Seeing patterns. Listening to land.
Painting what connects us.
Hi, I’m Jessica Monroe, a South Texas–based painter exploring the interconnection between nature, time, and the human experience. My work begins outdoors by listening and responding to the landscape through quiet acts of attention. In the studio, these studies evolve into dynamic oil paintings that translate those relationships into color and movement. For me, painting is a practice of listening to the world’s intelligence and responding with love and reverence.
Scroll down to explore recent projects and join my newsletter.
In the Summer 2025, I traveled to Galicia, Spain to walk an ancient pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, and explore questions of belonging, faith, and identity. What I found was unexpected: a deep sense of home and connection that reshaped how I see humanity, history, and culture.
El Camino
via Turtle Island
Texas Coastal:
The Laguna Madre Series
I grew up on the South Texas coast—fishing jetties at sunrise, watching birds settle into the reeds and mangroves, paying attention to the small intersections where ecosystems meet. That coastline has shaped my eye for as long as I can remember.
In the summer of 2024, I had the chance to take that lifelong relationship deeper as a resident artist on a spoil island in the Laguna Madre. For one glorious week I stayed in a bunkhouse on an off-the-grid research station—no noise, no distractions, just the wind, tides, and light. It was a turning point: a chance to slow down, pay attention differently, and let the place set the pace.
A new series grew out of that experience, adding to my collection of artwork inspired by the Texas Coast. It’s about presence, pattern, and the quiet intelligence of the more-than-human world.
Learn more about the residency and the process behind the paintings →
The paintings you see here are just the surface of a much larger process—days spent observing, listening, paying attention to the quiet intelligence of the world around us. The real art is the connection, the exploration, the way those experiences move through me long before they ever become paint on a surface.
What you bring into your home is the distilled form of that work. Each piece carries the energy of the places and moments that inspired it, infusing a space with presence and aliveness. And when you collect artwork, you’re not just buying an object—you’re supporting the ongoing practice of an artist. You’re helping sustain the role artists have always played: noticing what’s essential, translating it, and offering it back.
By bringing artwork into your home, you become part of a long human lineage of reflecting of what matters most in life.
Explore the work →
Art is for Everyone
