Jenny Carpenter

Lives and works in Cold Spring, NY, USA

Artist statement

I paint on birch panels. I work in concert with the grain to create an image both abstract yet familiar. My paintings capture a sense of place. Broadly, I search for my place in the world as a person, then hone in more intimately on my place as it exists in my own aging body.

Artwork

• Isn't It Nice ?, 2022. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• You Are Here, 2022. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• We're Gand, 2023. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• Strangely Calming Accordion Music, 2023. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• Now What ?, 2023. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• Reflection, 2023. Birch panel, blind spot mirrors, reflective tape, galvanized steel post and bolts
• Mountains Out Of Molehills, 2022. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• Are We There Yet?, 2021. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• Sitting By Myself, 2021. Oil and graphite on birch panel
• These People Talk Too Much, 2021. Oil and graphite on birch panel