#50quickies

It's gonna be cool when I get more of these fierce ladies finished and see them all together! For now, here's Margaret, Oprah, and Buffy hanging out at the market with me. My progress on #51fiercefemales is a bit slower than my last year's #50quickies but faces, they are tricky! 🎭 . . #art #painting #originalart #oilpainting #faces #famousfaces #famouswomen #margaretatwood #oprahwinfrey #buffysaintemarie #figurativeart #figurativepainting #tinyart #jillthirzacooper #jtcartist #artlovers #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #artmarket #canadianartist #women #womanartist #feminism #love #interiordesign #makingwaves https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu4qN5enVty/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a5qizkw8ltch

First layer of #2 in my #51femalefaces series. Who do you think it is? A tiny hint, she's Canadian and not a singer! First person to guess correct gets a free 6"×6" print of one of my #50quickies series! Comment below ;) . . #figurativeart #fiercewomen #face #famousfaces #art #painting #freeprint #tinyart #artsy #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #workinprogress #portraitpainting #woman #tuesdayvibes #jillthirzacooper #jtcartist #oilpainting #canadianartist #eastcoast #artlovers #artcollection #interiordesign #redlips #commenttowin https://www.instagram.com/p/BthMzJfn3OL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k558ji9eig1t

Alright, I turned the big 51 on Sunday! Woot! Ya, I know, not as exciting as 50, right? Well, last year, I launched the whole #50quickies series, which was a lot of fun. (Check my feed for the post of all 50 together.) The quickies helped me loosen up and paint faster. I was aiming for 1 a day, and ended up doing 2-4 a week. And had a weekly giveaway. This year, something a little harder for me... #51femalefaces ("51faces" would have been snappier, but fuckit, I'm only doing women. Fierce women. ) I'll roll out more details on the series as I go, but for now, the sketch for face number 1!!! Recognize? . . #faces #drawing #art #sketch #workinprogress #tinyart #artsy #artoftheday #birthday #51yearsold #artcollection #jillthirzacooper #jtcartist #face #portraitpainting #figurativeart #canadianartist #artlovers #contemporaryart #interiordesign #woman #women https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPLt2UnOY6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lsikz8iufcu4

I'm SO DONE with cold weather this year. Seriously. And its not even February. Here's "Emerald Curl" for a bit of visual escapism. You know, when you live in a frozen tundra and you need to be remimded that there is summer...somewhere! 🌊🏄 6"×6" oil on paper still available from my #50quickies collection. . . #art #surf #waves #surfer #curl #greenwaves #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #artlovers #waterlovers #ocean #artsy #jillthirzacooper #painting #nature #oceanart #eastcoast #contemporaryart #love #instaart #interiordesign #maritimemade #maritimeart #artforsale #onlineart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6Y7qOH-Kb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=164hxye3ytwhv

We have a storm warning for tomorrow, so it's batten down and cozy up! Makes me wanna wrap up in my "Piece of Parrish". A closeup snippet of a Maxfield Parish painting that I did as part of my #50quickies last year. 6"×6" oil on paper. (Available for purchase.) Going to go put on my pj's, pour some wine, and break out the storm chips :) 🍷❄ . . #art #maxfieldparrish #fabric #painting #oilpainting #yellowclouds #redfabric #green #artsy #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #jillthirzacooper #canadianartist #cozy #artlovers #fabriclove #interiordesign #flowingfabric #orange #contemporaryart #tinyart #saturdaynight #eastcoast #stormiscoming https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs1dPrtHDxE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ffw7u87lv46b

The day of the Women's Marches snuck up on me. I had a look for organized Marches near me and.... there was only one planned for all of Nova Scotia, two hours away in Sandy Point. Why no Halifax? I'm guilty of not doing my part to get out there and be visible. Absolutely. Are women in Nova Scotia and Nfld (no scheduled marches there either) just living blessed and happy lives with no need to call attention to abuses and inequalities? If so, we need to extend our reach! I'm going to think about what I can do going forward. "Diving Up" sums up how I feel about today. . . #50quickies #artlovers #womensmarch #diving #womandiver #blue #underwater #underwaterart #canadianartist #divingup #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #tinyart #oilpainting #art #artcollection #artsy #originalart #jillthirzacooper #water #ocean #interiordesign #eastcoast #womensrights #jtcartist https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs0wFUpnW5K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s7kpr4h0cykb

Anyone wanna dive into "Rolling Blue"? It's a wee bit choppy, but if you imagine it with warm breezes (unlike our current frozen, kill-you-instant-dead Maritime waters), and by the shore, it looks delightful. You can grab this last of my original #50quickies paintings for 25 gold dubloons...okay, fine, bucks, Canadian bucks. If you wait until after I turn 51 (January 27th) this wee art bounces up to $51 :) . . #artoftheday #waves #colorfulwaves #blue #green #water #ocean #sea #art #painting #oilpainting #originalart #artlovers #tinyart #artlovers #artcollector #maritimemade #canadianartist #instaart #artsy #contemporaryart #artsale #artistofinstagram #jillthirzacooper #interiordesign #artbuyersarecool #aquarius https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsy3EJHnOPX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ze57grz4o6v6

Do you live somewhere like this?? If so, do you have room for Canadian squatters, er, I mean, guests? *Sigh* Have I mentioned we're in a super cold spell? I walk the kid to school everyday...our nostril hairs keep freezing. So today, I give you, "Tropical Horizon" aka #45 of my #50quickies series, available for some lucky, palm-tree loving bastard with twenty five bucks! . . #artlovers #artsy #artoftheday #tropicalhorizon #tropical #palmtrees #bluesky #clouds #beach #island #seashore #ocean #originalart #oilpainting #artcollection #instaart #artistofinstagram #canadianartist #artoftheday #dreaming #vacation #artsale #fridayfunday #jillthirzacooper #interiordesign https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyqBhFnQv8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9s7k5ne1cgoz