Painting in the Florida Studio Pink House - Apalachicola, Florida. 2023

Jenny Odom
iggyart, jimbostratus

Jenny’s colorful art has ascended in scope and critical acclaim throughout her career, and has attracted a loyal following of collectors throughout the U.S., and beyond.

Jenny’s work is primarily one dimensional, using lots of textures and layers to create interest. Subject matter ebbs and flows from whimsical creatures, characters and cityscapes, to dramatic landscapes that are almost a colorfield of light and layers. As well, Jenny has dug into the world of paintings that make a statement, that express an idea — a life change, a loss, a new beginning. Words sometimes flow in and out of her paintings. Intention is important, but letting go of the control is where the real magic begins.
A wrong move becomes a right move. Flow and unfold.

Jenny creates original artwork, as well as prints available. She also has created a line of clothing and housewares using her colorful images. Jenny now resides in North Georgia Mountains and is working on her hillside studio.

 

IDEAS…

“Every child is an artist. 

The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”    

- Pablo Picasso

I have always embraced this idea, that we are all artists and imagination experts as children, but as we grow up we lose that sense of wonder and creativity. In my art, and in my life, I strive to be playful and create the unexpected. Creating art is a journey, and I get lost in the process as my mind takes a road trip to another place. 

“The thing to emphasize is that we're on a journey, and it's not for the destination. It's where we are, what we're experiencing, rather than trying to click off this place and that place. It isn't getting there, it's the process of being there.”   

- Theresa Mellott

Late in the day, as I've been working in the studio, my fingers are sticky from glue and paint, my apron and clothes are covered in a sea of colors, and the studio is a beautiful mess, I step back and wonder, "What happened here today? Where did I go?"  

When people invite these pieces of art into their homes to live, it makes me happy because it gives me the opportunity to wake up and do it all over again. I create for myself, but I get to share it with you.  

“If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there.”  

- George Harrison

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Contact: 

Jenny Odom - jenny@iggyart.com

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Iggyart 

Saatchi Art - www.saatchiart.com/jennyodom

 

 

strive to be you, with Nellie, our Border Collie for 14 years.   for peoria public library

Photographed in Phoenix in the studio we built on the back of our house in the Willo Historic District. We left PHX in 2012. The artwork behind young Jenny is called strive to be you, and alongside is Nellie, our Border Collie for 14 years.

You can currently find Jenny’s work in person:  
LIVE OAK GALLERY, Apalachicola, FL

You can currently find Jenny’s work Online: 
Saatchi Art

Past Show and Art spaces - AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Public Art & Involvement - AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Charity Art Donations & Involvement - AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST