Irresistible connections: one-of-a-kind people illustrations with zing

Warm, bold, exuberant drawing that captures that moment, tells that story, feels that connection,

shows that grace. Bottling moments of everyday shared experience, from dance & music events to friends & fam visual stories.

Vibrant celebration illustration for interiors, drawn on industrial objects, found papers repurposed into joyous things. Come on in!

Explore collections: illustrated interior deco & celebration artwork with humour and pep

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About Jen Loewi Adams - positive people illustrator meets upcycled designer

Whimsical line and colour drawing of a laughing woman sitting on a red chair smiling at the artist. She has big hands and chunky boots which gives a feeling of positive attitude and confidence.

Vibrant character drawing, big hands and chunky boots

Hand-drawn one-of-a kind illustrations celebrating the people we meet by chance for a moment - or a lifetime. Crayon and pencil drawn on old packaging by Jen Loewi Adams

mixed media illustration in blues, browns and greens of the face of a young black man looking at the artist and smiling, clearly enjoying St Paul's Carnival, Bristol

Bold urban music & festival reportage

Artwork capturing the excitement of live events, the shared happiness of music and festivals. Drawing and collage on a upcycled industrial object now repurposed for interiors. By Jen Loewi Adams

Joyful colourful Illustration full of energy. Male cyclist with big hair, shorts, green trainers and a guitar case on his back, rushing through the rain to a concert.

Upcycle de-luxe - positive energy artwork for interiors

A series of upbeat optimistic interior deco pieces using C19th technology as a canvas for energetic drawing of people in the city. By Jen Loewi Adams

Colourful and energetic drawing of three people of different ages, hairstyles and ethnicities running to give presents. It is on a gold paste background to echo the grace of the everyday like an old Russian Icon

One-of-a-kind large scale celebration illustration

Optimistic and upbeat illustration of a group of people of different ages and backgrounds rushing to bear gifts. With a gold paste background in the style of a Russian Icon by Jen Loewi Adams on found papers.

bold hand lettering in hot pinks and oranges and collage of plants, describing people and dogs taking a joyous journey along an ancient trail full of flowers. Savour the Journey

Visual story telling on upcycled objects

Distinctive hand-lettering and botanical collage connect people and landscapes charting the journeys where we meet and overlap throughout time. Large illustrated vase by Jen Loewi Adams

A very happy man and a woman dance on the beach, arms entwined in a Scottish reel. The colours are turquoise and denim blue on gold. The feeling is optimistic, light and joyful.

This is where we meet: the warmth of the everyday

Vibrant drawing of a birthday ceilidh, dancing on the beach in Scotland capturing life's positive moments. Upcycled 19th century technology repurposed as an Illustrated lamp.

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Happy Christmas - special hug to those missing someone round the table this year - I refined last year’s chandelier by reducing the string and literally knitting the plants around the hoops. I love it especially as it’s wonky.

The Re-Jig …. Www.jenloewiadams.co.uk #peoplewithsoul

The Jar of Letting Go A Celebration

#celebration #griefworks #wake #sayinggoodbye #grief #julioiglesias #garden #therapydogs #beginthebeguine #wakeworks #circleoflife #sunnyday #cathartic #pavlova #appletart #englishsparkling #scottishraspberries #womanofstyle #elan #pizzazz #beachjewellery
#designer #creative #gardenlover
#goodfriend #flowers #palette

A celebration of my mum Jacqueline

thank you !
@hollyadams_ @caitlinrenouf @joe_renouf @annadiannesparks @katiesparks321 @rja1625 @carolineburvill @moodymangoalchemy @renee_mc3 @jbscotland2018 @tonyloyd54
@stjudeonthehill @cholbaker @ormse0 @amandafrank58 @emmaread123 @goetzvonborries @concultures @christineevans_artist @tdavid42 @clswimbledon

Large stoneware jar 35 x18cm experiment with oil stick, pencil and then scratched

#songsofjoy when heaven is in your own back yard. It’s amazing what a humble #potato-print can do with a sharp knife and some ink.
#kitchenlitho #printing #potatoprintsarecool #justcreating for the fun of it #amusebouche #creativity #creativityunbound #potatoprint #woodland #birdsong #moss

Doughty lady swimmers, bobble-hats and a delicious #herringbone sky. Elie, Fife, Scotland. They are not apparently The Bluetits. First stab at a book with torn Japanese paper painted with watercolour, ink and crayon on found papers. #japanesepaper #artistsbooks #scotland #elie #ladyswimmers #chilly

This piece is happiness!

