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Nebbia
"Nebbia" means "fog" in Italian. This woman is wasting away, disappearing as if in a fog. She looks so frail and thin, moving through the...

Jennie Rutz
Oct 14, 20222 min read


Blake
This dress. I could no longer fight the urge to paint it. An acrylic study of Blake Lively at the Met Gala in this transforming dress by...

Jennie Rutz
Jul 4, 20221 min read


Chapter 5: The Villa
She's back on solid ground, recharging at her accommodation, the beautiful Villino Gregorietti. This villa, located on the corner of...

Jennie Rutz
Apr 4, 20221 min read


Chapter 4: The Boat
She has left the comfort of the shore and is venturing out to sea. In the distance The Charleston and Monte Pellegrino are still visible....

Jennie Rutz
Apr 4, 20221 min read


Chapter 2: The Charleston
She is drawn down the boardwalk towards the stunning Art Nouveau architecture of "The Charleston", built as a bathing establishment in...

Jennie Rutz
Apr 2, 20221 min read


It Happened in Mondello.
In 2014 while living in Palermo, Sicily, I created a 5 Chapter series of acrylic paintings entitled " It happened in Mondello". Mondello...

Jennie Rutz
Mar 30, 20221 min read


Siciliana
Siciliana (Sicilian woman) This painting was referenced from a photo in a vintage pinup magazine that I found in an old book store in...

Jennie Rutz
Nov 3, 20211 min read


Custom Fashion Portraits
As a fun and interesting alternative to traditional portraits, I offer custom fashion portraits, drawn with marker on paper, to...

Jennie Rutz
Sep 21, 20211 min read


Lost in the Background
Her stylish outfit contrasts with the derelict background, yet the colours and pose allow her blend in. The colourful graffiti designs...

Jennie Rutz
May 25, 20211 min read


Lost in the Book
This painting is set in Villa Malfitano, a place down the street from where I used to live in Palermo. I used to go there to read, write,...

Jennie Rutz
May 19, 20211 min read


Lost in the City
A moment of vulnerability, being lost in the city and wondering which way to go. Hiding behind her hat, she tries to gather her bearings,...

Jennie Rutz
May 12, 20211 min read


Lost in the Stairway
This painting is set in Vernazza, a town in the Cinque Terre of Italy. It’s full of colourful buildings and mysterious staircases begging...

Jennie Rutz
May 5, 20211 min read


Lost in the Lounge
This orange floral dress with high neck and long sleeves is like a blanket of armour protecting her while she curls into the lounge for...

Jennie Rutz
Apr 28, 20211 min read


Lost in the Dress
Over the coming weeks I’ll be writing about my new Lost in the Dress Collection. The title, “Lost in the Dress”, has a double meaning. It...

Jennie Rutz
Apr 21, 20211 min read


Malala Fund
This is a marker sketch of Malala Yousafzai, one of the most courageous people alive. At the age of 15 she was intentionally targeted by...

Jennie Rutz
Jan 13, 20211 min read


Flight
When it’s all too much she flees to the pier to take flight The right dress, might just catch the wind, and take her away. The wind takes...

Jennie Rutz
Jan 6, 20211 min read


Mermaid Out of Water
At the beginning of college I remember having a rather strict set of fashion rules that I had set out for myself which were within my...

Jennie Rutz
Dec 2, 20202 min read


Mermaid Couture
As a kid I remember seeing old pictures of my parents dressed in clownish 70s fashions and asking my mom "How could you wear such...

Jennie Rutz
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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