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Jen Larkin is a contemporary fine artist whose practice is rooted in a lifelong fascination with landscape, light, and memory. Her paintings capture the wild beauty of remote places—especially the shifting skies and open spaces she’s encountered while walking long-distance routes across the British Isles. Working in a style that merges expressive mark-making with fine detail and collage, her work is known for its luminous colour, layered surfaces, and emotional resonance.

Jen graduated from Leeds University in 1999 with a First Class (Hons) degree in Fine Art. Alongside her painting, she runs a successful art consultancy, collaborating with interior designers and clients on bespoke commissions. In 2025, her creative and consultancy practices came together in a prestigious commission for a luxury lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport.

Jen lives and works in North Cornwall with her husband, survival instructor John Hudson FRGS. Her paintings are held in private collections, boutique hotels, and distinctive spaces worldwide.

Artist’s Statement

“Raised in the picturesque West Lancashire village of Newburgh, I have always felt a deep connection to the natural world. Perhaps best known for my evocative landscapes that capture the rugged beauty of the British Isles, I find my greatest inspiration during frequent walks across remote moorlands and coastlines, as well as the northern fells and dales. Accompanied by my husband, a survival instructor, my treks through untamed landscapes inject a raw energy into my work, reflecting the unpredictable beauty of the wilderness.

Returning to my studio in rural North Cornwall, nestled near Hawk’s Tor, I bring memories of those experiences to life, creating what I describe as “vibrant compositions that reveal the emotional feel of a place or moment.” Working initially in collage, then inks and oil paint on panel or canvas, I begin with carefully structured under-paintings and bright swathes of colour that peek through the final layers. These successive, ethereal glazes of paint aim to capture the true essence and energy of a remembered vista as much as its appearance.

My artistic journey has been shaped by a radical reverence for nature, an approach that imbues my pieces with a sense of wildness and authenticity. The natural world is more than a subject for me; it is a collaborator, enhancing my creative process and giving my work a presence that goes beyond mere representation. My path is fueled by an impulse to imagine, to delve beneath the everyday and uncover deeper layers of existence.

In my vision, art and life are inseparable, and I draw on every aspect of the landscapes I love—rugged coastlines, expansive moors, shifting skies, and untamed waters. As well as roaming freely, I also enjoy Britain’s great trails such as The Pennine Way and Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk, along with following in the footsteps of writers and poets, such as the Herriot and Coleridge Ways. My work invites viewers to experience these landscapes in a deeply personal way, reconnecting them with Britain’s wild spaces in a relationship as powerful as it is peaceful.”

– Jen Larkin

Studio Update

You can see Jen’s original paintings and a selection of prints, inspired by walking the South West Coast Path, at The Picture House Gallery, Padstow

NEW paintings and print collections coming soon.

Contact

Jen takes commissions, collaborations and exhibitions on a limited basis, according to her availability.

For commission enquiries, please use the questionnaire form on the commissions page.

For collectors, business, media, wholesale or gallery enquiries, you can get in touch via the contact form below (for personal messages please use Instagram)…