Born in Hampshire, Jennifer is a classically trained landscape and wildlife oil painter based in the heart of the New Forest.
Career
She received her artistic training in Florence, Italy, where she learned figurative drawing and painting at the atelier of the American artist Charles H. Cecil, and where she later became a teacher. Jennifer also has an undergraduate degree in History of Art from the University of Aberdeen (2012, First Class Honours), and an MSt in History of Art and Visual Culture from the University of Oxford (2015, Distinction).
Artistic Style & Process
Jennifer’s painting is traditional in style. As a plein air landscape artist, she feels that working directly from nature where possible enables the artist to make a living connection to the scene they are viewing, the final painting being the result of the interchange between the painter, the subject, and their atmospheric surroundings,
Reflection
The New Forest is an ancient landscape. In Jennifer’s eyes, the seeming wildness of the place belies the impact of the human hand, which has left almost no corner of the Forest untouched. She is particularly drawn to the ancient woodlands: the once harvested but now lapsed beech and oak pollards, historic hazel coppices, and distinct browse line which reveals the presence of both the deer who once supplied the medieval nobility’s hunting larder and the present day commoners’ ponies – the true Architects of the Forest – who for centuries have roamed their domain without fences.
Through her paintings Jennifer hopes to convey how the unique history of the New Forest landscape is reflected in its visual form, which speaks without words of how human practices and traditions intertwine with native flora and fauna to create stories that are unique and timeless.
Reflection
I hope my art invites you to pause and drift into a quieter world — one that celebrates the harmony between people, animals, and the land. Whether it feels nostalgic, mysterious, or simply peaceful, I want you to sense the spirit of the Forest within it.
Exhibitions
Over the years Jennifer has undertaken commissions for portraits, landscapes and still lifes, sold her work via a gallery and exhibition context, and auctioned paintings for charity. She has exhibited with the New Forest Painters since 2022.
Contact Courtney
You can find Jennifer’s art, prints and paintings in the following locations:
New Forest Gallery & Collectables Lyndhurst
