Artists Statement

The focus of my work is my two dogs, which I portray on their daily walk exploring and discovering the world around them. My inspiration comes from the contemplation of a present reality. Like all walkers I am caught between reality of the world around me and a daydream. Walking releases thoughts, my mind wanders then is snapped back by practical concerns. The dogs are always portrayed focusing on the present. Swirling around them is energy, light and my projected daydreams.

I begin with a  sense or sometimes an emotion.  All decisions of color temperature and pallet colors are made before I begin painting. I paint very quickly to build up layers, adding darker or lighter colors as I work. Each painting evolves as the paint leaves the brush. Many times I drop the brush and use a drawing tool to move the wet paint around to add another element. Some of the works are achieved by spraying the wet paint with water allowing the paint to flow and merge into its neighbor. The canvas is turned repeatedly and drips are managed until the desired effect is achieved. I strive to create the illusion of movement in my work to entice the viewer to share in the excitement, discovery and joy I experience on my daily walks.

About Jennifer

Bright colors and active expressive line work applied with energy and vigor punctuate all of her recent works. Dogs on their walk are the focus.  Not from the perspective of a portrait but as you the viewer actively taking part in the scene, walking your dog, enjoying the experience with the animal right in front of you, exploring, sniffing, pulling you along into the possibilities that could exist or reminding you of past experiences.

Jennifer shows her work art festivals in the Carolinas and occasional open studio events at her studio loft in Rock Hill, SC. 

Jennifer was born on a Marine Base in Oceanside California, after living in the desert near Bakersfield her parents moved north to Napa Valley.  After she graduated in 1968 from Calistoga High School, she worked briefly as an Au pair in England, then hitchhiking around Europe. Returning to the states in 1969 a young married mother her and her new husband lived a few years in Florida then moved to South Carolina. She began a formal education on art in 1980 at Winthrop Collage and continued learning at art workshop at Myrtle Beach studying with top artists from around the country.