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Jesse Bellavance

Bellavance Ink
540-903-2003
bellavanceink@gmail.com
www.bellavanceink.com

I grew up in a family of artists with my Mom being a potter and my Dad a fine arts professor. I always liked drawing for fun but I never really devoted any significant time to it until later in life. In 2010 I started a small company, which required me to generate graphics using computer software such as Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop. However I really wanted to be able to draw my graphics first and then import into the software to manipulate.

So in 2015 I began the process of teaching myself how to draw. I followed the advice found in the book, “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” by Betty Edwards.

I started first with a pencil, but I found it to be too messy for me and switched to Micron Waterproof ink pens. From that point forward I began drawing faces, then moved on to people, cars, basically anything I saw of interest. Three years later my favorite subjects for drawing are landscapes, buildings, and then just whimsical funny drawings. I will sometimes employ watercolors but for the most part they are black and white ink drawings.

I even did my own self-published children’s book called “The Sneeze”. It is about how one old man’s sneeze causes a chain of events that save the world. I do accept work on commission.

Hours:

Mon 10–6
Tues 10–6
Wed 10–6
Thurs 10–6
Fri 10–7
Sat 10–7
Sun 12–5

Address:
118 E Main St
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Phone: (434) 972–9500
C'ville Arts Cooperative Gallery offers a tremendous range of artistic works, including decorative, functional, and wearable art. Come see our selection of jewelry, scarves, pottery, photography, woodwork, paintings, sculpture, herbal body care products, and more. As a cooperative, we work together to operate the store, helping keep our art affordable. Visitors are able to meet and chat with the artists who are on duty each day. C'ville Arts Cooperative Gallery has become a popular place to find unique gifts for all occasions and locally-made mementos for visitors to
our area.
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