It’s July! Where has time gone?!

by Jackie | Jul 1, 2017 | Classes, Exhibitions, Galleries, Residency

Well, I know where the past two weeks have gone, anyway. I have been immersed in two consecutive art camps with a few dozen 5-8 year olds making undersea worlds and a city neighborhood, among other things. Watching kids make art is a delightful way to spend a few...

“Spontaneous” at Gather

by Jackie | Nov 24, 2016 | Artistic Process, Exhibitions, Galleries, Life, Residency

I have a show going on until mid-January at the wonderful gallery/community kid art space, Gather, in Evanston, Illinois. It is a show of work I would call spontaneous, in that it is based on the idea of a painting-a-day, and so I spent most of October making...

“By the Sea” Art Camp

by Jackie | Aug 8, 2016 | Classes, Residency

I had the honor of spending last week with fourteen 5-8 year olds, exploring life By the Sea, a camp idea inspired by my residency in Shetland earlier this year. This isn’t the first art camp I’ve taught but it’s been several years since the last...

Exhibition From My Residency in Shetland: June 24 – July 26

by Jackie | Jun 10, 2016 | Uncategorized

  I am busy finishing artwork and framing it to get ready to install this exhibit in a few weeks at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. I will have about thirty pieces total, half of which I completed in Shetland and half I completed over the last couple of...

Acrylic and Mixed Media at the Lighthouse

by Jackie | May 25, 2016 | Artistic Process, Exhibitions, Galleries, Residency

  I have three pieces in the Places & Spaces show at the Oak Park Art League, which runs until June 4. They are all from my residency and all three are mixed media pieces on birch board: I finished these three pieces toward the end of my residency, I guess I...