goddess collages

goddess of water

goddess of sisterhood

goddess of the nest

goddess of the hunt

goddess of fertility

goddess of cycles

goddess of passion


small collage sketches for future paintings
inquire for pricing

beam block birds

goldfinch
7" x 7" x 2"

bohemian waxwing
7" x 10" x 2"

barn swallow
7" x 10" x 2"


inquire for pricing

caribou love rut

mixed media on canvas
3' x 4'

map baskets

shotgun prospect area, alaska

baskets made from laminated infrared topography maps
showing speculative mining sites in alaska

from the bottom

collage, 22" x 27"
made for the cover of my upcoming album, this collage uses many of the bird imagery i've painted over the last several years. it came to me in a rare impulse of inspiration. after hours of maniacal cutting and assembly, i realized the last bird left to apply to the piece was the hummingbird at the bottom of the heart. this mysterious little bird has come to symbolize my mother: i asked her, as she was leaving this life, if she was ever reincarnated what she would like to come back as. she said "a hummingbird". this piece is a letter to her.

to the coast

watercolor, 10"x 20"

from a photo by chris worth
commissioned for the cover of an upcoming album by the Caps

supergraphics

In addition to my painting commission, three of my photographs were chosen to be used as "supergraphics"; two as headboards and one as a hallway piece. I have been an avid 35mm photographer for years, but most of my photographs have been used as inspiration for paintings and not exhibited. It was exciting to have my work chosen and then see the images blown up larger than life!

550 paintings

I was commissioned to do 550 guestroom and suite paintings for the newly renovated, LEED gold certified, Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Portland. Each guestroom contains a diptych of two original art canvases. The suites contain anywhere from one to nine canvases. They were done in assembly line fashion, yet each painting is completely unique. I approached the 12"x24" canvases in sets of 44, attached to the wall in a unit as if they were a single piece. In this fashion I was able to create an installation in my studio, to later dissect the large piece as individual pieces. The paintings were created in stages using a the layering of color fields, with various techniques in applying and removing paint. The canvases were made by family-owned business Artist Brand Canvases in ElMonte, California. I used post-consumer acrylic house paint from the Re-Store.

crossing disciplines

after working tirelessly for several months on a commission of 550 abstract paintings for a new courtyard marriott in downtown portland, i found myself reluctant to jump right back to painting. i've taken up sewing as a momentary reprieve, using similar subject matter and transposing the color fields to pieces of fabric. i've got lots of new pieces!

CLICK HERE
to visit my stitchery blog.
love, jess

in preparation for a studio tour

i've been working up a storm in an attempt to fill the walls of sea level studio
with new oils, plein air watercolors, scrappliques, collage, prints and more
for an open studio tour in washington's lovely skagit valley, july 18th & 19th
this tour is free and open to the public.

CLICK HERE
to visit skagit artists together,
see a map of the area
and peruse the list of participating artists.

mother & child

one for all

the nines hotel: georgian room

"The historic Georgian Room Restaurant, named for its formal Georgian style interior, exemplified the glamor and décor of colonial England in the 1800’s, with lavish draperies and luminous chandeliers, wainscoting, posts and columns, ceiling beams, and moldings all painted “Williamsburg Green”. For decades it was the place to go in Portland for high tea, fashion shows, bridal shows, dances, and holiday events. The new “Georgian Room” features several architectural and aesthetic attributes of its namesake. This salon-style installation of vignette paintings exudes the qualities of the Historic Georgian Room during an era of high fashion and elegance."

Installation located inside the Nines Hotel, on the eighth floor of the Landmark Meier & Frank building in downtown Portland.

click on the title above to link to the hotel website

a waterproof case

My second published work as an illustrator was recently released. It is called "A Waterproof Case" and was published for World Water Monitoring Day by the WEF & EPA. This book is a sequel to a book called "the Murky Water Caper", written by Deborah Rodney and illustrated by my late mother, Diana Rice Bonin. This new book hosts the same characters that my mom introduced in 2001, Detective Michelle Tuesday and Reggie the Rat, and is intended to raise children's awareness of waterways and ecosystems. This project was an amazing opportunity for me to channel the spirit, talent and joyful imagination of my mother while experiencing an immeasurable sense of loss.

