ART by Brejenn

What do y’all think? Is our territorial-ness over our fishing spots just because we want some peace or is it something deeper??

Close Ups of “Where Y’all Be Fishing At?”

As a professional painter, some paintings feel like work. This wasn’t one of them. I found myself looking forward to working on the sky, water, and reel. Working on this made me feel like I was out there, standing at the edge of the water, sitting on a bucket, smelling like bugspray.

It reminded me of my fishing trips growing up and my fishing trips now. How much has changed, and what’s still the same. I still don’t touch the fish with my bare hand, but my daddy doesn’t take my fish off much these days, my husband does.

We don’t spend hours cleaning fish every weekend. I can afford to throw them back now. I still love a closed Zebco Fishing reel, but I’ll fly cast or use an open face reel too.

I don’t beg my daddy to put the worm on the hook anymore or wait for him to fix my line. Now, I’m the one fixing the line for my little cousins, nephews, and my son. I’m grown with long manicured fingernails, but I’m still that little girl who won’t touch the fish but out fishes everyone but my Mama.

What’s your fishing story?

“Where Y’all Be Fishing At?” Acrylic and fishing line on canvas. 36x48 in. 2026. Inquire for price.

If you haven't had a chance, take a listen to my podcast episode with the Mississippi Arts Commission!

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, David sits down with Meridian-based painter, visual artist, and MAC Roster Artist Brejenn Allen. They talk about her rural roots and the creative spirit within her family, her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago, and the role that Mississippi plays in her work and artistic practice.

Listen by subscribing to the Mississippi Arts Hour podcast through your favorite podcast app, or listen online at http://msartshour.mpbonline.org/

Part 3: The Dolla Gentral Over Time + a snippet of what I’ll be sharing next week.

Limited Edition prints of the Dolla Gentral are now available on brejennallen.com. They released this morning for email subscribers only and over half of them are already gone! God is so good!!

They’re now available to the public. Comment “Dolla” and I will send you the link to secure your share of the moment that has touched so many of you. Once they’re gone, they will not be reprinted.

Next week, we’re going fishing. Don’t ask me where, just hop in. 🎣