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Wood-burned paintings by Jenny Germann that capture daily life around the world

You can take your watercolours, your oils and acrylics, I'm now hooked on the painting technique of wood-burning. That's the process American artist Jenny Germann applies to her artworks, using a blend of pyrography (wood-burning) and paint locations that hold significance in her life. She uses landscapes to convey experiences, often drawing influence from her travels and daily observations.

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Vibrant painting of prickly pear cacti with green and yellow paddles and red fruits, created using pyrography and paint by Jenny Germann

"Pyrography lends a controlled and physically satisfying aspect to the work," she explains, "whereas the painting is experimental and evocative." She mixes the mediums as a way to communicate her perspective, using making as a form of introspection, observation, and personal expression.

Jenny’s work is currently available at Red Raven Art Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Exhibit B Gallery in Souderton. Born in Kansas, Jenny lives and works in Lancaster, PA. She earned her BFA from the University of Kansas and is getting her MS from Eastern University. She is married to furniture designer and cabinetmaker Evan Germann.

A vibrant wood-burned and painted scene of a bustling covered market interior with pink flower stalls, shoppers, and ornate wooden beam architecture framing the composition.
Wood-burned and painted illustration of a vibrant pink brick building facade with people sitting outside, bicycles, and a storefront entrance
Watercolour and pyrography artwork depicting a vintage roadside produce stand with fresh horseradish and lemonade, featuring a vendor in a green shirt arranging items at the counter
Colourful mixed-media artwork of a narrow urban alley with pink and red buildings, bare tree branches overhead, and a herringbone brick pathway rendered in bright watercolour and pyrography
A landscape artwork showing a large bare tree casting a long shadow across a field dotted with yellow-green foliage, created using wood-burning and paint techniques
Colourful watercolour and pyrography painting of a shop interior with blue-painted walls, figures in a pink-floored doorway, and shelving displaying merchandise on either side
A narrow greenhouse corridor lined with vibrant orange flowers and lush green foliage on both sides, with a purple-toned walkway receding into the distance under a glass roof, created using pyrography and paint by Jenny Germann
Group of tall green cacti with dark outlines against a bright turquoise sky, created using pyrography and paint
Vibrant mixed-media painting combining wood-burning and paint depicting tall palm-like trees with green fronds against a bright blue sky
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