JDA Art Studios

ARTIST STATEMENT :

Nature has inspired my collection of works. I have worked with watercolor ,acrylics , gouache, graphite, colored pencil, charcoal , digital media and glass mosaic to express my subjects in a realistic and sometimes an abstracted format. Evoking the vibrancy of color, texture and the fluidity of nature to brings to life these installations.

In my works that adopt a human theme, my focus is on emotion and how it translates into a universal language that can have a diverse significance for every individual. I explore the themes of harmony and disharmony, uniformity and Individualism that are universal to the human experience.

ABOUT THE ARTIST :

Jennifer D. Armstrong was born and raised in Los Angeles , California and has enjoyed drawing and painting throughout her life . She studied art while attending the University of Southern California where she later completed her bachelor’s degree in Biology in 1994. She later continued on to achieve her medical degree from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine in 1999, but never stopped developing her interest in art throughout her medical training .

Her work titled “Togetherness” has garnered recognition from the National Academy of Medicine in Washington D.C. and is part of the permanent online gallery titled, “Expressions of Clinician Well – Being.” The work has been featured on the cover of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management in December 2019. Jennifer has participated in juried shows and exhibits in the Los Angeles area. She continues to create works in acrylics, watercolors, gouache, graphite ,charcoal ,and glass mosaics, and has recently expanded her interest into digital art and photography.