ABOUT JEN KERINS
I'm Jen Kerins
STEP INTO MY STUDIO
I'm a professional artist primarily based in Dublin, Ireland, though you’ll often find me on the road in a campervan with my fiancé, exploring the land that inspires so much of my work.
I've been drawing and painting since I could first hold a crayon, and I'm so grateful to have grown up in a family that supported my creative pursuits from the start. Though the path to becoming a full-time artist hasn’t been entirely linear, painting has always been a central part of my life, and my first passion.
At its heart, my art is an invitation: to pause, to remember who you are, and to sense the quiet energy always moving through the world around you, guiding you to where you were always meant to be.
There’s Something Waiting in the Stillness...
I'm sure you've felt it too, that quiet pull beneath the noise of everyday life. A sense that something ancient and powerful moves through the land, through you, just beneath the surface.
Maybe it stirs when you're near the sea, or standing barefoot on grass, or simply sitting in stillness with yourself. It's not always easy to explain, but deep down, you know it's real.
My work is a response to that feeling. A reminder that you're not separate from nature, but a part of it. That there is wisdom in your bones, strength in your softness, and beauty in simply being here. Through each painting, I hope to offer a moment of presence, a chance to return to yourself and remember that the power you feel in the world around you lives within you, too.
Painting with the land...
The land is both muse and collaborator.
Most of my work doesn't begin in the studio, but out in the world; walking the coastline, sketchbook in hand, taking photographs of the landscape, or sitting quietly in the hills, just listening.
My fiancé and I built a campervan together, and we spend a lot of time travelling Ireland’s wild places. These moments, with my feet in the sea, the wind in my hair, eyes open to shifting skies are where most of my paintings begin, long before the brush touches canvas.
Painting, for me, is how I gather what the land offers and give it form. It’s less about capturing a scene and more about distilling a feeling: that sense of being small, held, and connected to something far greater.
Just the beginning...
While I'm building this site and working on my current collection, you can find a selection of my original paintings, prints, and wearable designs over on Etsy, and catch glimpses of my latest work on Instagram.
If you're interested in a piece you see on Instagram and it isn’t listed on Etsy, or if you're curious about a commission, feel free to DM me or reach out at jen@jenkerins.com.
Thanks for stopping by, and for stepping into the stillness with me...
