Peperomia Pepperspot

Just a little sunny still life of a Peperomia Pepperspot plant to brighten up a winter day.

I chose to paint this plant because I wanted to explore the combination of the textured pot, textured rattan stool and the dot-like leaves of the plant. I'm really enjoying working into watercolour with mark-making using coloured pencils at the moment.

I used my new gouache paint to create the opaque leaves.

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Jess has a Masters Degree in Fine Art and is based in Melbourne. She is currently studying Art Therapy and works as a Horticultural Therapist alongside her art practice.

Jess's art career went on hiatus in 2010 while she healed from a chronic illness, raised her daughter, studied in a new field and started a business. She's back at the easel and so excited to see where this new chapter of painting will take her. Connecting with the BlueThumb community is a great joy and honour for her.

Jess's new paintings are inspired by nature and her work as a Horticultural Therapist, where she helps people create wildflower meadows and medicinal herb gardens as a form of therapy. Jess combines her connection to plants with her decades-long experience as a colourist to create her paintings.