyplatystoma rousseaxuii, has the longest reproductive migration of any freshwater fish, traveling from the mouth of the Amazon 3,400 miles to the spawning areas in the western tributaries of the Amazon. Newly constructed dams, such as the Santo Antonio and Jirau, on the Madeira River, are greatly impacting those migrations. The Black Skimmer, pictured here, has the distinction of being the only bird whose lower mandible is longer than the upper – it uses it to skim the surface of the water and scoop up small fish. Its nesting sites are disrupted by dams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885618534-81EFJ2M8W1P9MWO7XH59/Breaking+the+Surface.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Breaking the Surface Oil on wood panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2013 $1000 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. A dam boom is underway in the Brazilian Amazon, significantly altering river flows, hydrology and chemistry. Hundreds of new dams are threatening the survival of many animal species, and impacting the indigenous and river communities that depend on the rivers for food. The Black Skimmer, pictured here, has the distinction of being the only bird whose lower mandible is longer than the upper – it uses it to skim the surface of the water and scoop up small fish. Its nesting sites are disrupted by dams. The Crenicichla Johanna is an ornamental fish, which, as part of the larger ecosystem, is also affected by the dams. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885637916-H2WMNLNMYZB9Y3NZJXYH/Connected+by+a+River.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Connected by a River Oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Green Sturgeon and Smith's blue butterfly are endemic to these rivers and are just two of the many species whose habitat, range and population have been affected by dams in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885661700-WM40MR1H3C2QD455M2AM/Hunters.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Hunters Oil on panel, 30 x 20 inches, 2012 $1100 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Boto, a pink river dolphin endemic to the Amazon river and its tributaries, feeds on about 50 species of fish and is an important part of the flooded forest ecosystem. It is affected by dams' impact on oxygen content of the water, and on the general impact on seasonal flooding levels. The giant catfish depicted here, Brachyplatystoma rousseaxuii, has the longest reproductive migration of any freshwater fish, traveling from the mouth of the Amazon 3,400 miles to the spawning areas in the western tributaries of the Amazon. Newly constructed dams, such as the Santo Antonio and Jirau, on the Madeira River, are impacting those migrations. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537909204792-PBNUNUW5Z4A7NPX5SI1M/Life+Cycle.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Life Cycle Oil on panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2012 $900 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. Chinook salmon, pictured here, have been in the headlines since the early 2000s because of plummeting population and spawning counts, partly due to dams along the rivers. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885657983-C1DJVUH7UJJZRAV3PBOF/In+an+Instant.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - In an Instant Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are a white-tailed deer and red-winged blackbirds. The reference photo used for the deer was taken by George Shiras, credited as the father of wildlife photography, who was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885693128-BLWN3LL3BAL4DZBY2ERF/Over+Under.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Over/Under Oil on panel, 48x24 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are an American alligator and a hawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885714480-DXN4287GC83N3EP4GIVL/Shifting+Territories.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - Shifting Territories Oil on paper, 90 x 52 inches, 2009 $10,000 + tax For purchase inquiries, please email jen@jidowney.com. The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Delta Smelt and the California Least Tern, both pictured here, are two species that are imperiled as a result of damming and river diversion upstream from the Delta. Print available in my Etsy shop here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885623954-Y7PV1AHZF1OPR034KRUT/A+Deep+Stillness.jpg Submerged w Pricelist - A Deep Stillness Oil on panel, 48x24 inches, SOLD Print available in my Etsy shop here. As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are Chinook salmon and an African bee-eater. https://www.jidowney.com/artist-statement daily 0.75 2018-09-20 https://www.jidowney.com/about daily 0.75 2019-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1547145410443-P6N2IFN53W28FTA0JLDQ/Jen5.jpg Artist Bio https://www.jidowney.com/faqs daily 0.75 