Getting creative at Lilla Rogers’ Color Quest Art Retreat March ‘25 at the beautiful Quinta Bonita in Lagos, Portugal!
Hi, my name is Jennifer and I love drawing, traveling, and photography. I carry a small sketchbook and pen with me wherever I go so I can capture little moments with my pen. I love being inspired by what is around me. I often bring my sketches into Procreate to add digital color.
I live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina, and I love being out in nature, it feeds my soul!
I have a Masters degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology, and was a personal trainer, and an adjunct professor at UNCA before kids and before beginning my career as an artist in the spring of 2017.
I have taken painting classes with local artist Ursula Gullow and online art illustration classes with Lilla Rogers’ and Beth Kempton’s Make Art That Sells online courses.
In September of 2024, I attended a lovely art + culinary retreat (Provence by Heart Creative Retreats) in the south of France with local NC artist Meg Winnecour, French artist Camille Rebuffel, and Agnès Benoit, and I just attended an dreamy Uptrek Color Art Retreat in Portugal with the incredible Lilla Rogers in March of 2025! I made some amazing new friends and may assist Laly Mille (a French mixed media artist) in an art retreat in France in 2027!
I was recently a part of Lilla Rogers’ 6-week Inner Circle (spring ‘25), which is a small-group mentoring intensive, and I now have some future project ideas in mind!
I have completed three non-consecutive 365 days of drawing challenges, the most recent one ending on Dec 31st, 2018. The last 365 day challenge was a lot of fun, because every day in 2018 I posted my drawings on Instagram (@jenniferrussavl) and managed not to miss a day! I also made a lot of new friends in the process! It is amazing how having a daily practice improves your art!!
As of April 18th, 2025, I just recently finished doing a sketch a day for 40 days and shared them in my Insta stories. I created a highlight of them, so you can see my favs.
If you have any questions about my work, are interested in licensing my art, carrying some of my products in your store, thinking of having an artist retreat in your area, or just want to say hello, send me an email at jennifer[at]jenniferruss[dot]com. All of my postcards and stickers are available for wholesale.
Find my postcards and/or stickers in the following Asheville shops: Double D’s Coffee and Desserts, Moonlight Makers, Dolce Vita, L.O.F.T. of Asheville, and Whist: Greeting and Gifts. And also in Black Mountain, NC at Dang!, and at the Show and Tell Pop Up!!
To see what I’m up to next (and with me, it’s always something!) follow me on instagram at: @jenniferrussavl and check out my IG stories!
Thank you for checking out my art! Supporting artists is cool! Yay for being cool!
Jennifer
All the artwork on this site was created by Jennifer Russ. For licensing rights or commission work, please email Jennifer at Jennifer[at]jenniferruss[dot]com..