Jacque Oman Clinton

Artist and Illustrator loving life and trying to keep up with it all on paper.

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The season marches on, and I watch it all unfold, with bewilderment, humility, impatience and—sometimes—grace. ... ... ... ... #northfieldmn #watercolorflowers #watercolor #jacqueomanclinton #tulips #paintingtheseasons #watercolorpainting #botanicalart #spring #springflowers #gardenlove #paintthegarden #watchthegardengrow #floralpainting #instaart #whiteflowers #liveoutdoors #zenart #wabisabi #mnartist #thecolorsofnature #easter #easterdecor https://www.instagram.com/p/CNF1g3YpAKs/?igshid=vrlvqpo7bb5l

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A closeup of chaotic beauty. Watercolor on paper. Winter things are done now. I’m excited to wrap up this dried zinnia painting and move on to painting living things again! ... ... ... #jacqueomanclinton #watercolor #watercolorpainting #mnartist #watercolorcloseup #painttheseasons #lovelydeadcrap #northfieldmn #watercolorart #zinnia #gardening #wintergarden #botanicalart #workinprogress #artistsoninstagram #driedflowers #zenart #wabisabi #beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder #colorsinnature #fineartwatercolor #fineart https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0Arjppv4b/?igshid=1p09xc1ba3z68

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Done. “Lost Button”, watercolor on paper, 11x14 inches Have you ever lost something and felt like you couldn’t rest until you found it? Almost exactly a year ago, I lost the button that was holding together the seams of my sanity. I searched and searched for it everywhere— under the bed, on bookshelves, in the refrigerator, behind all the doors. I scoured the sidewalks and retraced where I’d walked. Disliking change, I regard to simply replace it with a substitute— no safety pin or strange new button would suffice. When months passed and I still couldn’t find the button, I decided to stop searching so hard. Why not let my sanity come apart? Let all my insecurities and imperfections flap in the breeze for a while. It was tiresome to walk around all the time trying to hold it together with one hand and live life with the other. So I let it go. More months passed. I still missed the button but started to find myself able to focus a bit on other things now and again. My eyes started to see things I had instead of the absence of things I’d lost. More months later, the seasons changed again. I found my warm weather clothes and put on my shorts. And wouldn’t you know; there in my pocket, was the button I thought I’d lost. I’d had it all along, of course; as all these stories go. It was with me all along. I just needed to stop running away from myself. ... ... ... #northfieldmn #watercolorpainting #watercolor #lostbutton #stoprunning #pandemiclife #depressionhelp #keepgoinglove #mnartist #fineart #paintingtheoughthepandemic #artistsoninstagram #instaart #naturepainting #painteveryday #beautifuldeadthings #naturewalk #botanicalwatercolor #parables https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKxJyzAqrM/?igshid=u75gide1dq9q

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What’s this a’growing in the sun?! (Work in progress. Watercolors need patience and poise. So I repeat the mantra “I am tending the garden of patience” until my tension begins to ease) ... ... ... #jacqueomanclinton #watercolor #watercolorpainting #workinprogress #zinnia #lovelydeadcrap #mnartist #botanicalpainting #watercolorflowers #watercolorartist #zinniapainting #winterflowers #meditation #gardenlife #watercoloronpaper #peacefulnature https://www.instagram.com/p/CL-Ak4RJmSY/?igshid=ek523iec9lcd

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Sunday scribbles. When the going gets tough, the cats are always quick to remind me that life is actually quite good. So you’re exhausted? Take a nap on the floor. So you’re spastic? Chase your tail for a bit. So you’re distracted? I’ve got a laser pointer you can chase... ... ... ... #jacqueomanclinton #northfieldmn #watercolor #catart #catsketch #sundayscribbles #watercolorsketch #catpainting #catlife #painteveryday #catsarelife #catillustration #chinesewatercolor #gesturesketch #catsmakeeverythingbetter #orangecat #artistsketchbook #cat #mnartist #zenmeditationart #watercolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CL15tN4Jst6/?igshid=gwxnu8f3xmz0

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Cat? Sunday scribbles with Chinese watercolor. ... ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #artistsketchbook #sundaysketches #catsketch #tabbycatlove #tabbycat #watercolorsketch #chinesewatercolor #dailysketch #catart #catpainting #wanisabi #zenpractice #painteveryday #catillustration #catladylife #mnartist #sketchbook #caturday #catsarelife #colorfulsketch #brushpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkUiWRpPVz/?igshid=1c3riieq41x1f

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Cat grooming herself? Or chicken wing? Only you can decide. ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #morningsketch #warmupsketch #sumie #japaneseinkpainting #catsumie #catsketch #inkpainting #gesturesketch #draweveryday #dailysketch #catart #catpainting #mnartist #artistssketchbook #catsofinstagram #catsbeingcats #minimalistillustration #zen #zenart #zenmeditation #zenpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZqcxUpfn-/?igshid=sf97bfmpnk6k

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Study of a cat in the morning. ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #watercolorsketch #chinesewatercolor #artistsketchbook #catsketch #sumie #japaneseinkpainting #catsofinstagram #painteveryday #warmupsketch #doodlesofinstagram #catdoodle #minimalistart #zenart #wabisabi #zenmeditation #mnartist #catart #catpainting #gesturedrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CLUO8ULJHPl/?igshid=27sqwmd8wyv9

