FI am a retired elementary school teacher excited about following my passions for writing and art.
Artist stuff: Painting with oils, drawing with color pencils, sketching live models, digital art plus fun with Pour Painting (cool backgrounds) and recently, exploring with cold wax painting.
Writing: My books explore themes around choosing love over fear and embracing diversity. I've got a pretty joyful, positive attitude in general and it is apparent in my books.
Artist stuff: Painting with oils, drawing with color pencils, sketching live models, digital art plus fun with Pour Painting (cool backgrounds) and recently, exploring with cold wax painting.
Writing: My books explore themes around choosing love over fear and embracing diversity. I've got a pretty joyful, positive attitude in general and it is apparent in my books.
Find me on Instagram: @jeannekipke
Author Artist
Current Work
Isn't It Ironic?
D'Art Gallery Denver Colorado June 30th - July 24th Two of my pieces showing at D'Art Gallery along with these other fabulous artists. Above is a detail from "Magnet Wall Featuring Venus" (Color pencil on wood, 9x12"). This piece also features some of my actual poetry put together on the poetry wall in my home. 
Also at D'Art Gallery,,, "beYOUtiful", 20x16" oil on canvas. This was painted from an 80 year old live model. She was spectacular in so many ways!
find me on instagram:
@jeannekipke
In the Wild Blue Wonder
Located downtown Boulder Colorado as part of the Alley Gallery exhibit (Find it between Pearl & Walnut and 15th & 16th streets on a set of double doors in the alley!) 
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21st Century Venus & the Plastic Sea Digital Painting, Metal Print 8x10" This & other work currently available online at R Gallery, located in Boulder CO 
SHE Digital Painting 8x18" Print on Paper
Octopus Sky 18x24" & 8x10 Digital painting, metal print
Octopus Sky made it onto an Alley Gallery door in Boulder CO! Click the image below to see the map of Alley Gallery art 
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Showing at Cafe Aion
Boulder Colorado July 12 - September 12 Artist Talk TBA Featuring some of my digital paintings (printed on metal) as well as a few paintings. Stay tuned! 
Rooster Totem Alerts Homeless Man to Another Day
Oil on Canvas Coming soon to Cafe Aion True story - this is painted from a photo I took of a man I know, who was (temporarily) living on the streets. At one time he cared for & appreciated hens & roosters so I imagined his totem as a rooster, loving him back. |
Books
Yesterday Was YEStoday: Uplifting Poems for All Ages
Written & Illustrated by Jeanne
Yesterday Was YEStoday is a book of playful and inspiring poetry. Ms. Kipke's collection is nicely illustrated - featuring delightful characters and reflecting the diversity of our children. Her poems speak of love, positivity and saying YES to all that is valued and appreciated. From a unique twist on Humpty-Dumpty to loving oneself, these are poems that will be read again and again.
(Click on image for link to amazon.com for a look inside & purchasing information.)
Written & Illustrated by Jeanne
Yesterday Was YEStoday is a book of playful and inspiring poetry. Ms. Kipke's collection is nicely illustrated - featuring delightful characters and reflecting the diversity of our children. Her poems speak of love, positivity and saying YES to all that is valued and appreciated. From a unique twist on Humpty-Dumpty to loving oneself, these are poems that will be read again and again.
(Click on image for link to amazon.com for a look inside & purchasing information.)
The Fairy Caper: A Neek, Von & Zo Adventure
Written & Illustrated by Jeanne
Neek made the sweetest fairy house - but something's missing. Fairy goulash! But Von knows exactly what's needed to stir up a batch. Zo eagerly volunteers to gather the spider webs, but who will collect the one and a half teaspoons of bird poop? After all the ingredients are gathered, will the goulash succeed with attracting a fairy?
(Click on image for link to amazon.com for a look inside & purchasing information.)
Written & Illustrated by Jeanne
Neek made the sweetest fairy house - but something's missing. Fairy goulash! But Von knows exactly what's needed to stir up a batch. Zo eagerly volunteers to gather the spider webs, but who will collect the one and a half teaspoons of bird poop? After all the ingredients are gathered, will the goulash succeed with attracting a fairy?
(Click on image for link to amazon.com for a look inside & purchasing information.)
More digital art metal prints
Fantasy novels by Jeanne
"Frey" Faery Tales
Cinder Girl
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On the surface, Cinder Girl is a fairy tale inspired by the original Cinderella story. But it’s more than that. Cinder Girl is the spiritual journey of a young woman. Or to be more precise, it is the journey of three sisters.
After the untimely death of her mother, Jill’an’s father remarried. Jill’an welcomed her stepmother and stepsisters wholeheartedly, becoming especially close to the youngest, who’s playful personality matched Jill’an’s perfectly. Far too soon, Jill’an’s new family experiences a terrible loss. The Duke’s ship goes missing, and as the weeks pass into months, the Duchess’ true self comes through. Madam Duchess quickly reduces Jill’an from adored daughter to obedient servant. After all, as far as Madam was concerned, Jill’an lost her status the moment her father failed the family. What makes us who we are? The beliefs, practices, and teachings of those who raise us contribute to who and what we are. Raised within the norms of a strict religion where disobedience is met with the bite of a switch, the eldest daughter, Char, followed the harsh dictates of her upbringing. Lotte, the younger of the two,rebels - questioning the validity of a judgmental, jealous God and mocking the mother who bore and beat her. Lotte stays true to Jill’an, refusing to conform to Mother Duchess’ cruelty. In contrast, Char relishes her new role as mistress and is determined to keep Jill’an beneath her as she kowtows to her mother’s guidance. And although Jill’an’s world seemed broken, falling into despair was not an option. Feeling attached to home and hope, Jill’an is not ready to leave. However, Lotte cannot abide her mother’s scheme to marry her off to the Prince and proposes a plan to Jill’an to escape the abuses of Char and Madam Duchess. Reluctant at first, Jill’an agrees. Why does Jill’an stay? And how does her experience shape her into a stronger, more confident self? Cinder Girl explores these questions, delving into the importance of focus, forgiveness, lovingkindness and ultimately, knowing that all is unfolding perfectly. And of course, Jill’an has the help of one particularly wise, although sometimes frustrating, faery. Lotte and Jill’an become acquainted with a mysterious young man who speaks of a faery named Frey. Frey, a non-gender-specific magical being, carries great wisdom but shares it in ways that seem odd to the trio of new friends. Frey comes and goes as zeh pleases, but ultimately, since this is a faery tale, finagles a happy ending for all. |
Two
TWO cover illustration
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Once upon a time, long, long ago, there lived a girl with two eyes. You might say, “Well, everybody has two eyes”. Not so! While Little Two Eyes had two eyes like most people, her sisters and mother did not and because of this, they treated her cruelly.
But this is a faery tale and of course, a faery saves the day - and surely there must be a handsome prince who becomes enthralled with the suffering protagonist and… well, you know how that usually ends. But this isn’t the story of a prince rescuing a helpless damsel in distress. No, it is the story of Two, her siblings and their mother. Oh, and also a magicked goat, a kind baker, a fantastical faery and, yes, I confess, a prince. TWO is a tale for the millennium, featuring an unusual faery named Frey who befriends a girl who has suffered from the cruelty of her mother and sisters. Two’s escape from bondage is a story of magic - but also of self-empowerment and love. |