Spring has come to the desert! On your way to, and from Joshua Tree, an easy stop in Morongo Valley @cactus_mart. Native plants, gifts and art. I am delighted to show my paintings.@cactus_mart🌵 #CactusMart #DesertArt #JoshuaTreeArt #JanisCommentz

Join me Sunday, November 2 from 5 to 7 for the opening reception of my solo art show @spaghettiwesternmorongovalley. My paintings are a fusion of places I love: France and the Mojave. For the first time I will be making a few of my travelsketch watercolors available. #JoshuaTreeArt #Mojave

Gouache of a Joshua tree landscape

Gouache of a Joshua tree landscape

Gouache of a Joshua tree landscape

Gouache of a Joshua tree landscape

Sold six pieces at this weekend’s Hwy 62 Art Tours. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

I will be open next weekend for the Hwy 62 Art Tour, October 11th and 12th! Come visit me at stop 146, I’m open from 10-5 Saturday and Sunday. #hwy62arttour #desertart #joshuatreeart #artist

Gearing up for an autumn show – my favorite Joshua Tree and thinking about our precious national parks! #JoshuaTree #ContemporaryImpressionism #JoshuaTreeArt #DesertPainting #MyFavoriteJoshuaTree #JanisCommentz #saveournationalparks

Desert Friends, Happy Labor Day!
Catch a last wave of summer @cactus_mart where my original paintings and cards and prints are available. The REAL supervisor guarding my cards! #DesertArt #JoshuaTree #Cactus mart #JoshuaTreeArt #ContemporaryCaliforniaPainting #CaliforniaContemporary #LaborDayArt.

"Taking In A Scene At A Rest Stop"
Oil on stretched canvas, 18"x 24" (2025)

Here's my latest oil painting, and it's a fun one! There's something very alien about the Joshua Tree, and I'm all about it.
#joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark
#joshuatreepainting #joshuatreeart
#desertdecor #southwest

A painting can give a room presence. “The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them."
– David Hicks
“The Joshua Tree” 40x30 available @cactus_mart #JanisCommentz #DesertArt #JoshuaTree #ContemporaryImpressionism #ContemporaryArt #CaliforniaArt #DavidHicks #JoshuaTreeArt

Joshua Tree bleach landscape painting with sunset and stars

Here’s a new bleach painting available in the shop! I love adding sunset and stars to joshua tree paintings. Come check out the shop 11-5pm Fri-Mon if you’re in Joshua Tree!
#otherdesertcitiesart #joshuatree #joshuatreeart #art #bleachpainting #otherdesertcities #shoplocal #shopsmall #handpainted

Block print of a roadrunner

Another new block print that’s available! Come check it out and more Fri-Mon 11-5pm at 61877 29 Palms Hwy in Joshua Tree!

#otherdesertcitiesart #otherdesertcities #joshuatree #joshuatreeart #art #linocut #blockprinting #roadrunner #shopsmall #shoplocal #handmade

White on black canvas block print night landscape with one adult quail, 3 baby quails, and Joshua Trees with “Joshua Tree” written underneath

I’ve been having fun with the linocuts. Shirts are on their way (need time to cure) and i have a couple prototype totes available in the shop! Come say hi Fri-Mon 11-5 at 61877 29 Palms Hwy in Joshua Tree!

#otherdesertcitiesart #joshuatree #art #linocut #blockprinting #joshuatreeart #shopsmall

Bleach painting on black canvas of an upside-down cross with “For You” written on it

To all the tattoo artists out there: this one’s quite literally “For You.”

#otherdesertcitiesart #bleachpainting #art #tattoo #joshuatree #joshuatreeart

Bleach painting of 6 Joshua Trees in a Landscape

So excited for the upcoming official release of the Flashes app next tuesday! Here’s my biggest Joshua Tree painting to date!

#otherdesertcitiesart #art #bleachpainting #joshuatree #joshuatreeart #otherdesertcities

Raven block print

Block print of a quail with a prickly pear cactus and the sun in the background

If you’re following me here, you’re officialy seeing work i’m not posting on IG now. Took a block printing class a few weeks ago and now i don’t want to stop. Come get a raven or quail card!

#otherdesertcitiesart #art #blockprinting #raven #quail #joshuatree #joshuatreeart #shopsmall #shoplocal

Getting back into the swing of things. Matting prints for the California Welcome Center in Yucca Valley! @cwcyuccavalley #JoshuaTree #JoshuaTreeArt #DesertArt #MojaveMagic #CaliforniaWelcomeCenters #JanisCommentz #JoshuaTreeNationalPark

New painting available in the shop today! Come check it out! Open 11-5 Fri-Mon at 61877 29 Palms Hwy in Joshua Tree!

#otherdesertcitiesart #otherdesertcities #joshuatree #joshuatreeart #bleachpainting #bleachart #art #shopsmall #shoplocal #handmade

NEW PAINTING REVEAL!
“Deserted (Bird in the Hand 1)” Avos Sapien Series
8x16” oil on board
On hold.
Vlasicstudio.com
Vlasicstudio.bigcartel.com

#joshuatreeart #representationalart #realism #contemporaryart #newcontemporary #artwork #oilpainting #realismpainting #hyperrealism #newrealism

Opening Reception of the Art Dialog Exhibit www.hi-desertartists.com celebrated gatherings we as artists and the creations of 10 women artists in the Hi-Desert! Open thru Feb 10. We must continue to nurture each other and our community! #joshuatree #joshuatreeart #desertart #womenpainters #artdialog