JESS IMPOCO IS MOSTLY A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST.    

GROWING UP AND STILL LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND, HER WORK OFTEN FEATURES DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND SHOWS THE SMALL THINGS SHE’S FOUND THROUGHOUT VARIOUS SPOTS IN THE REGION, SPECIFICALLY OUTDOORS.

HER IMAGES ARE INSPIRED BY NATURE’S POWER, DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HUMAN EMOTION, AND THE SHINY, UNCOMFORTABLE PARTS OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE.

WORKING MOSTLY WITH PAINT, JESS BUILDS LAYERS OF DRAMATIC SCENES THAT BRING OUT A SENSE OF WONDER AND UNEASE FROM WITHIN.

RECENTLY SHE HAS ALSO STARTED WORKING WITH PHOTOS AND DIGITAL COLLAGE, REWORKING HER PAINTINGS INTO PICTURES SHE’S TAKEN TO CREATE PIECES THAT RESEMBLE A NICE AND BEAUTIFUL DREAM SPACE.

SO FAR IT’S ALL BEEN GOING WELL.