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September 13, 2019
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Jill Wells Chosen to Exhibit Her Art in a Solo Show for Viaduct Gallery
DES MOINES, IOWA – September 12, 2019, / - Award-winning artist Jill Wells announced today that her Midwest regionalist series, “The Cotton Memoirs”, was chosen for a solo art exhibitio...
September 12, 2019
Color Collaboration Exhibit
Jill Wells | Lainey Beck
09.12. thru 09.30. 2019
The Great Frame Up Gallery
July 13, 2019
BIG TENTS
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Waukee's biggest, bestest, artsiest, and sexiest event ever. And that's us just being modest.
June 29, 2019
Art Week is back in 2019 for the FIFTH year and we are looking forward to another celebration of arts in the Des Moines area.
Art Week Des Moines encourages different venues, organizations, and businesses to host events celebrating the amazing local art community. The...
June 28, 2019
If you stretch enough Saran Wrap between two pillars, you can paint on it like canvas and illuminate it from behind. If you cover a wall with 250 green papier-mache hearts, they look almost botanical, like ivy.And if you practice, you can do all sorts of acrobatic stun...
July 4, 2018
I was honored to be the chosen artist to create the Mural Installation at The Temple for Performing Arts in celebration of the15th Anniversary
Each 48" x 60" canvas was coated in sheet music, white washed with gesso and then modge podge, then gesso.
Next, each instrument...
November 27, 2017
Using thinned oil paint to create the drawing outline for a spiritual oil painting. Time Lapse Video Series: video 3 of 7 documenting the beginning to end process of this 3'x4' oil painting.
November 27, 2017
Underpainting: Why You Need to Do It. It acts as a foundation for your painting and is a great way to start your painting off with some built in contrast and tonal values. Painting Time Lapse Video Series: 2 of 7 Underpainting
**Very few of the old masters completed a...
November 27, 2017
How to quickly recycle an old, unused canvas using colored primer, a 3" brush and gravity! Under-painting stage one. Painting Time Lapse Video Series: 1 of 7 Recycling an old canvas | www.jillwellsart.com
October 19, 2017
Abstract oil painting on 3' x 7' canvas by www.jillwellsart.com | Time lapse video by www.emanartphotography.com
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