By cultivating a visually effective narrative through color and line, Jess celebrates the complexity of feelings we encounter through familiarity. Her works enlightens the viewer to the abstract allure of the ordinary by distilling the essences of shapes and using unnatural colors to awaken the wonder of childlike marvel and overlooked pleasures. She renews the energy of subjects by depicting them in a lively, playful light.
She’s called Boston her home for many years now, attracted to the beauty of the buildings and culture. Jess draws inspiration from the natural and the man-made, giving an extra dimension of personality to microbials, plants, animals, and the rhythms of cities, interpreting their individual characters. Her work focuses on acrylics while often using other available resources such as wood, fabric, and found objects to create a diversity of dynamics.