About Jala
- Jala Pfaff
- Boulder, CO, United States
- I'm a painter (and writer and Spanish instructor) living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. I studied classical art in an ARC (Art Renewal Center) school, Colorado Academy of Art, full-time for two years, in order to benefit from the rigorous atelier-style training. I am currently dedicated to exploring abstract and semi-abstract art, working in oil and also in soft pastel. I firmly believe that all human beings are creative, whether or not they have yet found an outlet for the innate creative urge, and that the creative arts are the highest form of human expression. Email me at: jala[at]jalapfaff.com ...Please also visit my website: jalapfaff.com ...ALL CONTENT IS COPYRIGHT
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8 comments:
Welcome home. Now ... will you please paint Lynxmuffin!
Welcome back, Jala - I enjoyed reading about your trip. Regrettably, I showed your blog to my wife so she could see Lynx and now she's begging for a kitten. I keep telling her that the two cats we have were once that cute, and still are if you catch them at the right moment... She's not buying it.
On our recent trip, I managed ok with a small box of Conté crayons, pastel pencils, and a small pad of Sennelier l’Esprit du Pastel paper (which comes with glassine inserts between the pages). I also brought the travel size container of Spectrafix. This all worked fairly well, although I had less time to draw then I had expected. I had debated bringing my set of watercolor pans and a small block of paper and on some future trip will probably do that. These days, though, I enjoy working in pastel more which is why I didn't do watercolors during our trip last month.
Beautiful blues... As for the cat, he'll be a pretty big boy! Very pretty.
Seriously, Jala, you could market those shots of Lynx, too. One of the most adorable kittens ever, and your shots are phenomenal.
welcome home!
If Lynx was my kitty, I'd be looking for ways to get HIM in a travel bag nevermind the colored paints.
He might be the most photogenic kitty ever.
Welcome back home- what will have inspired you the most??? Eager to see your next painting.
Hi Leslie - I only paint from life or imagination... Lynx would never hold still long enough. So someone else can paint him, if they want to. I'll just keep photographing him. :)
Cathyann - Go for it. :)
Brian M - Ha ha, you cracked me up!! :D (Oh, and also, thanks for the ideas as to what supplies to bring next time...) It's true, there's nothing as cute as a kitten. Remind your wife, though, that they're only that small for about a week. :D
Donald - Thanks. Blue like Lynx's eyes.
Thanks, Liz! Anyone wants to buy my Lynx photos, sure, I'll sell. :)
Bonnie - We seriously considered smuggling him to London. If he weren't so nervous about new situations, he could've been our Travelin' Kitty. I swear also he's the most photogenic kitty I've ever seen. He looks cute ALL THE TIME. Seriously. The cuteness is KILLING me.
I am still besotted with my Wendell and he is 13. I'm a fool for cats.
Jala, I love that pastel. SO fresh and beautiful.
Thanks, Mary. It was so tempting to do more to the pastel, but more would've been too much. I had to strap my hands down to not touch it again.
I think I'll be in love with Lynx forever too.
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