by Jackie | Apr 21, 2023 | Classes, Exhibitions, Galleries
A few weeks ago I had the good fortune of being invited to accompany my friend Jill to the Garfield Park Conservatory to draw, and it was a really sweet couple of hours we spent going from greenhouse to greenhouse, taking it all in and sketching all kinds of flora. I...
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...
by Jackie | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I came downstairs to get coffee at 6:30 this morning, and caught this peaceful scene of Mango hanging out by the Christmas tree and couldn’t resist taking a photo. Serene is not I word I normally associate with this cat, and the tree does not have any ornaments...
by Jackie | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I currently have a piece in the Oak Park Art League’s 100th Anniversary Members Show, up until the first week of December, and this past week wrapped up the Fall 2 Session of Mixed Media classes! The week after Thanksgiving begins the Holiday Short Session (3...
by Jackie | Aug 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s the Oak Park Art League’s 100th Anniversary this year, and part of the celebration is coming up next month, and I am delighted to have a painting that has been accepted into the National Juried Exhibition, “Beyond 100”! It will be on from...