I’ve combined the things that drive me- upcycling unloved stuff - in this case a broken 19century cannon shaped chimney pot with beautiful lines that I found abandoned in a local junk yard. I mended it in a wonky fashion so at least it is now whole.

And ferns. Old good memories. I think of the scent of bracken on a summer day as you walk down a steep cliff to a tiny beach. Unfurling fronds of Golden Triangle complexity, grace and beauty.

… and I just love a Goddess! Especially one I have made up. I did a bit of digging and found that the ancient Irish thought ferns positive and magical but their ancient Scottish cousins thought ferns evil because they couldn’t work out how they reproduced having no flowers! Being a cup almost full gal, let’s go with the Irish interpretation of fern magic, strength and resilience.

… and an over the top cape … a nod to the brilliant late great embroideress @louGardiner

So say hello to the Fiddlehead fern goddess of strength and unfurling creativity - who now has a new home.

#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#foundpaper
#recycledart
#foundobjectsart
#artisthouse
#artconsultancy
#interiordesigninspiration
#colourstylehome
#ferns

Putting designs to good use that I made on painted, throw -away tourist maps is just so satisfying.

Making warm, optimistic, bold things for the home even more so. They have history. Every swirl and scratch a memory. DM me if you would like to know more.

#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#upcyclersofinstagram
#foundpaper
#recycledart
#artininteriors
#foundobjectsart
#artmatters
#artisthouse
#artistdiary
#artconsultancy
#interiordesigninspiration
#colourstylehome
#popsofcolour

Capturing a sense of time, place and feeling - grace is a magical thing.

I love using totally ordinary tourist maps and scoring, drawing, scratching, pouring, dousing, shaking paint, ink, gold paste, wax, oil to just get something down about how I feel about a place. They often disintegrate a bit so it’s not until it’s totally dry that you can see the translucent layers and marks.

These four pieces are about wild weather near the city. Raging storms, seas and beautiful skies and tides right by us.

I then took the surface designs and translated into porcelain cups.

I love it that I can see and remember the marks and the original bright colours and grids of the maps, even a ghostly shopping list comes through on one!

They are beautiful to drink from and chirpy to look at!
Clockwise
1 Low tide after the storm
2 Porto Riff 1 blue
3 Porto Riff 2 green
4 Where the raging Douro meets the wild Atlantic

DM if you’d like more jnfo.

> #interiordesignideas
#interiordesign
#interiordesigninspiration
#lampdesign
#lampdesigns
#japanesedesign
#sustainableluxury
#sustainableluxurybrand
#reimagine
#circulareconomy
#designwithcolour
#artistshouse
#outsidein
#outsideinside
#houseplantsdecor

Band on the run, Blackfriars Bridge

I like capturing weather that makes you feel something. It’s often when you notice the good things going on. I was standing on Blackfriars Bridge in London on the middle of a storm at around 6 in the evening.

From Oxo Tower I swung around to check how St Paul’s, the ugly skyscrapers, cranes with their blinking red warning lights and were doing under the glowering light.

Nearly running me over were a trio, instruments flying rushing to a gig on the SouthBank. I was so taken by the lady trumpeter, trench flying I just had to capture the whole troupe.

I tried drawing on flat paper, old paper and nothing worked. Too stiff, too dull, no movement. I put the idea to one side in my head.

Then one of my old bits of discarded dull tech turned up- a C19 stoneware jug, complete with salt glazed dimples.