Please click on the title above to order your own free copy.

In loving memory and gratitude of Diana Rice Bonin

fort vancouver coloring book

I worked on this book while i was caring for my mother during the last six months of her life. She had worked as an illustrator for most of her life, and had done many projects for the fort. Because of her illness, she was no longer able to do the work for this book. Reproductions of her oil paintings can be seen on the f.v. site, and help recreate a visual concept of what it was like.. This project could not have been done without her guidance, advice, example, and encouragement, as it was my first real venture into historical graphic illustration. The published book also includes five of her illustrations. I tried my best to imitate her style and create a fluid piece. We were a wonderful team.. this piece is a testament to the large influence of Diana Rice on my life and work. all images copyright jessica bonin 2008. This book is available for sale at the fort vancouver gift shop for 3.75+tax.

sketchbook

translate/illuminate
ink & gouache on found kanji paper

good press

client and friend paige powell was featured in the january issue of Spot Magazine
with painting of poe & handmade dress by yours truly. warhol fabric on couch & dress by stephen sprouse.

my paintings on design sponge

my work was recently in design sponge
hanging in the house of portland artist trish grantham.
here are a couple of the pictures:

here's the link to the article

more photos on flickr

sketchbook

mixed emotions

graphite & marker on paper
7" x 9"

sugar

just a spoonful
15" x 33"
acrylic on wood

baby animals

niki with smokie
oil on canvas
31 x 39

ocean with kid
oil on panel
19 x 29

little oinker

little oinker
oil on panel
48"x 48"

on display at the concordia coffee house
ne alberta street, pdx, or

grandpa cece r.i.p.

baby cecil with goat
12"x 24"
a gift for mom
2006

pixie project

amy sacks of pixie project with her rescue animals
framed gouache & graphite sketches
8" x 10"
private commission

andy and the white house

andy and the white house

48"x 72"
private comission

red flatbed

farm international
oil on canvas
25"x 25"
private commission

prize catch

sutterer boys with fish
oil on canvas
30"x 30"
private commission

household items

dog portrait

30"x 30"
private commission

alberta st. landscapes

washhouse
sold

rex walker
sold

acme glass
sold

arthur cole
sold

don pancho

reindeer

reindeer
14.5 x 32
mixed media

cinema 21

commissioned as a gift to Cinema 21
for hosting the benefit screening of "Queens of Heart",
a documentary about Darcelle XV nightclub in portland.

bungalow portrait

private commission, nfs

poe portrait

portrait of poe
private commission

me & display

located at heinz records/pink martini hq
2006-7

portlandscapes

white stag
14 x 18
sold

white stag
14 x 16
sold

corno's
14 x 30

ballou & wright
11 x 13
sold

grant high
13 x 16

laurelhurst
13 x 16

white stag
16 x 16
sold

bomber
16 x 23
sold

oregonian
11 x 17
sold

mary's club
10.5 x 14
sold

7 bucks a wack
8 x 13.5
sold

prescott towers
11 x 21
sold

union station
11.5 x 15.25
sold

steel bridge
11.5 x 16
sold

palms motor hotel
11.25 x 13.5
sold

bishop's house
14 x 24
sold

whittaker middle school
11 x 18

oregon leather
11.25 x 13.5

home ec.
14 x 24
sold

white stag
18 x 18
sold

elk statue
11 x 18

728 sw 1st
11.5 x 18

nfs

temple beth
12 x 13.5

hung far low
14 x 24
sold

white satin sugar
11 x 16

paul bunyan statue
10.5 x 17.5
sold

spanish lesson

the images for these paintings were appropriated from a 1978 spanish textbook.
sold

