bio

Jill was raised in a time when ‘the Arts’ weren’t considered a real job. Although she was drawn to art, jewelry, décor, fashion… and shoes, she got a job at a bank. Fast forward twenty years, a fulfilling career done and her 40th birthday looming, she wondered what now?

She set up a corner in the basement for a ‘studio’ and started dabbling in oils and watercolours. It wasn’t until she discovered chalk pastels that the passion started to take on a life of it’s own. Soon the walls were overflowing with landscapes and still life paintings and gradually she started letting friends and family in on her little secret, she was an artist.

Primarily self taught she continues to experiment with other mediums including coloured pencil and recently acrylics. Through this new medium she continues to explore the seemingly endless possibilities for creating texture, depth and dimension.

In 2007, after pining for the ocean for years, she made the move to the Isle of the Arts, Gabriola Island.