Jennifer Ross

Full of Things that Have Never Been, Original Painting

2020

Artist Comments
Two new eggs in their nest. Jennifer completed the piece on New Years Day and a phrase from a quote by the poet Rainer Maria Rilke seemed a fitting title - "And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been." Jennifer used an acrylic medium to heavily texture the nest and then applied her 'eggshell-ing' technique, using real eggshells to piece together the eggs.

About the Artist
Jennifer Ross grew up surrounded by the art of her mother and grandfather. Her attempt to follow in their footsteps presented detours, however, and she ended up working in art galleries selling other's work. But her desire to paint continued to grow throughout the years. In 2008, a gift certificate to a local art store turned into an epiphany when she decided to try painting. Jennifer found inspiration in a collection of antique prints of birds' nests and eggs by the English artist, F.O. Morris, and began to create an avian series. These paintings serve as symbolic family portraits of what we all hold dear - our home and loved ones. Today, she is often commissioned to paint various colored eggs representing patrons' family members.

Words that describe this painting: eggs, nest, birds, avian, Rainer Maria Rilke, New Years, hope, family, still life, nature, spring, new life, animals, nature, representational, mixed media artwork, brown

Full of Things that Have Never Been
Jennifer Ross
Acrylic paint and eggshells on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind

2020
30 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.