This was what that story needed - something solid and in the round. The characters came back quickly which I scratched into paint revealing the glaze beneath. I was being too out there with the sky which I made pinks and yellows so I covered this up with deep blues and so not to lose the spirit of what I’d done, I scratched through quickly to reveal the vibrant colours underneath.

It’s now a lamp!

#reportagedrawing
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#reportageillustration
#figurativeart
#figurativedrawing
#drawingfromlife
#cafes
#illustration

“… Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash, as we fell into the sun “- Band on the run, heading south, Blackfriars Bridge

I like capturing weather that makes you feel something. It’s often when you notice the good things going on. I was standing on Blackfriars Bridge in London on the middle of a storm at around 6 in the evening.

From Oxo Tower I swung around to check how St Paul’s, the ugly skyscrapers, cranes with their blinking red warning lights and were doing under the glowering light.

Nearly running me over were a trio, instruments flying rushing to a gig on the SouthBank. I was so taken by the lady trumpeter, trench flying I just had to capture the whole troupe.

I tried drawing on flat paper, old paper and nothing worked. Too stiff, too dull, no movement. I put the idea to one side in my head.

Then one of my old bits of discarded dull tech turned up- a C19 stoneware jug, complete with salt glazed dimples.

This was what that story needed - something solid and in the round. The characters came back quickly but I was being too avant-garde with the sky which I made pinks and yellows. So I covered this up with blues and not to lose the spirit of what I’d done, I scratched through quickly to reveal the vibrant colours underneath.

It’s now a lamp!

#creativityeveryday
#creativematters
#everyoneiscreative
#creativityiscontagious
#rethinking
#artistsstudio
#womenartists
#goodnews
#thinkingdifferently
#creativethinking
#Positiveaging
#agingdisgracefully
#positivethinking

W I P Starting a new piece is so hard! Especially after a bit of a break. No option but to go for it with gusto and not think too much.

I’ve been playing around with what I call Re-Loving - re-imagining and re-purposing bits of C19th tech because they have beautiful shapes and are broken or untrendy - and can be transformed with love and imagination.

Like this terracotta cannon shaped chimney pot that I found badly chipped in a junk yard. I repaired it and painted a white base though its rather bumpy. I first tried drawing on it with paint and it didn’t work so now starting again …

I have plans! It involves ferns, ink and rumba. Yeh yeh I know. Watch this space

#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#upcyclersofinstagram
#foundpaper
#recycledart
#artininteriors
#foundobjectsart
#artmatters
#artisthouse
#artistdiary
#artconsultancy
#interiordesigninspiration
#colourstylehome
#popsofcolour

Forget the news, throw a party!

The best parties are random, mostly unplanned when people don’t really know each other. It just happens and seems like a good plan to celebrate something good.

Specially when across different ages, nationalities that can’t speak to each other and food that doesn’t even go together.

Some how it all works and is magical!

Throw in some friendly animals and a table slightly too small and you can’t go wrong.

Friends for life @vivis.pets @aati_mmra

#reportagedrawing
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#reportageillustration
#figurativeart
#figurativedrawing
#drawingfromlife
#cafes
#illustration

Remembered faces from bus number 345 Peckham Rye on used crumpled paper

I drew these lovely guys with a stick for extra texture and beautiful random marks.

Sometimes I prefer to observe, feel, bottle rather than draw on the spot, especially when too obvious in public .

Then only at a later date - could be a few hours or weeks I can recover that feeling and put it down on whatever surface. I never take any reference photos.

Here I’ve used my own mixture of greeny-blue ink, drawing very rapidly when I got home and revelling in the blobs and scratches.

#creativityeveryday
#creativematters
#everyoneiscreative
#beingcreativeisfun
#creativityiscontagious
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#upcyclersofinstagram
#foundpaper
#recycledart

You should be dancing yeah…. Yeah anything but waiting for a train at Paddington station.

Creating anywhere with anything - you really do not need any special materials, place or time.

In fact the more uncomfy and more random the materials the better. Stamp books have a fab green.

