Jodi Whalen

Jodi Whalen is an artist who lives and works in Burlington, Vermont.

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I paint and create images that communicate the connection between the individual and her world. My paintings show how a person's interpretation of reality is skewered by emotion, memory, and/or expectation. A city becomes orange from the bright autumn sun, and buildings vibrate from the energy of the people who live and work in them. Words have stories behind them, invoking memories, smells, textures and colors. We don't just think of a word, we search the files in our brains, and conjure up our own interpretation of what those letters mean to us.

I use layering to invoke the story of memory and experience. I use tools to scrape away years. Each piece I do is a story. Stand far away and it seems simple. But come closer, and spend time and you'll see that there is so much more to it.

I am a self-taught individual.