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Exhibition of my HaBits series - Snapshots between studio and gallery, part 1
Eventful months lie behind me. On 27 February, Vitus Thanner and I opened our exhibition ‘Zerklüftet & zerrissen’ (Cratered & torn) at...
Jeanette Bohn
4 days ago6 min read


HaBits – an analogue expression of digital disharmony
Everything said This is probably my most frequently revised blog post. It's hard for me to find the right words. What it's about: In my...
Jeanette Bohn
Feb 92 min read


New year, new exhibition
Happy new year! Almost in time for the turn of the year, I'm taking a quick look back. Â That was my art year 2024: Â Lots of output: the...
Jeanette Bohn
Jan 31 min read


Limitation as a creativity booster & the Artists' Christmas Market
A recipe for creativity? What seems counterintuitive at first is actually the secret recipe for creative solutions: Limitation. If we...
Jeanette Bohn
Nov 27, 20243 min read


A heartfelt, autumnal get-together: Grand Finale at the Frankfurt Artists' Club
This year I became a member of the Frankfurt Artists' Club, an interdisciplinary art association with a very special venue: Exhibitions,...
Jeanette Bohn
Nov 2, 20242 min read


The last brushstroke: the finale of my Kezia series
As the summer slowly draws to a close, I have finally finished painting picture 10 and thus the Kezia series. After the exhibition of the...
Jeanette Bohn
Sep 6, 20242 min read


My 100-day sketchbook project – results of a new routine
For those who want to take on an artistic challenge, there are plenty of online organized 'art challenges' to choose from. From Inktober...
Jeanette Bohn
Jun 21, 20244 min read


3x3 for the gallery – The adventure of exhibiting
For years, I watched enviously as others fulfilled their dreams – writing books, producing comics, setting up their own business as an...
Jeanette Bohn
May 19, 20245 min read


Art Journals – a tool, not a piece of art!
I learn best when I write something down – very old school, with pen and paper. And even more so when I highlight things in colour or...
Jeanette Bohn
May 3, 20243 min read


About patience in the artistic process
I've been asked several times when the rest of the Kezia series will be finished. Since I decided to post the first pictures and put them...
Jeanette Bohn
Mar 4, 20244 min read


A year of premieres
This year, I have once again taken many small steps towards "more art". They were often new and challenging. I joined the BBK – the...
Jeanette Bohn
Dec 29, 20232 min read


From idea to realisation – the start of a new artistic project
There is probably nothing more exciting than the magic of a new beginning. Who doesn't know that tingle of a new idea, that excitement...
Jeanette Bohn
Oct 15, 20235 min read


Living in the dichotomy: authenticity vs. privacy
Invisible When I was at school, I often felt isolated and misunderstood. If I opened my mouth, I was afraid of being teased and...
Jeanette Bohn
Jul 24, 20233 min read


From sounds to brushstrokes – the artistic process of album cover design
Dream job "record cover designer" Of all commissioned works, record covers excite me the most. So much comes together here that interests...
Jeanette Bohn
Jun 25, 20233 min read


Sketches for a good cause
A few months ago, a member of the Urban Sketchers Rhein-Main approached me and asked me if I could spare a few small pictures to donate...
Jeanette Bohn
May 24, 20232 min read


The supreme discipline of the visual arts
The challenge Portraits have always fascinated me. On the one hand, this may be due to the fact that I have always had the feeling that I...
Jeanette Bohn
May 8, 20233 min read


Digital tools for analogue painting
Cheating vs. one's own aspirations "A real artist does not use any aids. He or she can easily reproduce perspective, anatomy and faces...
Jeanette Bohn
Mar 19, 20236 min read


Contrasts in art and music. An analogy.
Variance is key I listen to metal. No, not Slayer, not Motörhead and only rarely Metallica. Progressive metal. No, not Dream Theater...
Jeanette Bohn
Feb 19, 20237 min read


Bridging Frankfurt: Exhibit once in a museum!
Urban Sketching and the City Lab There are few things that relax me as much as drawing. Sketchbooks have accompanied me for a long time...
Jeanette Bohn
Dec 4, 20223 min read


Taking the bull by the horns or how I learned to love watercolour
My characteristic technique By chance, I once accomplished something that is not so easy – I found a technique that no one else uses in...
Jeanette Bohn
Sep 15, 20222 min read
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