JenWardell

I am a concept artist and illustrator, who particularly loves doing environment and character designs. Originally from Canada, I now live in the rainiest place on earth, Manchester, UK. I started working in traditional media, with no formal education and pursued it as a hobby as my mother had been a professional artist and said doing other people's designs ruined art for her. Once she went into alternative fields of work, she didn't draw for most of my life, until I was an adult. Thankfully, I realized in my early 20s that her experience would not be the same as mine. At that time I discovered matte painting, which eventually lead me to ConceptArt.org, where I got to see some of the most amazing artists discussing things and fostering an incredible community. It gave me the nudge I needed to get involved, and to really pursue my dreams.

I have been quite bad at updating this for the last several years, and am going to be doing a clear out and update shortly.