Jennie’s Palette

Artist statement

My artwork explores the relationship women have with their bodies. The works are sensual, the lines flowing and connected revealing the sense of connection we have to our bodies and our minds. My artwork is unashamedly nude, but not erotic or titillating. I reveal glimpses into my own history and battles with personal issues, but make my work something that resonates with everyone.

My artwork captures movement, gestures, emotion and encourages an empathic reaction in the viewers. It considers the different issues women face both internally and through external forces. These works are open for interpretation. Frequently a meaning that I feel in an artwork summons a different gamut of emotions memories and feelings in another viewer. The nude body is a beautiful, sensual, expressive entity. We communicate through so much more than our voices and resonate feelings through body language. The beauty of the female form and the emotion evident in each gesture are sources of endless inspiration for me.

Biography

It shouldn’t take being hit by a car to discover your passion in life, but that is precisely what happened with me. In order to quench the pain of my new disability I returned to my first love, painting. Always technically proficient, my works lacked a certain something. But now my new focus allowed me to expand my interest into a new career with a new sense of abandon imbuing my artworks and a new emotional quality that has propelled my vision ahead.
I started studying again, taking classes online from universities like Curtin and RMIT to fill out my prior art education at Monash university. I painted and evolved my signature styles, almost by accident every time. I have worked to get my artwork out online, offline, and into the hands of collectors worldwide. I have exhibited internationally and locally, received awards for my artwork and excellent reviews.
My studio is in my home where I can paint at any time of the day or night. I live with my husband and two cats and rely on my iPod for those late night painting sessions. I also maintain a blog where I write about censorship issues and nude art and maintain nude advocacy groups. It is one of my missions to help change attitudes about the nude in art.

Techniques

I use a variety of techniques in my paintings and drawings, from palette knife, to drawing. I am not limited by any one technique or media but choose to experiment and explore through different textures and different feeling media such as oils, acrylics, charcoal, pencil and pastel. I use quality media and consider every piece to be an extension of myself.

To Find out more about my accident and physical progress please click here:The Accident Details