Jessica Porter

“I love creating abstract landscapes that are technical yet visually calming and serene. I think a painting with both of those aspects can make a bold statement within a space and yet still have a personal connection with each observer.” -Jessica Porter

Jessica Porter is an abstract painter based in Tarrytown, NY. Her unique style combines her extensive background in art with her expertise in the interior design and architecture industry.

Even from a young age, Jessica always loved to draw, paint and take photos. When it came time to search for a career, Jessica realized she was captivated by the hand-drawn renderings created in both early and final design stages of interior design and architecture. The idea of using her love of drawing professionally in a technical field was intriguing. She attended Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and became hooked in her first year of technical drawing classes, color theory, design principles, and so many more. She was accepted into the Bachelor of Science program for interior design. After graduation, she went on to receive additional professional license credentials to specialize in the commercial design field.

Her career included a variety of projects while she worked for Boston-based top design firms in the hospitality, corporate interiors, and workplace sectors. She quickly specialized in rendering and early design schemes before deciding to move back to New York and start a family.

She took a brief leave from the field to be home with her daughter and found herself needing to channel her creativity. She dove back into painting, but realized she missed the technical drawing and parts of interior architecture that she’d become accustomed to. She begun weaving that technique into her paintings itself. She used her love of traveling and nature as source material and was intrigued with exploring both architecture and nature together. Since then, her process has evolved to combine the technical skills she used her whole career with the more free, creative aspects of painting in a way that has been an exciting exploration. Her love of color and theory informs her vibrant and bold color palettes in each piece, creating varying emotions for different people.

For her custom clients, she works with each person to create a color palette that heightens and blends with the interior design of the space, depicting how powerful and cohesive the role of color can be. She’s passionate about creating something that will capture the emotions of a place and can spark memories for a lifetime!

When she’s not mixing her paints, Jessica loves spending time with her daughter coloring & creating, going on adventures, traveling, and playing tennis & pickleball.

To see Jessica’s most recent projects and travels, join her on Instagram.