The Naturalist Fine Art 3rd Annual Art Show
Lavella Apartments Club Room, Austin, Texas
August 17, 2025
Article by Sandra Korth
The Naturalist Fine Art Annual Show was held recently at the Lavella Apartments’ beautiful new club room in the northwest hills of Austin, Texas. The exhibit was of the solo artist Jenn Sanders and was well attended by the residents and open to the public. Nearly 30 art patrons and admirers browsed through the open art displays of vibrant colors and various sizes of work ranging from 4×4 inches to a 3×5 foot canvas. The art was primarily abstract of landscapes, galactic space, water life and events depicting the power of nature, e.g. volcanic activity and the 2024 Texas Pan Handle fire. Others depicted heart-human emotions within a landscape background. Refreshments were served as the visitors mingled and lounged comfortably in the newly decorated room.
When interviewed, the solo artist Jenn Sanders said, “I’m here to get original art in the hands of the people.”
Are you a democratic artist? “Oh yes! I want people to enjoy museum quality fine art in their own homes at an attainable price.”
She explained further saying, “I am a mixed media artist that uses a wide scope of media, e.g., water colors, soft pastels, charcoals, encaustic (wax), handmade indigo grown in Pakistan, and 23K gold attached to crushed mica which provides a shimmering effect. These are “living colors”.”
“I experimented with colors on the color wheel and learned how to blend colors to match the real world.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‘s color wheel from his 1810 Theory of Colours. Source: Wikipedia.
So, are you a colourist artist? “Yes, definitely.”
Jenn makes her own paints in her studio with organic earth pigments and organic bees wax in her encaustics. This authentic look is captivated in her original-only art. When blending her colors, she uses a brush to add many different colors in layers and smooths or swirls to create the impression she is feeling.
Prior to the Art Show, attendees received a “Golden Ticket” invite. The ticket was an original post card-sized artwork from the Hills of Austin series. Each one was different and all were done with gold mixed with mica and natural indigo hand-made paints by Jenn. The clouds over Bull Canyon depicted various weather patterns with golden sunsets and powerful storm winds. Several had figures representing the original Indian inhabitants living there hundreds of years ago.
The clouds over Bull Canyon depicted various weather patterns with golden sunsets and powerful storm winds. Several had figures representing the original Indian inhabitants living there hundreds of years ago.
Jenn Sanders earned her undergraduate degree in Art History at SMU in Dallas. She also founded the Art History Club while she attended there. Her graduate degree in Museum Education followed from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.
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