Irene JK
@irenejk.bsky.social
I spend my days mostly with colours, shapes and forms. ❤️ poetry and the kind life.
https://www.irenejk.com
https://www.irenejk.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
June 18: Thinking of creative flow. Finding a home with my muses.
June 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
June 18: Thinking of creative flow. Finding a home with my muses.
June 17: My teacher says during times of darkness focus on the light around your lamp instead of trying to figure out where the darkness ends.
June 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
June 17: My teacher says during times of darkness focus on the light around your lamp instead of trying to figure out where the darkness ends.
Listening to my 7-year-old nephew sing ‘Last Christmas’ —pure joy.
December 14, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Listening to my 7-year-old nephew sing ‘Last Christmas’ —pure joy.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Emerson
Good to be back 💙
Good to be back 💙
December 13, 2024 at 11:25 AM
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Emerson
Good to be back 💙
Good to be back 💙
Travel always adds new memories for archiving. Wandering on a bright summer afternoon in a large park that was almost empty. The sun and the light breeze creating the perfect conditions for a leisurely stroll. An ink painting to capture an almost perfect memory.
August 28, 2023 at 6:45 PM
Travel always adds new memories for archiving. Wandering on a bright summer afternoon in a large park that was almost empty. The sun and the light breeze creating the perfect conditions for a leisurely stroll. An ink painting to capture an almost perfect memory.
Grandma Moses started painting later in life and has left an impressive body of work. I love these stories of people finding their joy late in life.
August 25, 2023 at 3:47 PM
Grandma Moses started painting later in life and has left an impressive body of work. I love these stories of people finding their joy late in life.
A glass half full is full of possibilities and so is life.
August 23, 2023 at 10:14 AM
A glass half full is full of possibilities and so is life.
It’s gives me a happy high to see my creation framed. Creating art feels like a sacred transcendental joy that is unexplainable.
August 21, 2023 at 10:36 PM
It’s gives me a happy high to see my creation framed. Creating art feels like a sacred transcendental joy that is unexplainable.
Back here after a long time, good to see this space still growing healthily :)
August 21, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Back here after a long time, good to see this space still growing healthily :)
A way to connect with my mother. A fragment of my memory that I suddenly felt like painting at this hour. Grief comes in waves. It doesn’t matter how long they have been gone, the void grows and shrinks during different phases.
May 14, 2023 at 10:19 PM
A way to connect with my mother. A fragment of my memory that I suddenly felt like painting at this hour. Grief comes in waves. It doesn’t matter how long they have been gone, the void grows and shrinks during different phases.
Things that catch my eye when am out on my daily walk. Need this energy in life :)
May 11, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Things that catch my eye when am out on my daily walk. Need this energy in life :)
I had the most fun conversation that lasted for an hour with a fun elder at the park today. We were talking about history and he pulls out a paper with handwritten notes and anecdotes. I love these impromptu conversations. I need more inter generational conversations and friendships in life.
May 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM
I had the most fun conversation that lasted for an hour with a fun elder at the park today. We were talking about history and he pulls out a paper with handwritten notes and anecdotes. I love these impromptu conversations. I need more inter generational conversations and friendships in life.
Had fun sketching this with colour pencils last night. A copy of the Jen Mazza oil painting. The original one is amazing.
May 11, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Had fun sketching this with colour pencils last night. A copy of the Jen Mazza oil painting. The original one is amazing.
Less is more.
If you want to feel more productive try having fewer priorities. Pick a handful of things that matter each day. Literally, no more than five. And make sure they get done. Having long to-do lists can feel productive but it’s really an illusion.
May 10, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Less is more.
Show me your original face before you were born. This Zen koan throws me off my tracks every time I reflect on it.
May 10, 2023 at 12:20 PM
Show me your original face before you were born. This Zen koan throws me off my tracks every time I reflect on it.
UK weather is a metaphor for enjoy while the sun shines quite literally:)
May 10, 2023 at 11:01 AM
UK weather is a metaphor for enjoy while the sun shines quite literally:)
At the Klint and Mondrian exhibition, wondering how the path to old age will unveil. It’s an amazing exhibition. A good learning tour for artists to think beyond shapes and forms.
May 8, 2023 at 6:12 PM
At the Klint and Mondrian exhibition, wondering how the path to old age will unveil. It’s an amazing exhibition. A good learning tour for artists to think beyond shapes and forms.
Don’t miss the dawn chorus birdsong tomorrow.
May 6, 2023 at 9:37 AM
Don’t miss the dawn chorus birdsong tomorrow.
Library run day. What are you reading :)
May 5, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Library run day. What are you reading :)
Experiencing a loss of words phase in all platforms including my substack. I’m becoming a more Pinterest sort of 👩
April 30, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Experiencing a loss of words phase in all platforms including my substack. I’m becoming a more Pinterest sort of 👩
Blue skies and a warm afternoon out here 😍
April 29, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Blue skies and a warm afternoon out here 😍
Spring greens. My favourite trees are flourishing again.
April 28, 2023 at 11:22 AM
Spring greens. My favourite trees are flourishing again.
Today’s acrylic abstract. I wanted to paint a pastel skyscape and ended up painting this. Much like life, paintings have a life of their own. What wants itself to be exorcised out of the deep wells of the being is always unknown.
April 27, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Today’s acrylic abstract. I wanted to paint a pastel skyscape and ended up painting this. Much like life, paintings have a life of their own. What wants itself to be exorcised out of the deep wells of the being is always unknown.
This Walt Whitman quote always comes to mind when nature shows up to heal during difficult times.
April 27, 2023 at 8:21 AM
This Walt Whitman quote always comes to mind when nature shows up to heal during difficult times.