Jennifer Lynn Beaudet is an oil painter based in the Washington, DC area. She works in a representational style, painting figures, still life, and domestic objects using traditional oil painting techniques with an openness to experimentation.
Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions locally and nationally, including her 2023 solo show It’s in the Journey at Art at Penn Place Gallery, Garrett Park, MD, and the Salmagundi Club in New York. She has received multiple Best in Show and First Place awards and is a recipient of the Denis Diderot Grant for an artist residency at Château d’Orquevaux in France.
Beaudet earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland and completed the three-year Professional Master Artist Program at The Compass Atelier. Since 2018, she has studied with Alyssa Monks, Steven Assael, Teresa Oaxaca, and Glen Kessler. She teaches painting at Compass Art Center and is a member of the Portrait Society of America, Friends of the Yellow Barn, Rockville Art League, and Montgomery Art Association.
Artist Statement
I am interested in human nature and how we care for ourselves and others. My current work is a combination of figures and domestic objects that reflect on the vulnerabilities and joys of daily life - the beautiful balance between strength and sensitivity, identity and expectations, control and chaos, past and present. I could go on. It all fascinates me.
It’s remarkable how we delicately navigate these ideas as we grow into our own.
I take a realistic approach to my subject using mostly traditional techniques, adding and scraping away layers, texture, brushwork, using sometimes unconventional methods. My goal is to add depth, nuance, and a lingering interest to what’s immediately apparent.
My iterative process allows me space to play with the formal elements in an image while I follow along and respond intuitively. As the painting evolves, I am often led to a better understanding of what the artwork is about. In doing so, I find an opportunity to explore my own truths and reveal stories about a broader human experience.
