Discover Coastal Elegance: Exploring the Artistic World of Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy Shop

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Step into a world of coastal tranquility and artistic brilliance with Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy shop. Nestled within the digital corridors of Etsy, this captivating online gallery offers a diverse collection of original artwork, inspired by the timeless allure of the seaside. From serene landscapes to vibrant abstracts, each piece reflects Gouveia’s deep connection to the coastal landscapes of New England and her unwavering passion for artistic expression.

At the heart of Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy shop lies a profound artistic vision rooted in the beauty of the natural world. With her lifelong affinity for the coastal landscapes of Cape Cod and beyond, Gouveia infuses her artwork with a sense of authenticity and charm that resonates deeply with art lovers and coastal enthusiasts alike. Through her unique blend of color, light, and texture, she transports viewers to a realm of serene beauty and timeless elegance.

Within Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy shop, visitors are invited to embark on a visual journey through a diverse array of artwork, each piece offering its own distinctive charm and allure. From tranquil seascapes that capture the essence of coastal living to dynamic abstracts that evoke a sense of movement and emotion, there is something for every artistic taste and home decor style. Whether you’re seeking a statement piece for your living room or a serene accent for your bedroom retreat, Gouveia’s Etsy shop has you covered.

As a testament to her commitment to excellence, each artwork in Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy shop is crafted with the utmost care and attention to detail. From the initial brushstroke to the final varnish, Gouveia’s dedication to quality craftsmanship shines through in every aspect of her work. Utilizing premium materials and techniques honed over years of experience, she ensures that each piece is not only visually stunning but also built to stand the test of time.

By purchasing from Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy shop, art lovers have the opportunity to support a talented independent artist and contribute to the flourishing arts community. With each sale, Gouveia’s artwork finds its way into homes around the world, enriching lives and inspiring hearts with its timeless beauty and artistic vision.

In Jacquie Gouveia’s Etsy shop, the beauty of the coast comes to life in vivid detail, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in a world of artistic wonder and coastal elegance. With a passion for creativity and a dedication to excellence, Gouveia continues to captivate audiences with her exquisite artwork, proving that the allure of the seaside knows no bounds. Explore her Etsy shop today and discover the timeless beauty of Jacquie Gouveia’s artistry.

Jacquie Gouveia Coastal Painting: Captivating Seaside Beauty

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Jacquie Gouveia’s original coastal painting “Go Right Ahead”, available on Etsy, offers a captivating glimpse into the serene beauty of of a coastal salt marsh. Her deep connection to Cape Cod and her lifelong exploration of its landscapes, Gouveia infuses her artwork with a unique sense of authenticity and charm. With a soft yet vibrant color palette dominated by shades of blue and green, the artwork captures the essence of a tranquil seaside landscape. Delicate brushstrokes evoke the gentle movement of marsh grasses swaying in the breeze, while subtle hints of sunlight dance across the water’s surface, creating a sense of depth and dimension. The artist’s careful attention to detail and mastery of light and shadow imbue the painting with a sense of realism and depth, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the peaceful atmosphere of the marsh. Overall, this piece is a stunning portrayal of the natural beauty and tranquility of the coastal landscape, sure to captivate and inspire all who behold it.

As an artist who has spent her entire life visiting Cape Cod, Gouveia draws inspiration from the region’s natural beauty, capturing its essence in her original paintings. Each brushstroke reflects her intimate understanding of the coastal landscape, from the soft hues of the salt marshes to the dynamic interplay of light and shadow along the shoreline.

For art enthusiasts seeking to bring a piece of the coast into their homes, owning an original painting by Jacquie Gouveia offers numerous benefits. Not only does it serve as a stunning focal point for any room, but it also provides a tangible connection to the artist’s creative process and her deep-rooted love for Cape Cod.

Furthermore, investing in an original piece of art by a New England artist like Gouveia supports local talent and preserves the rich artistic heritage of the region. It allows art collectors to not only decorate their homes with beautiful artwork but also to contribute to the flourishing arts community in New England.

In conclusion, Jacquie Gouveia’s original coastal painting is more than just a piece of artwork—it’s a testament to the timeless allure of Cape Cod and the talent of a New England artist. With its serene beauty and authentic charm, this painting serves as a cherished reminder of the coastal tranquility that Gouveia has captured so masterfully in her work. Explore her Etsy shop today to bring a touch of the coast into your home.

Embrace the Beauty of Nature: Exploring Jacquie Gouveia’s ‘Summer Landscape’

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Jacquie Gouveia’s ‘Summer Landscape’ is a breathtaking ode to the splendor of nature. With its vibrant colors and meticulous attention to detail, this artwork transports viewers to a tranquil summer scene, where lush greenery meets a crystal-clear sky. The painting captures the essence of a warm summer day, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world.

One of the remarkable aspects of Gouveia’s work is her ability to evoke a sense of peace and serenity through her art. The ‘Summer Landscape’ exudes a calming energy, making it the perfect addition to any space in need of a touch of tranquility. Whether displayed in a living room, bedroom, or office, this piece brings a sense of harmony and relaxation to its surroundings.

For art enthusiasts looking to bring the beauty of nature into their homes, purchasing a giclée print of ‘Summer Landscape’ offers numerous benefits. Giclée prints are high-quality reproductions of original artworks, created using archival inks and premium papers. As a result, they capture the intricate details and vibrant colors of the original painting with exceptional accuracy.

One of the key advantages of giclée prints is their longevity. Unlike traditional prints, which can fade over time, giclée prints are designed to withstand the test of time, retaining their beauty for years to come. This makes them a wise investment for art collectors who want to enjoy their favorite pieces for generations.

Additionally, giclée prints offer versatility in terms of size and framing options. Whether you prefer a small, intimate print or a large statement piece, you can easily find a giclée print of ‘Summer Landscape’ that suits your space and style. With the option to choose from a variety of frames and matting options, you can customize your print to perfectly complement your décor.

Overall, Jacquie Gouveia’s ‘Summer Landscape’ is a testament to the enduring allure of nature. With its captivating beauty and tranquil energy, this artwork brings a touch of the outdoors into any space. And with the benefits of giclée printing, art lovers can enjoy the splendor of Gouveia’s work for years to come.

Link to the artwork: Summer Landscape by Jacquie Gouveia

Do You See What I See?

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Being a visual artist, my most important tool are my eyes. Having the ability and willingness to look around at nature and see with purpose always centers me and brings great peace. Even though I don’t paint exactly what I see, I pull out visual elements from multiple landscapes and compose them onto the canvas.

Big elements, like the sky, a body of water or a field usually make up my straight-forward composition. These elements get translated into large color areas with various layers and very loose or non-existant detail. I will also grab smaller elements like a patch of sand in the distance, a clump of trees or a sunny reflection. These smaller elements give the painting more dimension, contrast and energy as the paint used to represent them sits on top of everything else.

My paintings often include a horizon because I like having this reference point for myself and the viewer. This gives me the ability to record the areas where the colors change or a really dark color meets up with a light area. These color and value changes are the things in a real landscape that get me inspired and excited to get into my studio and start laying things out on my canvas. Once I get started, the painting often becomes something entirely different as I’m working thru the process, but as long as I keep that excitement flowing, I know something fantastic will emerge.

So the next time you are outside taking a walk, riding by a pond or gliding in a canoe, take a look around. I welcome you to see what I see.

“Come to Me in Mid Afternoon”
20×20 Acrylic on Canvas

Painting Big or Small – What’s the Difference?

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I was recently asked by someone if there was much difference in painting small paintings versus large. I gave it some thought and here is how I described the difference.

It’s like the difference between folding a king sized sheet versus a facecloth. When you fold a sheet you use more of your body and your energy starts off emanating outward and eventually becomes more inward and focused as you finish. When you fold a facecloth, your energy starts more focused and central and you use less of your body to accomplish the task.

She loved the analogy and her response was “Wow. What a fantastic description that I can so easily visualize. Also helps me to appreciate why you’d prefer stretching out – physically, mentally, emotionally – with the larger paintings.”

