Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Daisy approaches every walk as if something marvelous is waiting just ahead. Somewhere between the roadside snails and chicory opening blue into morning, I began to think she might be right. A new Field Note on ordinary astonishments. 💙 jennymahan.substack.com/p/were-going... 000
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A new Field Note is out in the world this morning. On making room to wonder, my creative sabbatical, the little treasures that appear when I stop rushing—and what it means to put myself in the way of beauty. Come on over to read it on Substack — jennymahan.substack.com/p/pay-attent...jennymahan.substack.comPay Attention. Something Beautiful is Happening.On attention, making room to wonder, and putting myself in the way of beauty 000
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Day 79/100. Finished two commission pieces lately — a stormy moon/Lake Superior inspired piece, & a brighter new version of my disco sunflower. Apparently I contain both moody moonstorms & glittering disco sunflowers, which honestly feels accurate. #100dayproject #abstractnature #wisconsinartist 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Everything feels full of beginnings right now. Spring leaves me with the feeling there’s more beauty happening than I could ever fully capture. I don’t have the time—or the skills—for that yet. So I allow myself to make what I can, & simply stand inside it long enough to soak it up & savor it. 010
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Been a little quiet here—but not in the studio. These are pieces from the past few weeks of my 100 Day Project. Small daily studies— following light, watching the seasons shift, learning how to see what I might have otherwise missed. Thanks for following along. More to come. #100dayproject 060
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Lately, I’ve been celebrating— Five pieces from last year’s 100 Day Project have found homes. Some with people I’ve never met. There’s something special about that—when the work speaks on its own and simply resonates. Thank you for seeing and supporting this work. #DefiantJoy #WisconsinArtist 040
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Day 30/100 One day recently it snowed, rained, & sleeted all at once. Everything in motion. Everything shifting. Since then: freeze & thaw, mist & light, green lichens glowing on dark maple trunks. Savoring this muddy, icy in-between. #100DayProject #DefiantJoy #MindfulArt #natureinspiredart 061
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Day 23/100. Lately the work has been about late-winter light — sun through gray mist, water dripping from the eaves, twigs locked in ice, then another blizzard the next day. Even saw my first robin between storms. Trying to capture the feeling of the season shifting. ❄️ #100DayProject #Phenology 061
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Days 9–11/100 Inspired by my evening walks. Late winter is full of quiet patterns—frost lifting mud into delicate ridges, sunlight spreading across frozen lakes. Some paintings hold the feeling of a walk. Others study the ground more closely. Mostly I’m just practicing attention. #100DayProject 160
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Day 8/100. The work keeps unfolding even when I’m quiet here. Circles, lines, ink, water — small conversations repeated daily until something begins to emerge. Less making. More listening. The practice is teaching me how to see deeper. #100DayProject #ArtProcess 280
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Starting a 100 Day Project this week — not to make finished work, but to practice showing up with curiosity. Small daily explorations. Following color, repetition, and whatever quietly asks for attention. Sharing a few early experiments Day 3/100 #100DayProject #CreativePractice #DefiantJoy 170
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Emerging from a little post-surgical hibernation ❄️✨ After a quiet season of healing and family time, I’m easing back into sharing again. My show Defiant Joy: Art as a Practice of Hope is up at the Chequamegon Food Co-op Art Wall through February. 💛 #DefiantJoy 120
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Gorgeous Northern Lights dancing overhead tonight. Soaking up the magic in the air. ✨ 000
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025❄️ First snow! I experimented with capturing some of that magic in my sketchbook. Also: I’m making the final edits on my 2026 Defiant Joy Art Calendar now. Join my email list for early bird discount &surprise bonuses: jennymahanart.com/freebies. #sketchbook #zentangleinspiredart #DefiantJoy 041
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025A little recent sketchbook play #zentangleinspiredart #sketchbook #mindfulart 051
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025A dream of mine is quietly unfolding: I’ve begun my Certified Zentangle Teacher training & it already feels like coming home— to a circle of kindred spirits who can lose themselves in the rhythm of pen on paper for hours, & still lean in for more. Today was Day 1. Savoring this beautiful moment. ✨ 010
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025 It’s LIVE ✨ My art website + 100 Day Project gallery are finally out in the world! 100 days of creating. 100 pieces of Defiant Joy. Come take a peek → www.jennymahanart.com I’m celebrating by bringing some of my favorite pieces together into a 2026 Defiant Joy art calendar. More on that soon 👀 000
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I’ve been out with groups on the water, hiking rugged shorelines, & exploring human & natural history of wild Lake Superior. Gearing back up for more art again, & finishing up my 100 Day Project portfolio, but for now- here’s some tiny art to tide us over. #zentangleinspiredart 000
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usOne Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No KingsAcross the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f... 000
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Making progress on this one. Ink and pastel pencils do far. #zentangleinspiredart 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025“Bloom” watercolor, colored pencil, ink, and gel pen. #zentangleinspiredart #neurographicart #pencilart 031
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Day 100 of #the100dayproject 🎉This experience has been a reminder of the power of small steps & how they add up. I made art every day for the last 100 days-mostly a little bit squeezed in the cracks of a busy life. & now, I have made So.Much.Art.Thank you to everyone who supported & cheered me on! 181
