Jenny has been selected as ‘Meet the Maker: Burnout to Beautiful Brushstrokes’ in the Good Health, Wellbeing and the Great Outdoors magazine for May 2021.
‘When Jenny Brown, a busy mum, grandmother and former teacher, experienced burn-out in 2010 and was later diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, she didn’t take it lying down. Instead, she was compelled to paint Scotland’s seascapes and native flora and fauna – something which ultimately helped her on the road to recovery.’
She shares frankly her life story and how art has shaped her life: “I attribute my inventiveness to childhood poverty and make-do-and-mend. When I was 14, I had nothing to wear to a family wedding, so I dyed a sheet, made a skirt, ruffle-hemmed with one of my mum’s old scarves; I cut up a white jumper that was too wee and made a top; and finally wove strips of cloth into a bag, lined it to match the skirt and attached a pleated strap. I prided myself on making clothes that didn’t look homemade.’’