Experiencing Art

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I often talk about how the creative process or the making of art is what I love most about being an artist. The experience of being completely lost in the moment of painting and experimenting with color brings me such joy. But after that blank canvas has been transformed into something else, the artwork hopefully moves on to a place where it will be part of new experiences. Imagining and thinking about the stories being told around, or because of, a painting is just as exciting as creating the art itself.

Let’s say, for instance, there’s a couple who loves to entertain and throw dinner parties. Often times these party throwers have beautifully decorated homes and carefully selected art pieces. They are justifiably proud of their homes, and find true joy in gathering people together and sharing great food, wine and conversation. The artwork in such a home is “the fly on the wall” of sorts and gets to enjoy this wonderful experience taking place and the connections being made.

Or what about a great piece of art in a conference room? If you’ve ever been in any sort of meetings, you know how tedious and boring it can be. But having great pieces on the walls can actually stimulate the conversation, be the ice breaker or be used as a device to get the creative juices flowing. Turn a dull experience into something lively and invigorating.

Perhaps art transports you to somewhere else, emotionally connects you to a romantic vacation or your childhood home. Every time you look at the piece you remember or relive the experience that’s close to your heart. Maybe you’ve moved to Florida or Arizona and a special painting you’ve purchased takes you home to New England, it fills you with comfort and warmth. Or you’ve enjoyed romantic get-aways to Vermont and luckily you have a piece of art that brings you back whenever you need it. While looking at the art for that moment you experience the love and joy you felt on that special trip.

There is so much more to being an artist than creating. Making connections, sparking conversations or transporting the viewer to somewhere else is a gratifying experience.

Patrons enjoying art at 1stdibs in NYC.

Paint Mixing Demonstration

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I created my first YouTube video demonstrating how I mix paint for my contemporary abstract landscape paintings. First of all, I thought it was totally cool to see the paint being mixed from this perspective! Anyways, when I work, I only mix one color at a time, so I mix the color I want on a piece of glass. I’ll use the color-clean down my pallet, and mix a new color. I tend to have a brush for each temperature color to keep my colors clean. I also work with a spray bottle at all times. So my process for my first layers are usually mix up the color, squirt it if I need it wetter (I’ll also squirt the canvas) and lay down that color. I like how fast it dries so I can quickly build up the layers. But I will work on more than one painting at a time between drying times to keep moving.

My standard materials consist of both white and clear gesso. I use white Liquitex acrylic gesso to lighten my colors for large areas I want to cover. I started using white gesso because of how fluid it can make the paint. Also, since I paint on larger canvases, it makes it easy to mix a large batch of color to cover the canvas quickly. The amount of white gesso I use is dependent upon how light I want the value, and how much area I’m trying to cover.

I also use Liquitex Clear Gesso to liquify my paints. I love this as a medium because it has a slight grainy texture to it so any layers you put on top grasp really well. Also, you can control the transparency of your colors by how much clear gesso you use.  I don’t alway mix in clear gesso, this is usually used in the first few coats. When it’s time to put on the final layers, I often leave the clear gesso out of the mix so the colors are more opaque.

My first layers are usually put down with brushes, but towards the end I will work with large palette knives or draw onto the canvas right from the tube of paint. I like having pure color spots on my top layer, to me this adds so much in terms of depth and visual stimulation. It just seems to make the entire painting have complete life. I will also sometimes take a piece of steel wool and scrape some paint off revealing the underlying layer.To see the YouTube video, go to: Jacquie Gouveia – Mixing Paint Demonstration

This is the start of a painting from the demonstration. I just laid down the paint onto the canvas as I was making the video.

Constants and Variables

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When people find out I am both a systems analyst and an abstract painter, they usually comment how each skill relies on different sides of the brain. Most people have a dominant side – right being the creative side and left being the analytical side. But one concept that connects the two skills is working with constants and variables. If you remember your algebra class (which I do because I loved it!) you’ll recall how algebra is about solving equations. You solve these equations by using constants and variables. Change a variable in the equation and you get a different result.

Troubleshooting system related problems is all about thinking in terms of constants and variables. When a smooth running system no longer works, the first question you ask is “what changed” – what’s the variable that cause a different result?