portlandscapes

from the collection of Thomas M. Lauderdale

heinz

a portrait of young heinz
private commission

portlandscapes

berg building
11 x 17

alameda view
sold

airport tanks
sold

steaks

sold


ranch deluxe
14 x 31

sold

foodvilla
14.5 x 22
sold

house & clouds
14 x 21
sold

mill
14 x 21
sold

jet airliner
11 x 21
sold

prop plane
11 x 22
sold

st. john's bridge
11 x 15

union station
15 x 11

large scale portlandscapes

train bridge
sold

7up
sold

pumping station EC-1
sold

appliance store
sold

track lines
sold

castle rose
sold

fremont bridge from below
sold

tractors
sold

portait

simon del viento
9x16.5
nfs

botanicals

rose
15.5 x 16
nfs

hens & chicks
45 x 37
sold

mint blossom
15.5 x 16

bleeding heart
7 x 12
sold

poppies
13.5 x 22
sold

passion flower
sold

christmas cactus
13 x 13.5
nfs

butterfly bush
15.5 x 16
nfs

oxalis
26.5 x 12

lavender
12 x 12
sold

garlic
8.5 x 12.5
sold

orchids
sold

ecinacea
15.5 x 16

artichoke
sold

fairy wand
sold

nasturtium
sold

portlandscapes & more

willoughby
sold

hinson memorial
sold

downtown tower
sold

harrisburg station
sold

white satin sugar
sold

sad semi
sold

people & plants

pretty in pink
8.5 x 18

backyard garden
15 x 25
sold

field of mums
12 x 33

people

birdies

on a finger
sold

longbill
sold

milk thief
sold

mama
sold

winter waxwings
sold

big blue
sold

mama
250

home w/ dinner
sold

four hungries
sold

mama
sold

wheatear w/ caterpillar
sold

people & animals

(note: all paintings under this listing are sold)

animals

big eyes
22" x 22"
sold

precious parcel
14" x 22"
sold

pet portraits

americana landscape

hiker's delight
15 x 24
sold

glacial lake
36 x 48
sold

viewers at hoodoo
14 x 22
nfs

minerva hot springs
21 x 25
sold

morning glory pool
14 x 22
sold

repose
12 x 18
nfs

old faithful
12 x 18
sold

viewers
14 x 36
sold

green retreat 1&2
12 x 24
sold

ravine
25 x 25
sold

cavern
12 x 12
sold

hill & dale
12 x 36
sold

bunnies

hands full of bunnies 2
sold

hands full of bunnies 1
sold

companion
sold

run bunny
sold

daydreams

daydream 1&2
acrylic on canvas
36"x48"
sold

2003

resume

painting.drawing.sculpture.design.sewing.printmaking.

co-proprietor of the lucky dumpster; edison, washington

past exhibits:
(portland, or)
the life
tender loving empire
garden fever
fife restauran
noble rot
concordia coffe house
bella faccia
parisi's gelato
the mash tun
haven
motel gallery
tin shed
my thai lounge
pedx
alberta street fair
handmade bazaar
Pink Martini headquarters; Heinz Records: "portlandscapes" window display
"Hands On" art auction/benefit for hurricane Katrina

skagit artists together studio tour, edison wa
crocodile cafe, seattle wa
old town cafe, bellingham wa
b gallery, bellingham wa
bay street studios "guest artist", bellingham, wa
dear edison gallery, edison wa
the edison eye, edison wa
slough food, edison, wa
snohomish arts council, everett, wa

permanent collections:
the Nines hotel, Georgian Room installation, "looking back", pdx
Courtyard @ City Center by Marriott; guestroom paintings & supergraphics


publications:
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site coloring book
"a Waterproof Case", children's book for the EPA & WEF

seen in:
Sunset Magazine
Interview Magazine
Restoration Hardware
Design Sponge, "sneak peek @ Trish Grantham"
Spot Magazine
the oregonian "O!"
willamette week finder magazine
pdx magazine
Skagit Valley Argus
Bellingham Business Journal
the Columbian

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