Ella Thorburn
Ella Thorburn, née Jennings, (b. 2001) was born and raised in Burbank, California.
Her artistic training began with lessons in watercolor and oil. In the summer of 2018, she attended the California State Summer School for the Arts at CalArts with an emphasis on visual arts and painting. Although she considered pursuing a career in animation because of her proximity to the many studios in Burbank, Jennings opted to pursue her dual interests in psychology and fine art at Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, CA. She graduated in 2023 and served as the curatorial assistant and program coordinator for three years at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in Santa Barbara. She married her husband Douglas in 2026 and moved her artistic practice to the Santa Ynez Valley.
Jennings is interested in interior, architectural structures as settings where our lives play out. Through the contrast of light and dark, abstracted shapes and simplified forms, and cool and warm colors, she explores themes of home, memory, and faith.
Available for commissions and private art lessons.
Inquire via eeljennings@gmail.com
Solvang, CA