2018-11-08 https://www.jidowney.com/press daily 0.75 2018-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1536081953794-7X2E7MUA4DWV3LEBIMBE/Old+Wise+Limbs.jpg News https://www.jidowney.com/submerged-originals-for-purchase daily 0.75 2019-11-20 https://www.jidowney.com/submerged-1 daily 0.75 2018-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813684527-9X5AHQOOYRIHRQ12LOB8/A+Softened+Landscape.jpg Feminine Nature - A Softened Landscape Charcoal on paper, 22 3/4 x 29 7/8 inches, 2012 This drawing’s title refers to the magical way that snow blankets and obscures a landscape. Only certain outcroppings or other features remain visible, creating an entirely new “negative space” landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813717732-PHJ8EX3ARBGBFD4Y6PKG/Air+Made+Visible.jpg Feminine Nature - Air Made Visible Charcoal on paper, 30 x 34 inches, 2012 When there’s enough moisture in the air, the simple movement of air gliding through trees becomes a mesmerizing visual of trees disappearing and reappearing in a quiet rhythm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813719533-W2R2OKPBM4VES2V9NPPX/An+Open+Horizon.jpg Feminine Nature - An Open Horizon Charcoal on paper, 30 x 30 inches, 2012 Big skies and cloud formations are endlessly captivating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813738113-51FNM1W8X1FPDOXRTBH7/Perseverance.jpg Feminine Nature - Perseverance Charcoal on paper, 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches, 2012 While doing some research, I came across the beautiful ice-scape photography of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), who was the official photographer aboard the ‘Endurance’ as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 – 1917. In our present day of climate change – 100 years after that expedition – the sight of icebergs evokes different meanings, thoughts and feelings than in Hurley’s day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813740438-AEQ9C8OM14OKXAIEI8GC/Three+States+of+Being.jpg Feminine Nature - Three States of Being Charcoal on paper, 26 1/4 x 40 inches, 2012 This drawing’s title refers to water’s three states, which co-mingle in this landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537813691086-VG5WY1WFA4TX0N8F5LS8/A+Shifting+Geology.jpg Feminine Nature - A Shifting Geology Charcoal on paper, 26 1/4 x 40 inches, 2012 Inspiration for this drawing came from the stark, otherworldly landscape of the Burren (Irish for “great rock”) in County Clare, Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535056666086-24RJXE3DMCPI31RKE4TM/sturgeon+and+warbler.jpg Feminine Nature https://www.jidowney.com/fem-nature-gallery daily 0.75 2019-11-12 https://www.jidowney.com/feminine-nature-oils-on-canvas-20052012 daily 0.75 2018-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739871968-OICT109LMKKL9WFA1I53/Gathering+Force.jpg Feminine Nature - Gathering Force Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, 2012 This painting highlights the wild, open skies of the Western U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885115769-UPTYR6XAPBSS9OG8BO3B/The+Temptation+of+Resignation.jpg Feminine Nature - The Temptation of Resignation Oil on canvas, 28 x 40 inches, 2012, $1125 + tax As part of my research about how dams affect riverine ecosystems, I canoed Lake Sonoma, a reservoir created by the 1970s Warm Springs dam in Sonoma County. What fascinated me most while paddling were the stands of submerged trees, which were clustered along the lake’s edge and into the narrow ravines that broke off from the lake body. Oaks and redwoods stood ghostly still, submerged mid-trunk in the green-tinted water. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885105339-XYOZ1OMNIZ0YNQZW38LS/Negotiating+the+Narrows.jpg Feminine Nature - Negotiating the Narrows Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2013, $1075 + tax The inspiration for the rock walls in the landscape is from an iconic canyon gorge in Zion National Park. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885095568-097HZJ1VOT9Q6M7EHHV6/Submerged+in+a+Long+Ago+Flood.jpg Feminine Nature - Submerged in a Long-Ago Flood Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches, 2011, $875 + tax As part of my research about how dams affect riverine ecosystems, I canoed Lake Sonoma, a reservoir created by the 1970s Warm Springs dam in Sonoma County. What fascinated me most while paddling were the stands of submerged trees, which were clustered along the lake’s edge and into the narrow ravines that broke off from the lake body. Oaks and redwoods stood ghostly still, submerged mid-trunk in the green-tinted water. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885062957-YB6ZTEW9VQYZ1P19X7XX/A+Deluge+of+Gossamer+Ice.jpg Feminine Nature - A Deluge of Gossamer Ice Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2011, $1100 + tax Both background and figure are inspired by some beautiful old found photographs. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739870958-A0AY40OS0PJ83I0UQ34Z/Melding.jpg Feminine Nature - A Melding of Land and Sky Oil on canvas, 24x48 inches, 2009, SOLD While living on the west coast of Ireland, I toured the Ring of Kerry. What struck me most about this stark and beautiful landscape was how the dark silhouetted hills would disappear and reappear as the clouds wove a path through the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885065134-FBAODU0Z8WRPL1D89J0H/A+Latent+Knowledge.jpg Feminine Nature - A Latent Knowledge Oil on Canvas, 28 x 42 inches (diptych), 2009, $1175 + tax The tree trunks and branches depicted in this painting are inspired by New Zealand Tea Trees – a marvelously gnarly, twisty species. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739877931-0RT5V0XAASETGDFWW79C/Old+Wise+Limbs.jpg Feminine Nature - Old Wise Limbs Oil on canvas, 24 x 44 inches, 2008, $1050 + tax Oakland’s historic Lake Merritt is encircled by New Zealand Tea Trees – a marvelously gnarly, twisty species. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739860807-XSC9DUKGO0Q26YR6SEC6/Bare.jpg Feminine Nature - Bare Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2008, $975 + tax The title of this piece refers to that late winter/early springtime in California when the branches (eucalyptus here) are bare and the meadows are a mix of dry grey reedy weeds and new green grass. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739878760-HMD9R4PKKQ0E3X4J0KNF/Stormy+Glow.jpg Feminine Nature - Stormy Glow Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 inches, 2007, $1325 + tax While in Tucson, Arizona, I was traveling down the freeway when I suddenly found myself under an immense storm system. The glow of the far-off horizon offered an incredible contrast. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535739857605-9ZKTSQ59VH8CF5WV42BH/Fragile+Beauties.jpg Feminine Nature - Fragile Beauties Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 2007, $1200 + tax While doing some research, I came across the beautiful ice-scape photography of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), who was the official photographer aboard the ‘Endurance’ as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914-1917. Hurley’s images worked their way into this painting, which touches on the fragility of our natural world. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885084286-4GP0FGFUA4OREYYUF3N7/Sentinel+Spirits.jpg Feminine Nature - Sentinel Spirits Oil on canvas, 26 x 48 inches, 2006, $1250 + tax This painting was inspired by a hike in California’s Point Reyes area, where I travelled through a forest that had been cleared by a wildfire. The mist was so thick that you could see it rolling by, obscuring the farthest trees, and billowing over the dark trunks of the closer ones. A desolate, sublime and beautiful scene. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885071170-BAICV7ZHOX09S6HBO1GF/Clearing.jpg Feminine Nature - Clearing Oil on canvas, 32 x 44 inches, 2006, $1400 + tax The background of this painting was inspired by a cool spring hike in the Point Reyes area of California. The forest on the horizon was reduced to shades of gray, standing against a background of hazy grey sky. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885075384-X6PCLVM3VC77V417H2SL/Fertility.jpg Feminine Nature - Fertility Oil on canvas, 30 x 44, 2006, $1300 + tax This landscape is inspired by countless drives up and down interstate I-5, through California’s farming region, where lush and well-irrigated crops stretch to the horizon until they meet the dry, barren hills that encircle the Central Valley. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885075596-1YT5T0FGX1FH22WIUVF0/Heavy+Water.jpg Feminine Nature - Heavy Water Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 inches, 2006, $1400 + tax The reedy marshes of Tomales Bay in Northern California inspired this landscape. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885065187-4HLNGS6RJVC30CUYJSTT/Above+the+Fog.jpg Feminine Nature - Above the Fog Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, 2006, $1000 + tax On a road connecting the coast of California to the state’s interior, I stopped at a vista point halfway through – where the fog had crept in and settled on the valley floor beneath the hills that spilled towards the coast. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537827775564-YBP6CBFPZ68DNSMIBRI7/An+Everchanging+Landscape.jpg Feminine Nature - An Everchanging Landscape Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 2005, SOLD I spent a year living on the west coast of Ireland, and have vivid memories of the rich, lush rolling green hills. Intense storms sweep over that land to create incredible contrasts of dark and light on the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885071368-6E8O706O7DWBEKJI4YK6/Ephemeral.jpg Feminine Nature - Ephemeral Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 2007, SOLD In this painting, I tried to capture the ephemeral nature of fog sliding in and out of forest landscapes; this particular forest is in Guerneville, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541651332443-8VL2EJPHRNQ47IU3F1HX/A+Years+Time_ColorCorr.jpg Feminine Nature - A Year's Time Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, 2007, $1300 + tax This painting was inspired by a fallen, sun-bleached tree at Mt. Diablo in the San Francisco Bay Area. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541651605522-CQL4ILGT831RB8UPLGI2/Waning+Summer+Endless+Hills.jpg Feminine Nature - Waning Summer, Endless Hills Oil on canvas, 42 x 36”, 2005, $1500 + tax As a Northern California native, the oak-dotted and undulating hills of the region will always be part of my DNA. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://www.jidowney.com/chronology daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537560139523-Q132PGYH275FTJVOS3RU/Screen+Shot+2018-09-21+at+4.00.44+PM.png Artist Chronology https://www.jidowney.com/submerged daily 0.75 2018-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543521056125-I9G21T9XWOQ26WXZG5WK/Confluence_colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged - Confluence Oil on panel, 24 x 18 inches, 2018, $1400 + tax The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler, blue masked darter, little blue heron and great egret – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537909210915-BB0H00NHDENIP1I5DGIH/An+Ancient+Migration.jpg Submerged - An Ancient Migration Oil on panel, 18 x 18 inches, 2018, $850 + tax The Tennessee Valley Authority was founded in 1933 to modernize agricultural communities of the U.S. Southeast through the construction of dams, river diversions and power infrastructure projects along the region’s great rivers. These drastic changes to the rivers and their watersheds set off a cascade of effects to the riverine ecosystems. The species depicted here – the cerulean warbler and Atlantic sturgeon – are some of the many species whose habitat, range and populations have been significantly impacted. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543951448511-V2IQUDR8DNCNMSQKDCER/Turbulence+and+Fluidity+colorcorr_webready.jpg Submerged - Turbulence and Fluidity Oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches, 2017, $2500 + tax The Puget Sound southern resident orcas rely on Chinook salmon as their primary prey, feeding on them year round. In large part due to four migration-blocking dams on the lower Snake River, wild Chinook are at 10% of their historic numbers, threatening the survival of these 74 orcas. Further upstream, where the reservoirs behind the dams have flooded the river’s shorelines, birds such as the American goldfinch have lost nesting grounds and habitat. A proposal to remove the dams has moved through the courts, advancing a contentious legal battle that involves conservationists, public agencies, Native American tribes, fishing interests and others. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1543520951288-SUN83QFBBG2N56PK7FN5/Food+and+Shelter+colorcorrv2+webready.jpg Submerged - Food and Shelter Oil on panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2017, $1000 + tax The Puget Sound southern resident orcas rely on Chinook salmon as their primary prey, feeding on them year round. In large part due to four migration-blocking dams on the lower Snake River, wild Chinook are at 10% of their historic numbers, threatening the survival of these 74 orcas. A proposal to remove the dams has moved through the courts, advancing a contentious legal battle that involves conservationists, public agencies, Native American tribes, fishing interests and others. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885618534-81EFJ2M8W1P9MWO7XH59/Breaking+the+Surface.jpg Submerged - Breaking the Surface Oil on wood panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2013, $1000 + tax A dam boom is underway in the Brazilian Amazon, significantly altering river flows, hydrology and chemistry. Hundreds of new dams are threatening the survival of many animal species, and impacting the indigenous and river communities that depend on the rivers for food. The Black Skimmer, pictured here, has the distinction of being the only bird whose lower mandible is longer than the upper – it uses it to skim the surface of the water and scoop up small fish. Its nesting sites are disrupted by dams. The Crenicichla Johanna is an ornamental fish, which, as part of the larger ecosystem, is also affected by the dams. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885715037-2YS25GU1D2LG4B9SUO3D/Primordial+Flight.jpg Submerged - Primordial Flight Oil on panel, 24 x 20 inches, 2013 The giant catfish depicted here, Brachyplatystoma rousseaxuii, has the longest reproductive migration of any freshwater fish, traveling from the mouth of the Amazon 3,400 miles to the spawning areas in the western tributaries of the Amazon. Newly constructed dams, such as the Santo Antonio and Jirau, on the Madeira River, are greatly impacting those migrations. The Black Skimmer, pictured here, has the distinction of being the only bird whose lower mandible is longer than the upper – it uses it to skim the surface of the water and scoop up small fish. Its nesting sites are disrupted by dams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885637916-H2WMNLNMYZB9Y3NZJXYH/Connected+by+a+River.jpg Submerged - Connected by a River Oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, 2013, SOLD The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Green Sturgeon and Smith's blue butterfly are endemic to these rivers and are just two of the many species whose habitat, range and population have been affected by dams in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885623954-Y7PV1AHZF1OPR034KRUT/A+Deep+Stillness.jpg Submerged - A Deep Stillness Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, 2013, SOLD As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are Chinook salmon and an African bee-eater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537909204792-PBNUNUW5Z4A7NPX5SI1M/Life+Cycle.jpg Submerged - Life Cycle Oil on panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2012, $900 + tax The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. Chinook salmon, pictured here, have been in the headlines since the early 2000s because of plummeting population and spawning counts, partly due to dams along the rivers. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885661700-WM40MR1H3C2QD455M2AM/Hunters.jpg Submerged - Hunters Oil on panel, 30 x 20 inches, 2012, $1100 + tax The Boto, a pink river dolphin endemic to the Amazon river and its tributaries, feeds on about 50 species of fish and is an important part of the flooded forest ecosystem. It is affected by dams' impact on oxygen content of the water, and on the general impact on seasonal flooding levels. The giant catfish depicted here, Brachyplatystoma rousseaxuii, has the longest reproductive migration of any freshwater fish, traveling from the mouth of the Amazon 3,400 miles to the spawning areas in the western tributaries of the Amazon. Newly constructed dams, such as the Santo Antonio and Jirau, on the Madeira River, are impacting those migrations. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885657983-C1DJVUH7UJJZRAV3PBOF/In+an+Instant.jpg Submerged - In an Instant Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, 2010, SOLD As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are a white-tailed deer and red-winged blackbirds. The reference photo used for the deer was taken by George Shiras, credited as the father of wildlife photography, who was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885693128-BLWN3LL3BAL4DZBY2ERF/Over+Under.jpg Submerged - Over/Under Oil on panel, 48 x 24 inches, 2010, SOLD As an early painting in my series, “Submerged,” this represents an exploratory phase of technique and composition in the series’ development. Depicted here are an American alligator and a hawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1534885714480-DXN4287GC83N3EP4GIVL/Shifting+Territories.jpg Submerged - Shifting Territories Oil on paper, 90 x 52 inches, 2009, $10,000 + tax The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Delta Smelt and the California Least Tern, both pictured here, are two species that are imperiled as a result of damming and river diversion upstream from the Delta. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1541650869141-0CRDBHIIF70L5E6EVBZ4/Suspended.jpg Submerged - Suspended Oil on wood panel, 24 x 12 inches, 2017, $800 + tax The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California has undergone massive changes over the last eight decades from dams and other alterations that have changed these two rivers’ natural course, flow and hydrology. The Swainson’s hawk, western pond turtle and Smith's blue butterfly are endemic to these two rivers and are just two of the many species whose habitat, range and population have been affected by dams in the region. To purchase, please visit the purchase gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1535056666086-24RJXE3DMCPI31RKE4TM/sturgeon+and+warbler.jpg Submerged https://www.jidowney.com/originals-and-prints daily 0.75 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1537983605927-RCODB79KD9LPKZMD67G8/Turbulence+and+Fluidity.jpg Originals & Prints - Submerged Oils on wood panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1538077384721-54Z1SSDEY9VXW9AWGCCC/An+Open+Horizon.jpg Originals & Prints - Feminine Nature Charcoal Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b7c6b099d5abb8604990df7/1542134973434-Y09LOFO87ARTMJHGX0WV/Clearing.jpg Originals & Prints - Feminine Nature Oils on canvas https://www.jidowney.com/feminine-nature-originals-for-purchase daily 0.75 2019-11-20 https://www.jidowney.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-09-26 https://www.jidowney.com/interview daily 0.75 2018-09-26