Jamie Kaplowitz Gibbons

I’m seeing some new faces here, so wanted to reintroduce myself. Hi, I’m Jamie! While my home is full of antiques scoured from flea markets and rescued from curbside, my studio is full of non-traditional canvases. I collect materials that have their own prior life – reclaimed wood, unfinished cabinet doors, salvaged windows, and more – and continue their story in oil paint. Forgotten pieces in dusty basements and salvaged from discard piles get added to the ever-growing “I could paint on this” collection that is slowly taking over my Boston-area studio. I am drawn to quiet scenes where light, shadow, and reflection speak volumes. Saturated, juicy textures call out to me: the layering of sumptuous earth tones, the empty spaces where wood grain, knots, imperfections, and character show through. I am 60% daydreaming of late afternoon sun, 30% calm of the quiet in my studio, and 10% strong coffee. 👉 Your turn! Tell me: How do your percentages break down? Photo by @adriannelacy #bostonartists #artistportrait #artistbio #reclaimedmaterials #oilpainter #wakefieldma #melrosema #upcycledart #salvagedmaterials #jamiegibbons #jamiegibbonsstudio

This tiny dude wants to know if you’re coming to the Tiny Opening Reception at the @melrosetinygallery this Saturday, May 16, 3-5pm? Outside @fyamelrose , 647 Main Street in Melrose #melrosema #jamiegibbons #jamiegibbonsstudio #tinygallery

Join us at the @melrosetinygallery for a tiny Opening Reception for the tiny exhibition ‘Jamie Gibbons: Reduce, Rethink, Re-Wild’ (Get it? Reduce? Tiny recycling pun!) on Saturday, May 16, 3-5pm. How many of these tiny great wide open places from our local landscape can you name? (Hint: More images and the answers are at the link in @jamiegibbonsstudio ’s bio.) Located in the “parklet” outside @fyamelrose #melrosema #tinygallery #melrosearts #tinyart

Finally finally getting around to putting my attic studio back together, unpacking art, putting away crates and boxes, and trying to keep things from falling on me. 🤣

Sold! This one has been waiting for the right person for a long time. So happy it’s finally going home. Inspired by the lovely path at Gertrude Spaulding Park on Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield. Oil paint on reclaimed wood

Sneak preview of something tiny! Jamie Gibbons: Reduce, Rethink, Re-Wild, by @jamiegibbonsstudio , on view through the end of June at @melrosetinygallery on the patio of @fyamelrose . Oil paintings on reclaimed wood. Plus a tiny dude.

Coming tomorrow to @melrosetinygallery , outside @fyamelrose ! Jamie Gibbons: Reduce, Rethink, Re-Wild, exploring tiny great wide open places from our local landscape. Can you name this one?

My studio assistant came to visit me at the Melrose Arts Festival @melroseartsma today, but she wasn’t very helpful. Good thing she’s cute! It was so nice to see so many of you all this weekend, and now I have a lot of work to do! But first, a nap. For both of us. But mostly me.

Finishing up some tiny boat studies that will definitely probably maybe hopefully be dry in time for the Melrose Arts Festival this Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26. 😬 Stop by and say hi! @melroseartsma

Save the date for Saturday, May 16, at 3pm, for something SMALL! Located on the patio of @fyamelrose in Melrose, MA, the @melrosetinygallery will be showcasing my tiny scale (1”:12”) great wide open landscapes through May and June in an exhibition that I’m calling Reduce, Rethink, Re-Wild. (Get it? *Reduce*? Tiny recycling pun!) On May 16 we’ll be hosting a tiny Opening Reception, with tiny refreshments and a tiny Artist Talk. I am having way too much fun with this, can you tell? P.S. Did I write the wrong date by accident in the newsletter that I sent out to 200 people? Yes, yes I did. It’s May 16! Proofreading is important! #melrosema #tinyart #jamiegibbons #tinygallery

New in the online shop - study from a pull-over-and-take-a-photo moment in Gloucester, MA. #capeann #gloucesterma #oilpaint #reclaimedwood #jamiegibbons

I am SO EXCITED to have been invited to again join the local artists showing at the Melrose Arts Festival. This two day festival includes work by over 40 juried artists, so there’s a lot to see. Save the date and stop by to say hello!