Hello!
My name is Jenna Sherman, I am new to Steemit and I am very excited to join the community to share my world and learn from all of you! This is such an incredible platform to truly connect with others and learn about so many different topics, I am grateful to be a part of it. I'm looking forward to posting about my paintings, music, performances, travel, and so much more!
About me:
I was born and raised on the beautiful coast of California in Venice Beach. I spent most of my days swimming and surfing as a child but the one thing I cherished most was a stack of paper and a jar of colored pencils. I would draw endlessly, learning from my Grandfather's beautiful illustrations that hung in a row wrapping all the way around my bedroom that I shared with my sister. Exploring my creativity as a young girl turned into a life long passion. I made my first acrylic painting in 9th grade and advanced to AP art the next year. I fell in love with realism portraiture and explored oil pastels, acrylic paint, pen & ink, watercolors, and graphite.
I knew I wanted to go to art school, there was no way I was going to do anything else! I got accepted into the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with a incredible scholarship. I took a beginners oil painting class my freshman year and I fell in love! I experimented with other mediums such as; screen printing, photography, sculpture, welding, and glass blowing. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2016 with a focus in painting and sound. Moving across the country from the sunny beaches of California to the terribly cold winters in Boston was a culture shock for sure! But, it was the best decision I have ever made. I went through lots of changes, breakups, hair colors, emotions, friendships, and really great experiences. I transformed into my true self and I've never been happier with who I am as an artist, human being, & woman.
Here's some of my work ...
Bloom, oil on canvas 36"x36", 2017
Bloom (left), Glazed (right), Keystone Art Space Gallery, Los Angeles, 2017
Self Portrait, oil on canvas 36"x48", 2015
Dean, oil on canvas 48"x56", 2013
More about me :) ...
Not only is painting a huge passion of mine, so is music. I grew up listening to a wide variety of music which led me to discovering electronic music when I was about 13 years old. I was obsessed! I started attending raves and festivals at the age of 14 and the rest is history. My sister thought it would be a great idea to start Dj'ing, so by the time I was 18 my Dad got me my first controller and I quickly went from Dj'ing in my bedroom to throwing the raddest basement parties in college to playing to an audience of 2,000 + people in Los Angeles! My Mom gave me my DJ name, CRUX, which is a constellation meaning the center of the universe.
Starting out in Boston I Dj'd every single weekend at local bars, pubs, lounges, and nightclubs. College was a blast, that's for sure! When I moved back to Los Angeles a year ago I've had the amazing opportunity to play at my all time favorite clubs; Avalon Hollywood and Exchange LA (main stage)! I've got more shows to come this year, so stay tuned!
Advancing in my music career I have learned the incredible art of music production in Ableton. I'm highly inspired by hip hop & RnB and my future music project will combine heavy bass, trap, and hip hop. I can't wait to share it with all of you!
9/9/17 Exchange LA
Thank you for stopping by and reading my first Steemit post! I hope you got to know a little bit about me and I hope to learn more about you! In future posts I'm so excited to share my painting process, different projects I'm working on, Dj shows, my music production, travel, and so much more.
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XXX,
Jenna aka CRUX
Awesome arts, love them :) Would you be up to posting a verification picture or linking to steemit on your instagram/facebook, whatever ;)
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Anyways, resteemed you via @welcoming, my page for sharing promising new users!
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Thanks so much! I posted my Steemit blog to both of my Facebook pages :) Thank you for the heads up & the support!
Nice i love your artworks keep it up
Thank you!
Welcome! Amazing art works - looking forward to hearing your music too! Always excited to see other music producers coming on board.
Thanks so much!
You are welcome to steemit. This is perfectly the right place for you . You can follow me up @izuchukwu
Thank you for the warm welcome!
Welcome to Steemit. Love the art pieces. My love is traveling and dance as well. So hopefully we can share our passions with each other.
Thank you!
Absolutely LOVE 'Bloom'. Simply stunning. I just joined the community too! Looking forward to hearing more from you :-)
Thank you so much ! If you're ever interested in ordering a print of "Bloom", I have them available on my website jennashermanart.com/shop :) welcome to Steemit as well! yay!
Ah great! I will check that out! Thanks for the info. Will follow you for updates and artistic inspiration!
Your paintings are amazing!
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WOW! Your art is LOVELY and I LOVE YOUR HAIR! (ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~ You're a DJ too! Very talented! I look forward to your posts ;;u;;
Your art is incredible. I'm thrilled to get to see what you put out going forward! Welcome to the Steemit community, I hope you all the best from one minnow to another! :)
the picture "Self Portrait, oil on canvas 36"x48", 2015" is very beatiful. How do you made it? Photo and then delineate, or out of your had?
Ah no matter anyway it's soo pretty!
very nice Jenna, bravo.!!
I imagine the vibrancy of you colour palette is very much reflective of you as a person. Lovely to hear you're content in yourself :)
Nice to meet you, Jeena! Welcome to steemit! Nice work of Art!
Hi! Thanks for stopping by at my account! All the best with your art and music
Wow love your art , and we have similar hair color:p did not have time to read all , but as soon as I come home will come back here :))
Welcome to Steemit @jennashermanart! I really in love with your paintings especially Bloom (≧◡≦) ♡ and you're so multi-talented! Fyi I love your hair colour~
Wow, your art is amazing! You are absolutely stunning! Welcome, I think you'll really like this community : )
good stuff. following you now
Wow you're really talented! Fill free to check out my page if you'd like! Following and upvoted!
nice paintings.. and I love your hair! :D welcome on Steemit :)