Jen peterson

Jen Peterson paints to visually recall and document emotional responses to intimate connections, longed-for places, and lived experiences. She likes to infuse her practice with a delicate lightness, a sense of play, and a quiet contemplation of the layers within us that underlie our everyday connection to our surroundings. 

She brings together contrasting influences of light and shadow, hardness and softness, edge and curve, in an effort to evoke feelings of both strength and vulnerability. Jen expresses these moments through various experiments with colors, shapes, and lines using water-based media and enjoys mixing and making her own watercolor paint and inks by hand using pigment and binding medium. This aligns with a certain philosophy she likes to keep in mind while creating — one that engages the senses and celebrates a deep appreciation for raw materials and the beauty of simplicity.

Website: www.thepursuitofsunshine.com