All Stitched Up With Nowhere To Go

 

 "All Stitched Up With Nowhere To Go"

Acrylic on canvas

20"x16"

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Okay, But Just My Stockings

 

"Okay, But Just My Stockings"

Acrylic on canvas, 16"x20" 

 
Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Saddles

 

"Saddles"

Acrylic on canvas, 12"x12"

I found a box in my mom's basement that had a bunch of my grandma's things, among them were her high school yearbooks dating back to the late 40s. I spent a good chunk of my evening looking through those books and wishing I had a time machine so I could do some clothes shopping. ;-)  I figured the next best thing was to paint one of my favorite styles from that era: saddle shoes!  

 Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Time For Takeoff

"Time For Takeoff"

Acrylic on stretched canvas, 12"x12"

Inspired by a photo of my sister on her wedding day.

 Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Spectator

"Spectator"

Acrylic on wood panel, 10x12.5

As soon as cameras were invented people began using them to take pictures of nude women which were, of course, deemed pornographic and illegal. The way around that was to call them "tools" for artists so they could work without live models. Thankfully, many of these "tools" have survived the years and, thanks to the magic of the internet, are readily available. Lemme tell ya, those naughty Victorians can make a good girl blush! ;-)

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Night Rider

 "Night Rider"

Acrylic on stretched canvas, 16x20

Several months ago I was invited to submit work to a bike themed show at a local gallery. Though I had never before painted anything involving a bicycle, I decided to challenge myself to do it. The resulting painting (see it here) is very much a portrait of the relationship between the rider and the bike. I had so much fun with the challenge, I decided to do a second one using the same composition but changing everything else. Where the first was subdued, almost like a memory from years gone by, this version is stark and active, as though the bike has gone from an object of leisure to one of safety and necessity. It's so interesting to see how a simple change of color and brushstroke can tell a completely different story!

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

The Passenger

 "The Passenger"

Acrylic on velveteen matte board, 12x9

I have always loved the style of pastel portraiture that had a relatively brief popularity in the middle of the 20th century. I found a few pieces of scrap matte board with a velvet-like finish and for some reason got the notion that painting on that might result in the sort of soft, slightly abstracted finish of pastels. I used colors popular in that era to add to the mid-century feel. Her expression and body positioning make me think of long travels by train; staring out the window at quickly-passing countryside, thoughts spinning nearly as fast as the train wheels. Another fun experiment that turned out well!

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

New Sketch... Can't Wait to Paint!

We are moving so I've pretty much had to trade my painting time for packing time lately. It's driving me absolutely bonkers! I did this sketch last night and really like the direction it's going in so someday very soon (knock on wood!) it will be painted. I can't wait - I'm done with this moving nonsense!

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Swing

"Swing"

Acrylic on canvas, 22x28

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Tom's View

"Tom's View"

8x10, acrylic on canvas board

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Angular Wit

 "Angular Wit"

Acrylic, ink, wax on cold-press paper, 9"x13"

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

Vivienne

 "Vivienne"
18x24, acrylic on canvas

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

The Italian Housewife

"The Italian Housewife" I've been experimenting with different illustration techniques lately and this is one of them. I usually don't do a lot of mixed media art but this would most certainly be called that as it includes ink, gouache, acrylic paint, colored pencil, and wax on cold-press watercolor paper.

Original fine art by Vancouver, Washington based artist Jamie Lutz Carroll. Buy acrylic paintings, ink and gouache illustrations, limited edition archival prints, and custom and commissioned artwork.

In The Wings

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In another world I am
Not shy
Not awkward
Not afraid
I sing, I dance
Elegant, graceful
Star of stage and silver

But this world
This life
I wait in the wings

Dottie

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 Sometimes I take myself far too seriously. And sometimes I don't.

Catwalk

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Don't just stand there, let's get to it. Strike a pose, there's nothing to it. Vogue!

This was inspired by fashion illustrations. I'm not in to "fashion" much at all. Kinda just wear what I want to wear and don't follow trends. For the most part I think there have been very few attractive advancements to fashion since the early 60s. That being said, I really enjoy fashion illustrations - yes, even the modern stuff! They're so heavily stylized and often bear little resemblance to the finished product, but I think they're probably a truer representation of what the designer really wants to create.