# JFeelgood > Original paintings, the Self Work series, books, limited-edition collectible art cards, and a set of worlds and games being built by JFeelgood — an Austin, Texas-based artist, painting since 2004, with hundreds of paintings, five published books, five music albums, and video games. The homepage is a walkable first-person 3D gallery in which every painting hangs. JFeelgood creates one-of-a-kind original artworks that explore identity, resilience, solitude, ego, and the human experience. Work spans acrylic, mixed media, gold leaf, epoxy resin, spray paint, and found materials on canvas and wood. Alongside the paintings, JFeelgood builds software: virtual galleries, browser games, and world-building projects. ## Site Pages - [Home — The Gallery](https://jfeelgood.com/): A title screen offering two ways in — the gallery, or the classic site. The gallery is a first-person 3D building on a stone headland above the sea (WebGL; desktop with keyboard and mouse, phones and tablets with on-screen touch controls). It runs west to east: a Sunrise Terrace where the five featured paintings hang facing the dawn over the water; the West Wing and East Wing, two long indoor rooms holding all 185 archive paintings on polished concrete floors; the Sunset Court between them, roofless and open to the southern sea, where the eight Self Work paintings hang under a canopy in low evening light beside a reflecting pool; and the Star Deck at the far end under deep space — the Milky Way, a nebula, and stars — with lit cases for the books, the art cards, and the other worlds being built. Pressing E (or the ACT button) on a painting opens it full frame, with its title and details. - [Classic Site](https://jfeelgood.com/classic.html): The same work as a traditional page, organised as one section per thing being made — featured paintings, the gallery, the archives, the Self Work series, books, collectible cards, iExploreArt, NOVA 7, the story of growth, and about the artist. Served automatically to browsers without WebGL2. - [Archives Wall](https://jfeelgood.com/archives.html): 185 paintings spanning 2004–2025 in a single scrolling wall, each opening to a larger view. The same 185 works hang along the two wings of the 3D gallery. ## Projects (worlds, galleries, games) - [iExploreArt](https://iexploreart.com): Virtual galleries for contemporary art. A first-person 3D art space built with Three.js: every visit begins in a reception foyer with Mira, the curator; each resident artist has a hall of their own, reached through the foyer door or a share link they can hand out. Built by JFeelgood; hosts residencies by other artists as well as the Hall of JFeelgood. - [NOVA 7](https://nova7game.org): An explorable universe built by JFeelgood. Fly a spaceship to different planets, land, and talk with the people who live on them. Some worlds are based on books JFeelgood has written or on ideas that inspired him; the nebulae are named after his paintings, and many secrets are hidden in the stars. - [The Book of Shadow Work](https://thebookofshadowwork.com): Companion site to the book — art, questions, and practices for inner excavation. - [minicuration](https://minicuration.com): Sister site that produces and fulfils the limited-edition art cards. ## Limited Edition Art Cards ($23 each) Museum-quality 2.5" × 3.5" art card reproductions of selected paintings, sealed in a magnetic acrylic display case with easel. Strictly numbered editions of 50 per design — no reprints. Sold via [minicuration.com](https://minicuration.com/): - [Dreamfall](https://minicuration.com/shop/dreamfall.html): $23. Edition of 50. - [Dream Mountain](https://minicuration.com/shop/dream-mountain.html): $23. Edition of 50. - [Sky Miles](https://minicuration.com/shop/sky-miles.html): $23. Edition of 50. - [A Simple Meditation](https://minicuration.com/shop/a-simple-meditation.html): $23. Edition of 50. - [Veritas](https://minicuration.com/shop/veritas.html): $23. Edition of 50. - [Sweet Dreams](https://minicuration.com/shop/sweet-dreams.html): $23. Edition of 50. ## Paintings - Poetry of Solace: 16×20 in. Acrylic on canvas. A solitary figure on a glowing pathway beneath a star-studded sky. From the series "The Lost." Featured in *Thought Entropy*. - Adonis: 16×20 in. Acrylic on canvas. A stylized face in soft muted tones against vibrant yellow. Single blue tear. - Veritas: 24×30 in. Mixed media on canvas. A transparent princess figure on stage against an abstract explosion of color. - Path of Privilege: 12×12 in, depth 4 in. Mixed media on wood — gold leaf, epoxy resin, affixed paintbrushes. Commentary on race, systemic inequality, and privilege. - The Mother Essence: 36×36 in. Acrylic, latex, spray paint, acetone, found paper on hand-stretched canvas. Created 2011. From the private *Past & Future* series. The five featured works (Poetry of Solace, Adonis, Veritas, Path of Privilege, A Simple Meditation) hang on the Sunrise Terrace of the gallery. ## Series - Past & Future: Private fine art series. Large-scale mixed media works including The Mother Essence, Ancestors, Sisters, The Father Piece, and The Two Brothers. - Ascension: 2021 fine art series. Four acrylic-on-canvas works using intentional constraints — two colors per piece, bold minimal composition. First shown at Austin Studio Tour 2021 at Central Machine Works. - Self Work: 2021 fine art series. Eight of ten mixed media works exploring ego, identity, and sobriety (Vanity, The King, Pride, Lush, Businessman, Best Friend, Vicarious, Permission). Acrylic on canvas with epoxy resin finish. Pieces nine and ten remain unfinished because self work is never done. Hung in the gallery's Sunset Court; shown on the [classic site](https://jfeelgood.com/classic.html#selfwork). - Marbled Falls: A series of smaller original works (sold). Includes Doggo, Kitten, Golden Sands, Catching Feels, Dino, Unlocked, VHS. ## Books - [Thought Entropy](https://a.co/d/0fFdIXFf): 20 years of paintings, poems, and visual stories. Available on Amazon. - [The Book of Shadow Work](https://a.co/d/00Z3mt2Q): Part story, part mirror, part workbook for inner excavation. Available on Amazon. Companion site: [thebookofshadowwork.com](https://thebookofshadowwork.com). ## About the Artist JFeelgood has worked since 2004 across painting, mixed media, sculpture, writing, music, game design, and software. He has produced several hundred original paintings, five published books, five music albums, and video games, and builds virtual galleries and explorable worlds ([iExploreArt](https://iexploreart.com), [NOVA 7](https://nova7game.org)). He has organized community art events and served in leadership roles at art organizations. In 2019 JFeelgood chose sobriety — from alcohol, cigarettes, self-medication, and the life he had been living — and channeled that transformation into the Self Work series. His practice is rooted in accountability, introspection, and the belief that powerful messages need very little to convey their strength. ## Press "Jonny's wisdom and insight belie his youthful appearance; his still waters run seriously deep." — The Confounded Cook, 2011, Gallery Off Broadway. Interview by Crystal Pratt.