Jennifer

     "Blush"

"Face"

"Trust"

'Anna's Painting'

Several years ago, I was challenged by a friend to set aside my fear of failure

and attend to the creative urge  swimming inside me.  

He loaned me his brushes, paints and gave me a canvas.

That day changed me forever.

I find pure pleasure in the act of painting - the movement of paint on a canvas,

the mistakes that can change a piece for the better,

the constant problem solving, the unknown end and even the smell of the paint.

My paintings are simple, whimsical, colorful, and often accidental.

I play in the paint to create unlikely shadows and occasionally hide objects.

I am inspired by poetry, music, people, moods, objects in my home and art.

I paint to learn who I am.

In 2001, although still an emerging artist, I was selected

to illustrate a children’s book for the Butterfly Pavilion.

It is titled, Morpha, A Rainforest Story published by Colorado Mountain Club Press in Golden.

   I was selected to do the illustration work for another children's book, Jesus from A to Z, released in 2009

I have exhibited my paintings in several Colorado art galleries,

in “on-line” shows, in restaurants and spas.

My work is currently available exclusively through

The Muse Fine Art Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

I have no formal art training.

My education includes Bachelor of Arts degrees in elementary education and special education

from the University of Northern Colorado

and a Master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver.

I am currently one of the coordinators of Aurora’s gifted and talented program

in Aurora Public Schools.  I reside in Aurora, CO with my husband and two children.

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