Artwork Showcase – jp open studios

For Mature Audiences Only
Oil on panel. 8 x 8

For Mature Audiences Only
Watercolor Landscape by Kate McElwee
A small landscape painting from my imagination ...

Watercolor Landscape by Kate McElwee
View From the Dock
10:x10" original encaustic painting on board

View From the Dock
Cherry Blossoms
8"x10" original encaustic painting on board, framed in black wood float frame

Cherry Blossoms
In The Distance
8" x 8" original encaustic painting on board, framed in soft grey wood frame.

In The Distance
Highland Park

Highland Park
Desert Blooms

Desert Blooms
Blossoms in Boston

Blossoms in Boston
Lupine Fields

Lupine Fields
Coastal Visitors
dripped beeswax developed with watercolor

Coastal Visitors
First Snow
landscape with a river and snow

First Snow
Iris With Pattern
A painting of a white iris with a patterned background

Iris With Pattern
Sunrise
a semi abstract floral painting with a sun.

Sunrise
Prism and Patterns
A Contemporary watercolor treatment of three pears.

Prism and Patterns
Magnolia
Ink and Chinese Watercolors painting

Magnolia
The Slow Boil
A frog in a heated saucepan does not notice how it slowly comes to a boil. humanity...

The Slow Boil
Letting Go
The experience of creative freedom.

Letting Go
Embracing Patience
One of the hardest parts of the artistic process...

Embracing Patience
Quantum Monk
Revelations and ideas from deep states of meditation

Quantum Monk
A Mythic Death, An Epic Save
Clashing memories from growing up in extremely troubled times and places.

A Mythic Death, An Epic Save
Fire Horse Mandala
Celebrating the Chinese New Year 2026

Fire Horse Mandala
Resist
Nature (life) resisting the jaded tensions that threaten it.

Resist
Togci
Imagining the future of the Citgo sign in Boston transformed by greener city initiatives (Show Up Gallery Call).

Togci
Virtual Phylacterie
Updated version of Guido Reni's Ecce Homo, depicting the influence of virtual reality and the digital era on the perception and fate of spirituality.

Virtual Phylacterie
Cardus Convenium
Updated version of Goya's Coven, adapted to depict the spellcasters of modern times.

Cardus Convenium
Blockchain Witches
An updated interpretation of Goya's Witch's Flight, adapted to modern times, depicting today's spellcasters (social media) draining people of their currency, time, etc.

Blockchain Witches
Apples in White Bowl

Apples in White Bowl
Village by the sea III

Village by the sea III
Village by the sea V

Village by the sea V
Plums

Plums
Blueberries

Blueberries
Raspberries

Raspberries
I am there I

I am there I
Oil Pastels

Oil Pastels
Fox

Fox
A Brooklyn Bridge

A Brooklyn Bridge
Swans

Swans
Grumpy Owl

Grumpy Owl
Painting

Painting
Painting

Painting
Painting

Painting
Painting

Painting
Aura Readings

Aura Readings
Summer with Charlie

Summer with Charlie
Portrait practice

Portrait practice
Lion

Lion
Wolf

Wolf
Polar Bear

Polar Bear
Reindeer

Reindeer
Panther

Panther
Bison

Bison
A New Beginning

A New Beginning
Elephant

Elephant
Moose

Moose
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
Most of my materials are repurposed. This includes wood from a local furniture maker and antique/vintage: papers, fabrics and frames.

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
Nature Inspired
Jamaica Plain offers ample opportunity to find fresh subjects and color palettes for my mixed media paintings!

