I am honored to be chatting today with Jen Sterling. She is the Chief Red Head for Jen Sterling Art. Jen is a fine artist located in Annapolis, Maryland. She recently exited life as an entrepreneur in branding and design, where she founded three companies over 30 years. While traveling in the American southwest with her sister almost 20 years ago, she was struck by the colors she saw there – so vivid, so alive, so powerful. The experience struck her so much that when she came home she immediately bought paint and canvas and started trying to convey the rich spectrum of emotions those colors evoked in her. What started as a hobby has become her full-time passion. Not an easy road, but an enriching one for sure. Her work now inspires energy and excitement in homes and workspaces across the country. She works large and small and adores commissions. This is her website: jensterling.com
👂 Listen to Jen talk about her transition from entrepreneur to artist (and still entrepreneur) (2:20)
🍭 Hear about when Jen started her passion with color (insight: it feeds her soul) (4:20)
📣. Hear what Jen would tell people about working in their passion (6:20)
⛅ Where does Jen get her inspiration for her abstract/impressionist paintings? Listen here to find out… (9:00)
🖼️ We get to see some of Jen’s art that represent her (and many of our) emotions (14:00)
✏️ Hear the compelling stories about two of Jen’s commissioned paintings (18:20)
👶 Listen to Jen talk about how to introduce art to children (29:00)
🏆 Look at Jen’s awards and her gallery exhibit and where she has exhibited: (32:40)
🌱 - Her gallery: 2014 Renard Court, Suite B, Annapolis, MD 21401
🌱 - She was awarded the Grand Prize in Abstract Art by International Artist Magazine in 2020 for my piece "Tahitian Pearl"
🌱 - 2022 Solo show in Norfolk, VA at the D'Art Gallery Vault
🌱 - 2022 Solo show in Upper Marlboro, MD at the Showplace Arena
🌱 - 2021 Solo show in Annapolis, MD at the Quiet Waters Galleries
🌱 - 2019 Solo Show in Annapolis, MD at City Hall
🌱 - And an upcoming solo show of some of her larger work in October at the Chesapeake Arts Center (details on jensterling.com)
#WordsofWisdom from Jen: 'Follow that passion! You will never regret it. And take that color with you!'
Thank you for chatting with me Jen! We are grateful for you!
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." — Andy Warhol
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