If building a new application or new website you can define your constants. Who is the site for, what is the function of the application, etc? Your constants act as your guidelines,  the box that you are working inside of. Your variables are commonly people oriented. If the user does this versus this, what could happen – what are the results?

Creating art is quite similar. For a painter, the constants are your support (canvas, board, paper), the size of your support, the medium your working with. These are the restraints or the tools you have to work with – your guidelines.

The variable is when you change something in your creative process. What happens to this predominately cool painting when I add red? Does this introduction of a new warm color cause me to now rework the entire piece to keep it balanced and in harmony? This is where things get exciting! Working with color and the creative process is about experimenting, changing your variables to see what results you get.

In my painting “Blue Morning” I forced a constant on myself by deciding I wanted to work mostly with the blue that covers the entire painting. From there I look for the problems, what does it need, what needs to be solved to pull this off? I brought in new colors to add loosely defined details on the horizon line. As I worked from back to front, layering color on color, the painting developed a wonderful sense of depth.

Now the equation is complete.

Conversing With My Lizard Brain

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I’m currently reading “Linchpin” by Seth Godin and learning all about fear, our resistance and how real artists ship. I’m quite intimately familiar with what he explains in the book. Being an artist myself and also living with one, I know all about the fears, procrastinating, reasons to not do something. He illuminates that lizard brain, or resistance, we all have in hopes that the acknowledgement will be a step in taming it and making it easier to work with. He describes it as “The resistance is the voice in the back of our head telling us to back off, be careful, go slow, compromise.” I recently had some major lizard brain and resistance going on. Here is a quick story about it.

Last Saturday morning an art handler was coming to my studio to pick up the 16 paintings I had done for a summer show at 1stdibs in New York City. This will be my first real show in the Big Apple – one that I was invited to participate in. An artists dream, right? By Friday afternoon, I had a total melt down. I felt extreme fear, anxiety, confusion – my emotions were all over the place. The odd thing is, over the last several years, I’ve led teams to implement rather complex business systems and was labelled “the fearless leader” Wow, if my co-workers could see me now. Lying on the couch, clutching a pillow, tears streaming down my face. Totally afraid.

The fear had been building all week. I kept having the urge to physically hold onto something. A pillow, my partner, a blanket, I was actually clingy – yuck! I felt so exposed, and I hadn’t even sent the work yet.

The resistance and my lizard brain had been working overtime – some of the things it was saying:

• What if the art handler doesn’t show up-there’s no way I can be in the show then.
• What if my work gets damaged, destroyed on it’s way to New York?
• What if when the work arrives, they actually hate it – the organizer had only seen my work online, not in person.
• What if the organizer of the show isn’t who she says she is, has no relationship with 1stdibs at all, and is going to steal my work? (oh yeah, I thought it)
• What if nothing sells – how embarrassing – I spent a lot of time promoting this and telling everyone I know. Maybe I shouldn’t have told anyone about it.
• What if everything sells, and all my dreams come true, what would I do then? I only know how to chase my dreams, I don’t know how to actually live them.

But I shipped anyways.

Life in Layers

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l think a lot about layers in things. Like in life, people have lots of layers, this is what makes them unique and interesting. It gives each individual their own story. I also like to think about the layers in a landscape and try to capture that in my paintings. Landscapes have various layers including the earth, pine needles, trees, branches etc. It’s all these layers that give the landscape character and a story.

It takes time to build these layers in both instances. Some layers we want to remove and forget, but of course we can’t. We can, however, purposefully put on a new layer, have new experiences, new stories.

I take more time with my paintings now, building up the layers. It gives the work great depth and makes it so unique. The underlying layers have a chance to breathe and come thru – just like in our lives. By using some steel wool, I can scratch out one layer to reveal another or rough up the edges. These are like the scars we have – every scar has a story, right?

My painting Sunset on the Marsh is a wonderful example of using lots of layers. I would have a hard time recreating this, because the layers involved make the painting.

“Sunset on the Marsh” is available at 1stdibs in the New York Design Center building on Lexington Ave, NY until August 30th.