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Day 99/100: I can’t wait to show you everything I have planned for this piece! But I’m taking it one stroke at a time, not rushing. Trying to savor the process. Which has been a huge focus of my 100 Day Project, & art practice generally. #the100dayproject #zentangleinspiredart #intuitiveart 0111
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Day 98/100: Had some quality time with my watercolors today and made this background. “Door to Summer” #the100dayproject 040
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Day 97/100:This one started as scrap paper to wipe my watercolor brushes on. Tonight I added gel pen, metallic markers, and colored and pastel pencils. Had no plan. Just made marks that felt right in the moment and here we are at disco sunflower. 😂🌻 Life is like that sometimes. #the100dayproject 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Day 96/100: explored with Mom & Dad on Madeleine Island today. Scouted some trails for our Apostle Islands course this July. What a gorgeous day and peaceful place! This evening I started adding ripple lines to this coffee paint bubble-watercolor background from several weeks ago. #the100dayproject 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Day 95/100: Added in some black ink beads and strings and gel pen highlights to this one from the other day. Only 5 more days- time flies when you’re having fun! #the100dayproject 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Day 94/100: Today I started with ink again. The simplicity of black ink on white paper is soothing and meditative for me. Will probably add color to this one after the inking is done. #the100dayproject 070
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Day 93/100: Today I art hopped- I finished the ink portion of yesterday’s little journal art, painted a “plaid” watercolor background, started a bird inspired watercolor, and started adding ink to a watercolor background from Day 89. #the100dayproject 020
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Day 92/100: Spent the day in the islands (especially Stockton Island) today, with a Chequamegon Birding and Nature Festival outing. What a gorgeous day! Just a little time and energy for art this evening afterwards- started with ink for a tiny island inspired journal piece. #the100dayproject 010
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Day 91/100: Added ink and pastel pencil to this watercolor background from Day 89. Not sure where this one is heading next. We’ll see! #intuitiveart #the100dayproject 1362
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Day 90/100! Today I revisited this bubble watercolor background from Day 33, and got a decent start on adding ink. #the100dayproject #zentangleinspiredart #intuitiveart 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Day 89/100: Today I made several new watercolor backgrounds and started inking some tiny art. #the100dayproject 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Day 88/100: Returned to “April Showers” today. Finished her off with gel pen and pastel pencils. Praying for more rain. 💧 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Day 87/100: Finished these tonight! Added more sepia ink, shading & shine with colored pencil & gold & white paint pens. But only managed to get 1 photo of them without some part of a cat in it. 😹 These need a name (names?). Any ideas? #the100dayproject 160
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Day 86/100: Kept adding more ink and colored pencil- and a hint of shimmery gel pen- to these pieces from yesterday. Happy with how these are evolving. Vis kitty loves them too- could barely get a photo without him photo bombing it. #the100dayproject 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Day 85/100:Today I revisited some bubble-watercolor backgrounds I made way back on Day 43,& started adding black & sepia ink, & some red watercolor circles.The dots & line work took a looooong time, but I love it- very meditative.Excited to keep adding to these two sibling pieces. #the100dayproject 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Day 84/100: Started adding ink to yesterday’s watercolor background. “Red-Wing” work in progress. I have several red-winged back bird inspired art ideas rolling around in my head. Love these colorful birds and their beautiful songs. #the100dayproject 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Day 83/100: It was a doozy of a work day today. Oof. So gave myself permission to make a very simple, but soothing to paint, watercolor background this evening. #The100DayProject #arttherapy 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Day 82/100: Had a lovely and much needed rain and thunderstorm this evening, and added a bit of ink to this work in progress. #the100dayproject 060
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Day 81/100 Spring has sprung! 🌺 #the100dayproject 050
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Day 80/100: Continued letting this piece unfold with more ink today. Not quite ready for color yet, but I’m kind of excited where this one seems to be growing. #intuitiveart #The100DayProject 040
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Day 79/100: started with ink and #ZentangleInspiredArt today. We’ll see how this evolves! #the100dayproject 130
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Day 78/100: Spent the day playing games with Mom, walking in the sun, and watching a huge clump of bog travel around Hay Lake in the wind (and making a timelapse video of it). Finished up this evening with this little 4x6” piece (the last watercolor background from Day 74). 060
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Day 77/100: enjoyed a sunny day playing games with family and started adding ink and gel pen to this 2nd watercolor background from Day 74. #the100dayproject 030
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Day 76/100: Recharged after work today with this watercolor, ink, colored pencil, & pastel pencil tiny art. Had fun playing on @whitedragonpaper ‘s sweet little 2x3 inch handmade watercolor paper that arrived in my mailbox this week. 😍 LOVE it! #The100DayProject #tinyart #ZentangleInspiredArt 060
Jenny Mahan @jennymahan.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Day 75/100! Started adding ink and gold gel pen to this colorful background from yesterday. #The100DayProject #neurograhicinspiredart 050