Katie Jeanne Wood

Mixed Media Artist - daily painter of portraits, flowers, abstracts and birds

Distanced Herself acrylic portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - Revising Patty portrait painting

Work in progress shot

I hope you had a great weekend. 🙂 Mine was awesome. I was able to get away from it all for a while, and I feel like a brand new person today. 

Katie Jeanne Wood - Revising Patty portrait painting

Have you heard of dopamine detoxing? I’ve been experimenting with it for the past week. I need to dive in deeper, but I’m taking it slowly right now. 

I didn’t think I was addicted to anything, except coffee, but turns out I am..Twitter, Youtube, and games on my phone. Ack! I rely on it all to get me through the day. Once I realized this, I’ve been stepping back a bit, and distancing myself. It hasn’t been easy.

I’ve been hitting Twitter pretty hard, like every hour or so for a few years now. I have an account that I use specifically to read the latest news, and get my hourly dose of depression. I follow so many like minded people that I see the same post retweeted over and over again. Once I realized this, I unfollowed a bunch of people, which has made it better. I’ve also cut way back on the amount of times I allow myself to check Twitter each day – morning, noon, night. It’s still far too many times, but at least I’m trying. I’ll cut it back more as time goes on. 

Distanced Herself
4×4 mini portrait painting
Available here

Every night before I go to sleep I play games, watch YT/Netflix/Amazon/Hulu, and text to relax. I never realized any of this was giving me a dopamine hit. I thought it was helping me to wind down. 

I’m going to do a complete dopamine detox one day soon..I’m just working my way up to it, which goes to show how dependent I am on my fixes. It’s going to be sooo painful. I really don’t think I’ll last a day doing this, but I’m willing to give it a try. If I can’t make it a day then at least I can cut back, right? 

Reading: Alice Neel: The Story of Defying Convention

I’ve been happy to see some of the artists who used to be very active online coming back. I noticed Journal Girl is blogging after a long absence, and Suzi Blu is uploading videos on YT again. I took classes from both of these ladies back in 2007ish, and I’ve tried to keep up with them ever since.  

Watching: Atypical on Netflix. I finished the series last week, and have been feeling lost ever since. I know I need to move on, and find something new to watch, but I’m feeling stuck. I got attached to the characters, and now I’m not sure what to watch after this. I thought season 3 was going to be the finale, but I was happy to find out there’s one more season in the works. Can’t wait! 

I decided to watch Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things instead of committing to another series. It was okay..I’ve seen these guys before, so I didn’t expect to learn anything new. 

The clearance sale is still ongoing in my Etsy shop. If you’re looking for some art at reduced prices, now is your chance. New stuff is being added almost every day. 

 

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Notebook Art Journaling Continues

Art journal Wednesday

I’m still working in the cheap composition notebook that I started back in January. Life has been too crazy lately for me to stay consistent with art journaling. I hope to get back to making these silly pages soon. 

Just keeping these pages loose,
and weird..
the way I prefer my art journals to be. 

Reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – This one probably isn’t going to be a favorite, and I’m not sure if I’ll finish it. I’m about 50 pages in, so it’s too early to tell. However, if you’re triggered by the topic of suicide, and death – even on a fictional level, I would not suggest reading this book. So far it’s kinda depressing. I’m hoping it gets better. 

 

Friyay

Katie Jeanne Wood - 4x4 Floral No 332Floral No 332
SOLD
Prints are available here

Friyay! I don’t know about you, but this week seemed long. It’s been gray, raining, snowy, and cold. Like, I’m talking 7F cold. Brrr! I got locked out of my house because my outside door handle froze, and I couldn’t open it. It worked fine going out, but wouldn’t budge when I tried to go back inside.

There I was with no coat on, no shoes – in the snow, no phone to call anyone, no keys to get in the car, just me and Chewy standing in the wind, shivering. I can be so ditzy at times, but in my defense..who would have thunk this would happen? I didn’t know how cold it was until I came back inside, and looked at my phone. Luckily, I was able to use my cold fist to pound on the door handle until the ice gave way. hahaha! I was sooooo happy to be back inside, I almost kissed the kitchen floor. lol 

It Is What It Is 
SOLD
Prints are available here

I secretly love cold winter days, tho, because it makes me want to curl up in bed under the electric blanket with a book, 3 kitties and a little doggie. It’s easy to convince myself it’s too cold to work. 

Katie Jeanne Wood - 6x6 Inner Peace & Calm palette knife portrait paintingInner Peace & Calm
SOLD
Prints are available here

The book I’m reading by Donna Tartt..The Secret History has hooked its claw into me, and I can’t put it down. Omgosh. I’m about 250 pages in, out of roughly 500. I can only imagine it’s going to get better, so if I don’t post on Monday you know why. I’ve either locked myself out of the house again or I’m reading. haha! I hope it’s the latter. 