#creativityeveryday
#creativematters
#everyoneiscreative
#beingcreativeisfun
#creativityiscontagious
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#upcyclersofinstagram
#foundpaper
#recycledart

Frank Zappa and chunky boots.

Drawn on the inside of old packaging complete with barcode. Loads of smudging using kids chunky crayons and pencil.

Honestly I can’t get enough of drawing chunky boots with laces - especially being worn with attitude!

#artist
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews
#womenartists

This is what I do. I capture the energy of moments.

I breathe new life into discarded, unloved things.

I record what I feel as fabulous - connecting time, place, people ( and animals !) drawing with loads of colour and scratched, smudged lines.

#artist
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#secretgarden
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews

Capturing that moment when you are about to get drenched and a long way from home.

Vespa in a storm propped up by the spectacular life - enhancing, Casa da Musica, Porto.

Bravo to City of Porto for saying yes please we want something outrageous to celebrate music, life, community - and it works - inside and out.

Ask the skateboarders - and Vespa riders.

#artist #vespa
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchersportugal
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews

It’s amazing what you find when you are not looking! I found this surprising tucked away urban oasis @elizabethstreetgarden on what had to be one of the hottest days of the year in New York. As dusk fell and people dispersed, a man walked passed me and turned saying, “all life is connection and it’s just magical here isn’t it”. The all life bit, he added, was from Martin Buber, not himself. Bless!

#artist
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#gardens
#secretgarden
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews

Don’t poo- poo the humble stick. It’s fabulous for immediacy and wonky marks. I love to use sticks when capturing movement - getting me right there back on the Hebridean beach with sandy dogs and windy hair. Hello #barra!

#artist
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers #frisbee
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews
#beachlife #scottishbeaches #barra #frisbeedog

If you are looking for a Zero Guilt creative process, well old scruffy cheap tourist maps are the instant solution. Great to scribble on with abandon, full of history and curvaceous contours. They also disintegrate nicely with any pressure or water and create fab unexpected textures.

They are perfect for embedding a sense of place. Here we were in Matera in Basilicata and experiencing a striking contrast of ancient cave and mid century icon icons ( one being human :) )

I am a huge fan of scratching and smudging my drawings and this seemed a perfect excuse to echo the hewn rock - actually it’s just fun and energising.

Text says “Pink Cave with 3 mid century modern icons with a bowl of oranges and a quince” - done with my fave bamboo pen and fluorescent pink ink.

#creativityeveryday
#creativematters
#everyoneiscreative
#beingcreativeisfun
#creativityiscontagious
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#upcyclersofinstagram
#foundpaper
#recycledart

Loving capturing moments in cafes, something about common spaces that makes you instantly part of a community without saying anything.

This cafe was in Porto and as is usual in the autumn it was tipping down outside and everyone cosy, toasty and a bit damp inside!

#artist
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#cafesketch
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews
#cafedesign

Hola! Here’s is a bright bit of Flotsam turned flatform high up on my wall. It’s a found bit of wrecked oak fishing boat with the original rope, caulk and orange fishing net caught between the layers. The colour is all original.

Magical. I found on the city strand in Foz do Douro, Porto where we lived for a while.

I turned it round and round in my hands until what it was going to be came to me. I feel it is a kind of talisman of connection and communication.

I love how the Japanese are intentional about their spaces. That spaces can be waiting and preparing for people to be within them is beautiful.

Art has a big role to play in setting this intention. Here this funny bit of flotsam seems perfect for setting the the tone of this space as all about home as a place of joyous connection.

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#artininteriors
#artmatters
#artisthouse
#artistdiary
#artconsultancy
#interiordesigninspiration
#colourstylehome
#popsofcolour
#designwithcolour
#upcycleddecor
#theloveofart

Out Out in Bristol Post

Having been graced with so many Out-out nights in Bristol with my daughter was without doubt one of my big highlights of 2023!

I had to capture some of these moments out clubbing - everyone was so friendly, we had such a hoot in different haunts.

