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According to the Arts in Bloom 2025 pamphlet, Wright has an extensive portfolio and has works included in the Tennessee Art Museum, the Sam Davis Historical Home and Museum in Smyrna, and the Boone Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

“I have a painting that I am entering this year that is very special,� said Jenkins. “It is one of the championship game where Macon County won the state title in Chattanooga. The piece took me over 300 hours, over the course of two months, to complete. I will officially debut the piece at Arts in Bloom at the main office of Macon Bank on Red Boiling Springs Road.�

Jenkins says that he has always been exposed to art in some way or another.

“I had cousins that were painters when I was a young kid,� he said. “My cousin Jerry Morgan was a letter painter, and he had a small building behind my grandparents’ house that he used for doing his work. I pretty much grew up with my grandparents, so I was always around it. Sometimes he’d sit up at the Family Restaurant and sketch people that were there. I eventually got interested in art as a hobby and began sketching on my own. I would watch YouTube videos for hours and learn different techniques. That led me to want to paint.�

Before painting, Jenkins began collecting art.

“For about three or four months, I bought paintings from auctions and different places,� said Jenkins. “I thought I would like to try painting for myself, so I did. I never looked back. I enjoy it very much. I have drawn and sketched everything from family members, friends, nature and old buildings.