My Dad, a beautiful soul who will be so missed.

by Jackie | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

Early in the morning on October 11 my father took his last breath before passing away peacefully with me, my mom and my brother right there with him. He had been at home in hospice after being hospitalized and diagnosed with acute leukemia just a few weeks prior. For...

Winding down, and getting going again

by Jackie | Aug 29, 2022 | Classes, Exhibitions, Life

On Saturday I participated in a neighborhood festival in Chicago, and it was the first outdoor art tent I’ve set up in probably a decade. It was something that caught me a bit by surprise, when my friend and former student Satish asked me to do it with him and...

Uncorked at the Oak Park Conservatory

by Jackie | Jun 4, 2022 | Artistic Process, Exhibitions

Coming up on Friday, June 24, I will be participating as a Plein Air artist in the annual Uncorked event from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Oak Park Conservatory! Every few years I paint at one of the properties on the Garden Walk, and this year I will be doing this instead. As...

A Sweet Commission & Spring Blossoms

by Jackie | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

To start off, I got GREAT news from Scotland! Eight of the eleven commissioned paintings I sent over in March sold at Kate Durran’s piano concerts, along with a pile of notecards! She will have more concerts of the Bach Toccatas, so I am leaving the remaining...

Paintings for a Scottish Pianist’s Concert Series

by Jackie | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

I just finished a series of eleven paintings for the Scottish pianist Kate Durran so she can have them at her 2022 concert series in Scotland and England. I first encountered Kate in 2009 for the Ruckert Lieder series, as I explained in my last post. That time I just...