ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jenna’s paintings explore personal transmutation through the symbolic language of nature. Her meditative images express a vision of unity beneath all forms and an appreciation of the transient nature of life. With figures immersed in water and solid objects dissolving into waves of energy, Jenna explores the dance between matter and spirit, navigating the shifting boundary where the tangible meets the intangible. Through contrasting colours and layers of flowing brushstrokes, Jenna aims to capture the essence of this dynamic interplay, revealing the dualities that define the human experience.
Her early exposure to fine art came at the age of four, when she vividly recalls standing in front of Dalí's *La Gare de Perpignan* at the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, where she spent her early childhood. She began her formal studies in Art, Design, and Media Practice at Kingston School of Art, before moving to Florence to receive traditional training in master oil painting techniques at the Charles Cecil Studio.
The impact of classical training combines with dynamic abstract expressionism in Jenna's oil paintings, as she plays with the balance between controlled and intuitive mark-making, of maintaining and dissolving form. By using sfumato and flowing brushstrokes, she aims to transport her viewers into a state of presence. Each artwork delves into the intimate process of transformation, the often paradoxical nature of healing, using natural elements to symbolise the inner changes individuals undergo as they strive toward self-discovery. Jenna recognises her practice as a form of alchemy, as her artworks are both expressions and invocations of transformation.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Water has always been my language. It’s the constant that runs through all of my work both a recurring motif and a way of thinking. In flowing brushstrokes, dissolving forms, and shifting layers of colour, I echo its meditative quality. Whenever I’m near water, something inside me goes still, and that sense of serenity is what I try to transmit through painting: an invitation to shift into healing, presence, and renewal. Each
painting is a kind of baptism. As my practice develops, I’m pushing further into abstraction, gesture and colour becomes a conduit for the unseen. yet water remains my anchor.
