Thanks so much for visiting my Art With Jenny website! I am a mommy of two amazing teenagers, a wife to a very patient husband that puts up with my art mess, and a native to the Bay Area in California. I love painting, chocolate, vanilla lattes from Peets, good wine, traveling, music, playing volleyball, and am addicted to Pinterest!

I fell in love with kids’ art long before I became an art teacher. Years ago, when my children were young and in preschool, they would bring home piles and piles of artwork for the first time.  Although much of it was just colorful scribbles, I loved it! I poured over it!  While many of my mommy friends looked at these piles as “clutter”, I spent hours figuring out how to save and preserve these early little pieces.  I didn’t care much about saving math sheets or writing practice sheets.  I just wanted to keep their artwork. Why? Because these special little pieces were created from their imaginations, hearts, and souls.

As my kids got older, their art projects turned from cute little scribbles to different, more advanced projects, each with more detail and personality. The evolution of their art is so cool to me!

In 2012, my family and I moved to Germany for my husband’s work.  It was in Germany that I decided to combine my love of art with my love of working with kids.  I started an after school art program at BIS, the International School in Bavaria, Germany, and taught kids from all over the world.  My program quickly turned from brand-new with just a few students, to completely full, with many kids even on the waitlist.

After two years in Germany, my family moved back home to California and I officially opened the Art With Jenny Studio where I taught art classes, camps and paint parties. When Covid hit, my small business suffered, and I had to close my studio. Currently, I’m teaching Kinder – 8th grade art at St. Simon Parish School in Los Altos and Saint Nicholas School in Los Altos.  In addition, I’m still teaching outside art classes, camps & paint parties.  My art classes are focused on fun, creativity, and making art that you can cherish forever.

I hope to make beautiful art with you soon!

xoxo,

Jenny