About Jenny Walker

Jenny Walker

Born in Argentina, discovered at an early age her love for and talent as an artist as she crayoned her first mural masterpiece on her mom’s sewing room wall, (nothing more to say here). She and her family immigrated to the US (legally) when she was twelve. 

Jenny attended Cass Tech High School in Detroit excelling in art classes learning technique and styles of the world’s greats. She took what she learned and created a style that is unique to her, Realism.  Acrylic, oils, or watercolor; landscapes, animals, portraits, and mechanical, any subject, any medium, she can do it.  In recent years she began recreating historical paintings of ships, trains and buildings that have been lost to time but not forgotten. When she undertakes one of these projects, she spends hours researching time era colors and costumes to make it as historically accurate as possible. 

Jenny met her future husband, Mike, in 1977 where she took his challenge to paint him a mural; nine months to completion and they were wed. Mike was a driving force encouraging her to paint and paint she did. They ran the arts and craft show circuit for 26 years with Jenny painting on whatever Mike built out of wood, i.e. bread boxes, serving trays, and the only line they currently maintain, the Christmas wreath. When the economy crashed in the early 2000’s she walked away from doing shows and painting on wood and concentrated on canvas paintings.

She was a member of Studio 1219 for many years displaying her artwork as well as teaching acrylic and oil painting classes. She now displays at New Century Art Gallery and St Clair Art Association. She teaches class in her home studio and gets the occasional teaching gig at the two afore mentioned establishments. Jenny is available for commission work.

If you don’t have paint on your hands and face….. you haven’t lived!