Jennifer Ross

Kintsugi Horse - The Buckskin and the Butterfly, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
A beautiful butterfly alights on a buckskin horse in artist Jennifer Ross' impressionist work. "This piece is about metamorphosis," says Jennifer. She composes the equine portrait using her eggshell technique, inspired by Kintsugi - a Japanese art form of repairing broken objects with gold lacquer. She collages brown shell fragments overlaid with paint and paper, then highlights them with subtle touches of metallic pigment to catch the light.

About the Artist
Artist Jennifer Ross creates intimate portraits of birds, nests and horses. Jennifer 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 a life-changing event. Jennifer found inspiration in a collection of antique prints of birds' nests and began to paint her first avian series. These paintings serve as symbolic family portraits of what we all hold dear - our home and loved ones. Today, Jennifer draws on Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending pottery with gold. Using broken eggshells, she intricately collages the individual personalities and character of her animal subjects.

Words that describe this painting: horse, butterfly, buckskin, equine, equestrian, eggshell, Kintsugi, metamorphosis, portrait, mixed media, profile, animals, small, calm, contemplative, insect, impressionism, animals, mixed media artwork, beige

Kintsugi Horse - The Buckskin and the Butterfly
Jennifer Ross
Acrylic paint, eggshells, and paper on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind

2023
10 in. h x 8 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.