Drawn on old wall paper, I have experimented with pastel for the first time overlaying with wax, crayon and finishing off with my favourite Amsterdam fluorescent pink with Chinese bamboo wobbly dip pen.

I did the whole thing quickly in one go from the heart.

It reads - “Out Out in Bristol, dance me into the deep Madrugada and wake me up to hair of the dog and poached eggs on toast” sheer fun! Thanks @hollyadams_

#artist
#contemporaryart
#drawingpeople
#drawingprojectsuk
#drawingfromlife
#drawingisfree
#observationaldrawing
#peoplesketching
#peopledrawing
#figurative
#illustratorsofinstagram
#urbansketcherslondon
#urbansketchers
#cafesketch
#reportageillustration
#upcycled
#foundpaper
#mycolourfulupcycle
#fastandloose
#reportagedrawing
#illustration
#goodnews
#cafedesign

Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing …. and just capture a moment in time.
A favourite pastime of mine is a micro residence where I stand still for a couple of minutes and clock the world, bottling the experience.

Here I am in Waterloo Station under the watchful eyes of the gorgeous goddesses carved high up in the arches. Say hello to Tokyo and the Goddess, Red Bicycle and the Goddess and the Giant Plant Pot and the Goddess - all spotted within 2 minutes.

I imagined them looking down at the funny goings on and commenting.

It seemed a useful thing to re purpose some old fire bricks on which to paste the drawings on old cardboard using smudged crayon, ink and gold paste to make the ordinary seem damn amazing.

There is something so satisfying about creating three dimensional things out of old stuff - now I have to find a wall for them!

#creativityeveryday
#creativematters
#everyoneiscreative
#beingcreativeisfun
#creativityiscontagious
#repurposereuse
#repurposedmaterials
#repurposed
#foundpapers
#upcyclefurniture
#collageart
#upcyclersofinstagram
#foundpaper
#recycledart

Winter’s Night Dream - Let me bathe
in the secret colours
of a winter wood,
Silently waiting,
Deeply listening
for the light returning,
enveloping me in red, pink and gold
#winter #colours #monoprints #kitchenlitho #printmaking #ink #inkdrawing #calligraphy #wintersolstice

Wild places do not have to be far away!. A 3000 year track record is on our doorstep and I have been Savouring the Journey - feeling the spectacular sunsets of autumn on the Salt Way. Seed scattering on the ancient trails, planting memories among the Birdsnest and Downey Woundwort … and that’s just the dogs…. #upcyle #acrylic, #ink, #gold #sgraffiato on #saltglazed #stoneware crock - #reloved #19thcentury tech made gorgeous.

Too many great times and great faces out- out in Bristol! picking peak top experiences as favourite Bristolian moves in to Japan! Can’t wait for out-out in Tokyo! #capturingthemoment #drawingoftheday #dance #outout #experience #urbansketchers #drawingonthings #artistsofwoodstock #artistsresidencebristol #artistsresidence #bristol #clifton

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Irresistible connections: one-of-a-kind people illustrations with zing

Warm, bold, exuberant drawing that captures that moment, tells that story, feels that connection,

shows that grace. Bottling moments of everyday shared experience, from dance & music events to friends & fam visual stories.

Vibrant celebration illustration for interiors, drawn on industrial objects, found papers repurposed into joyous things. Come on in!

Explore collections: illustrated interior deco & celebration artwork with humour and pep

About Jen Loewi Adams - positive people illustrator meets upcycled designer

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Follow @jenloewiadams_artist on Instagram

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Irresistible connections: one-of-a-kind people illustrations with zing

Warm, bold, exuberant drawing that captures that moment, tells that story, feels that connection,

shows that grace. Bottling moments of everyday shared experience, from dance & music events to friends & fam visual stories.

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Vibrant celebration illustration for interiors, drawn on industrial objects, found papers repurposed into joyous things. Come on in!

Explore collections: illustrated interior deco & celebration artwork with humour and pep

About Jen Loewi Adams - positive people illustrator meets upcycled designer

Subject matter snap-shots

Follow @jenloewiadams_artist on Instagram

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