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Lost button found. (Closeup of a watercolor work in progress—ALMOST DONE!)... ... ... #jacqueomanclinton #watercolor #watercolorpainting #lostbutton #mnartist #workinprogress #fineart #watercolorartist #botanicalart #natureartist #simplebeauty #beautyindecay #paintersofinstagram #painteveryday #slowandateady #fallenleaves #zenpainting #lostandfound #hiddentreasures #watercoloronpaper #northfieldmn https://www.instagram.com/p/CK4QBt_pur4/?igshid=1leqi608jd4z5

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Another unscientific field sketch for you this day: Bumblecats and prairie smoke. ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #penandink #fieldsketch #prairiesmoke #naturesketch #dailydoodle #wildflowersofminnesota #nativeplants #ecologynotes #botany #natureartist #fieldscientist #draweveryday #indiaink #cat #catillustration #savethebees #pollinatorgarden #savetheprairie #mnartist #fieldguideart #catlady #catsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CKuB4aLpNkd/?igshid=1x0d2cm8ubtvt

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A dark photo on a dark day of a painting that is taking foreverrrrrrr. What am I doing with my life? Gathering leaves and searching for lost buttons. ... ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #watercolorpainting #watercolor #mapleleaf #naturepainting #workinprogress #mnartist #aquarelle #painteveryday #leafpainting #namethattree #coloreverywhere #iseeintechnicolor #artistsoninstagram #instaart #painttilyouredead https://www.instagram.com/p/CKCjd_jplK6/?igshid=msegnpauqvaj

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Finally finished this watercolor painting inspired by a closeup view of a decaying old steel bridge I found one summer in New Hampshire. There is beauty everywhere, even in chaos and decay. Don’t stop looking. There are blessings hiding in plain sight that ask for nothing but your witness. ... ... ... #jacqueomanclinton #northfieldmn #watercolorpainting #watercolor #fineartpainting #beautyinchaos #mnartist #nothinglastsforever #wabisabi #zenpainting #aquarelle #watercolorartist #fineartwatercolor #patienceiskey #hiddenbeauty #bluepainting #artistsoninstagram #watercoloronpaper #windsorandnewton #signsofaging #stilllifepainting #instaart https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9SjL5p-ji/?igshid=5d7xmc7ojvm1

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A semi-scientific illustration for you for this day. This but one of several of my documentations of the rare and poorly-studied Bombus catus, (also known as the bumblecat). ... ... ... ... #breakfastdoodle #jacqueomanclinton #sundaysketches #penandink #fieldnotes #fieldsketch #semiscientifcillustration #illustration #draweveryday #moonflower #gardendreams #naturesketch #bumblebee #catlady #bumblecat #morningglory #fieldsketching #botanicalart #mnartist #printdesign #northfieldmn #catseverywhere #seedcatalog #artandscience #artistsketchbook #catseverywhere https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4kbL8pCpE/?igshid=1o39o8g4vk4h9

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Prints of this bad boy coming at you soon! Along with my personal reflections on the story behind this piece... ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #watercolorpainting #watercolor #marigolds #flowermemories #gardendreams #floralwatercolor #mnartist #communityofplants #home #fineart #artistsoninstagram #gardenlife #quarantineart #artprints #artfromthegarden #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #ruralstories https://www.instagram.com/p/CJrWVUeJ2gJ/?igshid=1cdzjdtsztv1i

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Shortest day or longest night? Happy winter, y’all. (Pen and ink from years ago— prints available on Etsy—> https://www.etsy.com/shop/JacqueOmanClinton) ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #penandink #illustration #wintersolstice #winterthoughts #godjul #etsyshop #artonetsy #seasonalaffectivedisorder #illustratorsoninstagram #pendrawing #skiing #hygge #hyggehomedecor #cozyseason #monochromeart #artforinteriors #snuggles #drinktea https://www.instagram.com/p/CJETjqMpH3N/?igshid=1xf45jr2w1oto

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Cat ducks for a recent commission requested by a fellow cat-lover out there. (Acrylic ink on hot press paper). ... ... ... #jacqueomanclinton #watercolor #illustration #catillustration #catportrait #northfieldmn #kidlitart #childrensillustration #mnartist #inkandbrush #catart #catsbeingcats #commissionedcatportrait #illustratorsoninstagram #painteveryday #bookillustration #watercolorillustration #geese #duckpond #ducklings #cuteillustration #cutecats #catladylife https://www.instagram.com/p/CI0oCHJJPTQ/?igshid=19gx0sl9orvjb

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Potato cat vs Christmas ornament. The hunt is on! (Sumi on rice paper). ... ... ... ... #northfieldmn #jacqueomanclinton #sumi #sumipainting #catillustration #catpainting #catsbeingcats #catvschristmastree #fatcatsofinstagram #inkandwash #sketch #painteveryday #japaneseinkpainting #catlife #christmascats #catlady #mnartist #derpycat #minimalism #catart #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CIrxPZPp7J7/?igshid=6i3q6rb3dv6n