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Jennifer Sellers, raised and
educated in the Colorado Rockies, developed a close attachment
to the mountains with a deep appreciation for the textures and
colors found in nature.
After working toward her BFA at Western State College of
Colorado, she moved to Florida where she studied under Patron of
the Arts, Raymond Westwater. Under his tutelage, Jennifer spent
the next two years mastering the technical use of the
egg-tempera medium. Feeling limited by the Florida landscape and
restricted by the technical use of the egg-tempera medium,
Jennifer moved to the Pacific Northwest where she has spent the
last seven years expanding her repertoire; the mountains and
volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest provided ample subject matter
for her to develop her skills
Jennifer has a passion for
animals and the emotional connection they have to our lives.
Through her bold use of colors and expression, she captures the
energy and inner spirits of our beloved pets in her original pet
portraits. Jennifer believes that painting should be a
spontaneous act. Colors, textures, and perspectives are used to
enhance her paintings. “In the midst of a painting, I don’t
always consciously know where I’m going with the work but I keep
pushing paint onto canvas. Through the sculpting and blending of
the paint, the final creation makes sense. After I’ve put my
last brush stroke down, I step back from my canvas and look for
the first time.” I see what I have created and I think,”Yes,
That is what I was trying to say.”
Jennifer would be more than happy to entertain discussion of her
work. Please feel free to contact her should you have any
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