Nature Inspired
A0332
A0332 60”x40” Acrylic and Ink on Canvas 2024

A0332
A0328
A0328 11”x14” Acrylic and Marker on Wood 2023

A0328
A0338
A0338 17.5”x23.75” Acrylic, Ink and Spray Paint on Canvas 2018

A0338
A0345
A0345 12″x16″ Acrylic, Spray Paint and Marker on Canvas 2024

A0345
A0344
A0344 16”x20” Acrylic and Marker on Canvas 2024

A0344
A0340
A0340 22.25”x22” Acrylic, Ink and Spray Paint on Canvas 2020

A0340
A0337
A0337 23.75”x18” Acrylic, Ink and Spray Paint on Canvas 2024

A0337
A0336
A0336 16”x20” Acrylic, Ink and Marker on Canvas 2024

A0336
A0333
A0333 16”x20” Acrylic Ink and Marker on Canvas 2024

A0333
Evening Blush
This painting shows a beautiful celestial bird against a pink sky which represents sunset. Evenings are beautiful time of the day when you can unwind, relax and prepare for a restful night. The time when birds return home after foraging for food and rest with their family or just by themselves in a cozy space....

Evening Blush
Night Garden
This painting shows an enchanting Night Garden where the moon shines brightly nourishing the Lotus flowers. This Lotuses are in full bloom and represent resilience. Lotuses grow in muck but come out untouched....

Night Garden
Contentment
This painting is a visual representation of Contentment. Contentment is a super power. If you are content nothing can stir you from within. You accept things as they are. You are at peace. The emotions that cause turmoil, anxiety, fear are all at rest and you are in the present moment....

Contentment
London Building

London Building
Portugal Houses

Portugal Houses
Somerville House

Somerville House
JP Triple Decker

JP Triple Decker
Provincetown Dune Shack

Provincetown Dune Shack
New England Food Collection

New England Food Collection
2025 NAICOB Open Studios
The North American Indian Center of Boston will host several Indigenous artists for the 2025 JP Open Studios weekend. Indigenous Artists Include: Robert Peters (NAICOB's “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston” artist) Mashpee Wampanoag Gianni Hendricks Mashpee and Nipmuc Ella Alkiewicz,(NAICOB's “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston” artist) Inuk and many more! For more information, or to apply to be a vendor, contact: Janelle Pocowatchit jpocowatchit@naicob....

2025 NAICOB Open Studios
The Diaspora
Mixed media on paper 5x7 inches

The Diaspora
Unravel
12x16 acrylic painting on paper board

Unravel
Thought Cage 1
8x10x.75 inch acrylic on wooden board

Thought Cage 1
Pink robin says hello
A curious little pink robin, watercolor and gouache

Pink robin says hello
Kakapo in yellow and green
A cute and curious Kakapo, watercolor and gouache

Kakapo in yellow and green
Little rabbit
A peaceful watercolor sketch of a little rabbit in a field of flowers

Little rabbit
Great Distances
George River Herd (3,100 mi per year) - 2013, Watercolor on Paper, SOLD Series of watercolor paintings examining animal migration culminating in a solo show at Aviary Gallery in Boston.

Great Distances
Glossy Ibis / Great Blue Heron
Watercolor on paper (sold) Glossy Ibis (left) and Great Blue Heron (right) commission for Matt.

Glossy Ibis / Great Blue Heron
Like Spoons

Like Spoons
Rush
oil painting

Rush
Ochre light

Ochre light
Tower

Tower
Untitled, 2025

Untitled, 2025
City in Autumn

City in Autumn
Treehouse

Treehouse
Awakening

Awakening
Canyonlands

Canyonlands
Auto Excite Flow

Auto Excite Flow
Patagonia

Patagonia
A/ Pulses: A Memoir Through Art
Pulses: A Memoir Through Art is visual memoir. It follows my 10 year journey learning to paint and draw while weaving in personal and family history. All of this ends up facing the climate crisis pointing us to collectively and creatively moving forward together....

A/ Pulses: A Memoir Through Art
Corinna Dances 2025
Triptych, acrylic on paper

Corinna Dances 2025
Pollinators, M+C
Pollinators is an image inspired by our Woodbourne Neighborhood Pollinator Parade 6" x 3"

Pollinators, M+C
MilkWeed
18" x 24", oil on linen, 2025

MilkWeed
Field Barn
48" x 60", Oil on Linen, 2025

Field Barn
Brothers
20" x 24" Oil on Linen, 2023

Brothers

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