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...
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...
by Jackie | May 2, 2016 | Artistic Process, Residency
Moving on to individual watercolor paintings, most of which took longer than 30 minutes to complete, and some of which I might frame … As I have mentioned previously, I had the good fortune to meet Shetland artist Peter Davis and see his watercolors up close and...
by Jackie | Apr 28, 2016 | Artistic Process, Residency
When I started planning for this residency back in August of last year I had some visions of what sort of materials I would use, such as certain colors of acrylic paint (Sepia! Naples Yellow! Turquoise!), my collection of wax crayons and oil pastels, a roll of paper,...
by Jackie | Apr 18, 2016 | Life, Residency
I mentioned the other day that I might write a post exclusively about the pastries and treats I came across in Shetland, and here we are! I can’t help it, they are that good. And that abundant. But first I have to share photos from the going-away tea my friends...