Jennifer Maldonado

¡HOLA, HOLA!
Before we get to the good art stuff, I want to tell you a bit about myself first, so here’s my story.

I’m a Puerto Rico Native, self-taught watercolor artist, creative by birth who loves to learn. I'm also a beach, coffee and music lover + a Bohemian at heart with a vintage - 80’s soul. I was born in a family of creatives, my father is a musician, my mother is a sewing genius and my grandmother, the one who started this creative family is the ultimate DIYer, crochet guru, fashion designer, among many other creative hats, oh and she cooks delicious. Since I was a little girl I learned many creative skills that I gather from all of them, I explored the ones that reasoned with me and put them into practice — HINT: it wasn’t music, I can’t play an instrument even to save my life [insert laugh]. The one creative activity I loved the most was coloring, and by that I mean painting with crayons and markers in a coloring book with the occasional doodling on the white space of the pages. I gotta say, I was the best at staying inside the lines.

In 2003 I had to choose a career path, I always felt I deep connection with nature and a curiosity for the solar system, so I decided to study Natural Science and I became a Biologist which I love. My paintings are inspired by nature, plants and its connection to the moon cycles, having studied Biology inspires me and makes more easy my painting process, because of my understanding of the natural world which is my main painting subject. In 2010 I made a Master’s Degree in Education, which helps me impart the art workshops and courses I teach today.

In 2016 I fell in love again with my old love, painting, I had lost my first and only baby due to premature birth in February 1st 2016. Watercolor painting became a very crucial part in my healing journey. I was able to express myself in an easier way. Aiden, my baby boy is the reason I am here talking to you about art. His short but very meaningful life taught me more about life & love than all the years I’ve been on this earth. And if you did the math, yes I’ve been painting with watercolors for 7+ years, and I want to share the knowledge I’ve been gathering all these years with you.