Explore the story, inspiration, and creative vision behind the work of an artist whose unique perspective transforms ideas and emotions into compelling works of art.
About
Hi, I’m Jennifer Stephens, the artist behind Nouvelle Fine Art.
The name comes from our horse farm here in Loxahatchee, Florida, named after my daughter’s heart horse, De Nouvelle Vie. He’s the Chestnut King who changed everything for us, creating incredible opportunities for my daughter in the sport of dressage. When she moved to South Florida to pursue her dreams, we decided to follow the next year. So in 2022, trading Texas for the palm trees of Florida, we bought the farm, naming it Nouvelle Farms.
Somewhere between running the farm and watching her ride and grow her own business, I found my way to the art room. For thirty years I was a lawyer with zero artistic talent (or so I thought). After my daughter was born, I picked up a camera and fell in love with photography. Then came the cakes. What started as simple birthday creations for her turned into multi-tiered fondant masterpieces covered in hand-sculpted flowers and tiny edible details. People began asking me to make their cakes too, and for years I was known as “the cake lawyer.” But the move to Florida brought brutal humidity and a tiny kitchen, and the cakes had to stop.
Painting on a whim—and never stopping.
In late 2025, I decided to try painting on a whim and I haven’t stopped since. I would wake up in the middle of the night with an idea and tiptoe into the art room/office like a kid sneaking cookies. The process is pure obsession for me, especially art. I love the way the paint moves on its own, how colors swirl and separate in ways I could never plan. I’m always chasing light in every piece, that glowing sense that something hopeful is breaking through. The hardest part is always knowing when to stop…when the painting is “enough.”
My favorite painting to date is “Dreaming in the Clouds.” It actually won me my first award and I have decided that I can never part with it. It started as something completely different and slowly transformed into this soft, luminous sky—like the heavens gently opening up.
That’s how most of my work happens: I can’t remember the exact colors or steps the next day, which makes every painting truly one-of-a-kind and impossible to recreate. I fall in love with each one while I’m making it, and even after they find new homes, I miss them just a little. I hope whoever owns them now feels that same quiet joy every time they look at them.
Whether you end up taking a piece home or just stop by to say hello, thank you for being here. While I’m still practicing law and acting as a mediator and arbitrator, this new adventure in my life brings me so much happiness and has been the most unexpected and beautiful gift. I can’t wait to share more of it with you.
Proud Recipient of the 2026 Silver Medal
Camelback Gallery · 9th Annual All Abstract Awards
I’m deeply honored to receive the 2026 Silver Medal from Camelback Gallery’s 9th Annual All Abstract Awards. This recognition is a meaningful achievement and a wonderful acknowledgment of the creativity, vision, and dedication behind my work. Being selected among talented artists in an international abstract art competition makes this honor especially rewarding.
I’m grateful to Camelback Gallery for this recognition and for creating a platform that celebrates artistic expression, experimentation, and contemporary abstract art.
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