Jancolors Paints

Jan Crumpley is an artist painting in Delaware. The other Tumblr is Jancolors for all sorts of things.

May 2
pleincrazy: Welcome to Plein Crazy!  Here’s a Tumblr about plein air painting.  We’ll take submissions of your photos & tips about plein air painting that YOU CREATE.  Only original material, please.  It would be great if you could tag your location, too.  We like to see painters painting, especially, along with photos of the scene and of course photos of the finished work. Also, notices of shows, workshops or contests would be very helpful! If you follow me, you should follow this, too.  Because I am the mistress of this new Tumblr.  My friend, Gary, suggested that as a Plein Air painter - that I am PLEIN CRAZY, - I thanked him & told him I was going right to Hover to buy the domain.  And I did.  Now, it is a Tumblr custom domain ( http://pleincrazy.me/ ) that takes submissions of your own plein air photos, paintings and news.  Let ‘er rip.

pleincrazy:

Welcome to Plein Crazy!  Here’s a Tumblr about plein air painting.  We’ll take submissions of your photos & tips about plein air painting that YOU CREATE.  Only original material, please.  It would be great if you could tag your location, too.  We like to see painters painting, especially, along with photos of the scene and of course photos of the finished work.

Also, notices of shows, workshops or contests would be very helpful!

If you follow me, you should follow this, too.  Because I am the mistress of this new Tumblr.  My friend, Gary, suggested that as a Plein Air painter - that I am PLEIN CRAZY, - I thanked him & told him I was going right to Hover to buy the domain.  And I did.  Now, it is a Tumblr custom domain ( http://pleincrazy.me/ ) that takes submissions of your own plein air photos, paintings and news.  Let ‘er rip.
Posted at 2:07 PM 3 notes Tagged: pleinair
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Apr 30

Here’s Don Parks & Taylor Collins painting with me in front of the Century Club for the Old Dover Days Plein Air Paint Out.
Posted at 12:00 PM

Apr 26
Working on the painting, how about half at once?!

Working on the painting, how about half at once?!
Posted at 3:00 PM Tagged: The GreenDoverDelawareplein airOld Dover Days

Apr 24
gamma-infinity: Chemicals for Women on Flickr. That’s the it always looks to me.

gamma-infinity:

Chemicals for Women on Flickr.

That’s the it always looks to me.
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visualgraphic: Starbucks Chalkboards by Letters In Ink Not quite like mine & they used paint, not chalk.  Where’s the fun in that?  Nice typography, though.  There’s some EPS file somewhere they’ve used.  I am pretty snobby about free handing chalkboards.

visualgraphic:

Starbucks Chalkboards by Letters In Ink

Not quite like mine & they used paint, not chalk.  Where’s the fun in that?  Nice typography, though.  There’s some EPS file somewhere they’ve used.  I am pretty snobby about free handing chalkboards.
Posted at 10:48 PM 160 notes Tagged: chalkartchalkboardTypography
Source: visualgraphic

Apr 19

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Apr 13
Time for Old Dover Days theme on our #chalkboard. #netde #dearts

Time for Old Dover Days theme on our #chalkboard. #netde #dearts
Posted at 4:38 PM 2 notes Tagged: chalkboard

Apr 10
Painting on the Green right now!

Painting on the Green right now!
Posted at 10:54 AM Tagged: watercolorwatercolourDoverDelawareThe GreenPlein Air

Apr 9
I am going to make a real one for you to come sit upon in my gallery.

I am going to make a real one for you to come sit upon in my gallery.
Posted at 8:06 AM Tagged: papermoon

“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” Allen Ginsberg (via midnightlaughs)

I think this goes nicely with my paper moon passion.

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Apr 3

On the fly - Plein Air painting. Not done - my duotone phase!
Posted at 12:43 PM 2 notes Tagged: watercolor

Mar 31
New painting today, more of my 2 color miniature (duotone) series; ultramarine & burnt sienna. The Hotel Richardson. (Dover, Delaware 1881-1954)

New painting today, more of my 2 color miniature (duotone) series; ultramarine & burnt sienna. The Hotel Richardson. (Dover, Delaware 1881-1954)
Posted at 10:52 PM 1 note Tagged: paintingduotoneminiatureultramarineburnt siennaHotel RichardsonDoverDelawarehotelwatercolorwatercolour

Feb 21
I just graduated from a 3 day eCommerce class - look out world! #netde #FO5 #awesomized @ntaylorcollins @wes_garnett http://t.co/6DDDctRn86

I just graduated from a 3 day eCommerce class - look out world! #netde #FO5 #awesomized @ntaylorcollins @wes_garnett http://t.co/6DDDctRn86
Posted at 3:29 PM Tagged: awesomizedtraining

Feb 3

2013 has not been kind but I have to keep going

As a graphic designer, I have been out on my own since the print shop that employed me closed down in 2009.  I was able to service many clients in the past 3 years as Sunshine Graphics, but I have some wholesale printing limitations that have made some projects quite difficult to be competitive in this recession.  I still have quite a few clients that are very loyal, no one in the Dover area has the same business model and I am proud of the service I provide.

I wanted to return to fine art with a business approach for many years as Jancolors Artworks, this seems like a great time to do it.  As far as the fine art is concerned, I paint with Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic and we are planning a show of our works later this spring.  I am a board member of Dover Art League.  I had a successful solo show last August at DAL, here’s a feature that WHYY did about this… [Go to the full show, click on chapter 7 on “Steeples..”, that’s about me!] I am hoping to open a gallery with N. Taylor Collins and Susan Johnston this year in Downtown Dover.  Taylor & I are planning an art show of our own in 2014. 

I have already suffered a major blow to this plan in 2013, my husband passed away suddenly on January 14th.  Now, I MUST make my own living alone and I need to make money, for real, without the stability of love & support from my spouse.

I have many supportive friends and clients.  I am already quite busy with new print orders.  I have lined up 3 new web clients that are ready for me to begin as soon as possible.

I don’t anticipate that the two parts of my work-life, Sunshine Graphics & Jancolors Artworks are mutually exclusive - my design background plus my own study of social media + marketing, well, I believe this can all come together very soon in a nice package!  

I am pretty optimistic despite the loss I’ve recently encountered.

 

Posted at 11:44 AM Tagged: graphicsbusinessartlife

Jan 13

jacklynweldin asked: I live in Camden, Delaware and I paint landscapes and fantasy art. I would like to start selling my work but don't know how to go about it. I'm getting some of my work put on disk so I can upload them. How do I get started and is the any groups I can get involved in in the Dover area?

Hi, Jacklyn!

I am on the board of the Dover Art League and their members’ gallery will help you with that.  There’s also the Mispillion Art League in Milford, I belong to that, too.  I paint Delaware things and I’ve gotten my stuff in at Delaware Made on Loockerman.  I also have a great time painting outside (most of the year) with the Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic on Facebook. I’d recommend those sorts of groups! Nice to meet you!

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