Jen Kendall, *1955

Write about yourself: "I'm sorry not to have immediately replied, I felt bad for 5 weeks, but I feel a bit better and so I will send a few infos about myself. I was born in 1955 in Cheshire England, became a folk singer and guitarist at the age of 16, married with 18 and had my family when I was very young. I played as a support for some well-known musicians. In 1981 I moved to the Orkney Islands, sang locally, recorded two albums of Folk and sang on the radio, BBC and television. In addition, I worked for many years as a daymother and social worker, and from 1992-2007 I played mainly for charity events, weddings and concerts.

Painting and drawing fascinated me as a child and I was able to benefit from advanced art lessons at school. I devoted myself to art especially when my children were very small and while I was working as a daymother. For health reasons, I retired from work in 2007 and began to paint. Screens first, in the last few years I developed the style that is now on eBay. In the summer I paint on canvas and in the winter I make pencil drawings, watercolors and Tuscan paintings. I appreciate selling my art for charity and for selling material on eBay online, and I hope to sell some pictures in a Liverpool art shop and locally in Cheshire in a few souvenir shops. Since 2007 I have sent pictures and drawings all over the world.

My parents originally came from the Irish Republic and found that I had inherited musical skills and artistic talent from my mother's side. My daughter is also singer, songwriter and writer. My son plays blues guitar and my youngest daughter is a lawyer. But also a passionate actress.

I am now a grandmother and can teach art to my grandchildren living in Scotland in their garden in the summer. I'd like to move back to my favorite area at Yorkshire Dales and paint and paint. "

 

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Jen Kendall