Art, new book, Hulu show, and wine

Katie Jeanne Wood - 6x6 Daisy MaeMaggie Mae

These are older paintings that I’ve had off to the side in my studio. I had planned on revising them all, but decided to go ahead and mark them down in the clearance sale in my Etsy shop instead. If you haven’t checked out my sale, you should. I have some paintings marked down 75%, which is a huge savings for you. These 6x6s are priced to sell at only $45 and $60. Normally I sell them for $100 each.  

Katie Jeanne Wood - 6x6 Lots of Love To GiveLots of Love To Give

Katie Jeanne Wood - 6x6 Waiting Since Last TuesdayWaiting Since Last Tuesday

Katie Jeanne Wood - 6x6 Is Everything OkayAre You Okay? 

I also have paintings in my eBay store at really cheap prices and/or low starting bids. 

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What I’m watching: A Teacher on Hulu – my cousin told me about this one when I talked to her a couple days ago. It was a real mind you-know-what. 

Reading: Ready Player One – didn’t expect to like this one as much as I do. Although I was seriously addicted to D&D back in the day, I’ve never been a big gamer. I’m intrigued with this story, nonetheless. Lots of 80s references, which most people love, but that part falls flat with me. I’m not sure yet if I’m committed enough to the story to read the second book, which was released a few weeks ago. It might be game over for me once I finish this one. I’ll let you know. 

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Hope you have a nice weekend. Hey, if you’re looking for a great way to chill out at home next week treat yourself to some wine from Bright Cellars. They were nice to give me a referral to share, so you can enjoy 60% off your first order. One surprising thing I found out during this pandemic is that I love me some white wine (who knew?), especially when it’s delivered right to my doorstep. Shipping is fast, and the wine is super tasty. I hope you give it a try, and let me know how you like it. Just don’t drunk call me if you have my number. haha! 

On that note, I need to get work done for a licensing company, so I will be taking a few days off from blogging next week. Happy inauguration day to those who voted for Biden/Harris. I’ll see you when I return. xo 

 

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Revising a mini oil portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - revising mini oil portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - revising mini oil portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - revising mini oil portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - revising mini oil portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - revising mini oil portrait paintingwip

Reading: 43 Embarrassing Grammar Mistakes Even Smart People Make – article

The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden – This book is a trip. Truly a wonderful escape from quarantine life. I’m going to be reading more books in 2021, (specifically after Jan 20), and waaaay less Twitter.

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Watching: Jonna Jinton – Sweden is beautiful, and so are her videos. If you like cinematography, want to chill out, and forget life for a while, I highly recommend watching her videos.

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I’m still plowing through The Office at what feels like a great rate of speed now. I’m halfway through season 8. Only about 30 something episodes to go. As much as I love the show, I’ll be kinda glad when it’s over, so I can stop bingeing so hard. I normally like to take my time when I watch series, but there are only 2 weeks left until it leaves Netflix, probably forever. Hurry hurry!! 

PS: I’m trying to decide on the next fun series I’m going to watch..I’m thinking it might be The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Hulu. Or maybe The Golden Girls? I need to keep some lighthearted comedy in my life. 

Miz Katie’s Fairy house

Katie Jeanne Wood - Fairy's HouseFairy’s House
Prints are available here

Over the weekend I read about storybook houses in Los Angeles, CA. It reminded me of this little fairy house I painted back in 2007-ish. It’s still one of my favorites.

Kinda interesting story, maybe? This painting was the reason I became “Miz Katie” back in the day. I remember posting an image of it in Yahoo groups (aww..remember Yahoo groups? It was the hottest thing around for artists at the time), and someone called me “Miz Katie” in the comments. Before long, everyone in the group was calling me Miz Katie, and I liked the sound of it. It stuck, and became my online persona/brand. Soon, everyone was calling me Miz Katie, including my family. lol  

Katie Jeanne Wood - eye ink drawing

eye ink drawing
in my art journal

I don’t use it much anymore, but Miz Katie was the name of my Etsy shop, eBay store, website, and my nickname for 10ish years. I still own mizkatie.com, and use “Miz Katie” in my Etsy tags just in case someone tries to find me that way.

Katie Jeanne Wood - Chewybarka boo boo doggieWanna play? Huh? Wanna??
C’mon c’mon c’mon
His tail wagged so hard
when he got my attention.
lol

Sometimes I think I should bring MK back, but idk? Word on the street is that most professional artists go by their real name, and I should, too. Some days I miss Miz Katie, tho. She was definitely more extraverted, feistier, funnier, and had more energy that I do. lol  

Katie Jeanne Wood - Oil Portrait Painting No 23/100Dark Days
Mini oil portrait painting
Available here

Almost 73,000 covid cases here, and counting. The number increases by 1000 or more every day or two. Dark days indeed. 

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I hope you do, too. xo
Have a great Tuesday. 

Greeting the Dawn portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - Greeting the Dawn portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood
Greeting the Dawn
Acrylic mixed media portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - Greeting the Dawn portrait painting

Katie Jeanne Wood - Greeting the Dawn portrait painting

I snapped these shots while the painting was still wet, and I was waiting for it to dry. I still need to work on her eyes & nose a little bit, but for the most part, the painting is finished. 

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