Original Fine Art, Small Batch Artisan Ceramics & Handcrafted Goods created by Jennifer Keresztes (Jen K), a multi-disciplinary artist working primarily in wax and clay, whose encaustic compositions and ceramic creations are often inspired by the natural world.
Encaustic
Mixed Media
Ceramics
Other Handmade
F E A T U R E D N E W A R T W O R K
SMMNRA
(Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area)
2025, 10 x 22 - Encaustic medium and paint, pan pastels, foil, dried flora, pasta, encaustic prints, papers, maps, cardboard on cradled wood panel
I’m often inspired by nature and the dichotomy of it being both a place of beauty and potential destruction. Living in Los Angeles, I’m close by to the SMMNRA (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area). It’s the backyard of many LA communities with close, easy access to wilderness for a sprawling metropolis with a population of millions. It’s a landscape of spectacular views, hilly ridges, woodlands, native flora and fauna easily accessible by hundreds of trails, winding canyon roads and mega freeways.
For me, it’s been a place of physical recreation, exploration, friendship and love over countless hikes and adventures. While it’s been a source of tremendous joy, I’ve also been witness to its destruction as wildfires have become more devastating, frequent and closer. This piece was created as both a homage and a reminder to preserve the environs near and dear.
Mulholland X Greenbriar
2025 - 16 x 16, oil paint, cold wax on cradled wood panel
Another piece that was inspired from a photo taken while hiking the vast network of trails in the SMMNRA (Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area)...some of which sadly has been ravaged by wildfires in recent years.
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Hope Lives: Art for ALS
Research Renderings
May 2025
Hope Lives: Art for ALS is an annual art exhibition, fundraiser and awareness-building event held each May during ALS Awareness Month at the San Francisco Women Artists Gallery. The year's exhibition theme is “Research Renderings” combining the brilliance of ALS research documentation with the creative interpretations of artists.
Hope Lives: Art for ALS
Research Renderings
May 2025
Hope Lives: Art for ALS is an annual art exhibition, fundraiser and awareness-building event held each May during ALS Awareness Month at the San Francisco Women Artists Gallery. The year's exhibition theme is “Research Renderings” combining the brilliance of ALS research documentation with the creative interpretations of artists.