About

Art

by Barbara Jeanne Jenkins

As a full-time English teacher working in Chicago Schools, I can keep practicing daily. My mornings consist of waking before dawn. Beginning with a cup of coffee and my “morning pages,” I can fit in a couple of moves on the two paintings I work on. These small mixed-media paintings become blueprints, or an alphabet, if you will. Once I have a vacation, I have time to create a bigger work of art inspired by the alphabet created within my daily routine. Giving myself this early time daily allows me to bring myself to the classroom.