Jenny grew up in a Nottinghamshire farming family and began painting at an early age, often choosing subjects from the farm or the surrounding Sherwood Forest. An "A" level in art was an obvious choice at school but then followed an honours degree in Archaeology and Ancient History at Nottingham University. Here her artistic leanings showed in her special interest in archaeological illustration and artifact drawing. However, it was not until 1991 when she developed the debilitating illness of M.E. that she took up art seriously.

As an artist, Jenny's main love is for the landscape and its ever changing light and colour. She finds it endlessly fascinating the way the natural colours are altered by changes in season, weather, light or time of day. She strives to create an individual sense of mood and atmosphere in her paintings. Often she will return to the same scene at various times of the year and in different weather conditions. It is that emotional response to the landscape that she is looking to capture. Working almost exclusively in oils, Jenny will place strokes of colour next to each other largely unblended. This technique allows the vibrancy and energy of the painting to be retained when viewed as a whole. The canvases are started outside in situ, to capture the essence of the landscape. They are then brought back to the studio for completion, where it often takes weeks or months for Jenny to be happy with the finished painting. A typical year will see Jenny on several painting trips eg. January in Cornwall, April in the Lake District, May in the Peak District etc.


In 2001, Jenny became self-employed as an artist exhibiting widely through-out the Midlands. She has won many awards including at The Great British Art Show, Thoresby Gallery, FSA Annual Exhibition and others. Her work has appeared in "The Artist" magazine and been shown with the Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Gallery in London. Her work can currently be seen at the Derwent Gallery in Derbyshire. 

Keep an eye on this website for forthcoming exhibitions.