Jackie is greatly influenced by the graphic quality of Japanese art, and
the light of her adopted country, France. Her first love is pure watercolour,
but she is equally at home with pen and ink as well as pastels and
fine art printmaking.
She will quite often incorporate an element of calligraphic work into
a collage with fine hand embossing, which she has pioneered. All of
these disciplines have evolved over a number of years during which
time she has shared her knowledge and experience by running workshops
and courses, painting holidays and latterly writing.
Unusually, Jackie is just as happy producing small intimate paintings
as her large watercolour compositions with a simple but pure and bright
pallette. Her subject range is wide, from still-life to people in
places, to architecture and landscapes.
Jackie's unique selling proposition is that she will, apart from
creating work for her exhibitions, take on commissions for the business
environment, hotels and offices, as well as for private clients
interpreting their own properties and interiors in her unique style.
Her award-winning watercolours are widely collected and Jackie is
always willing to travel where possible to meet and discuss new
work and to offer her expertise by way of workshops wherever these
may be.
This year Jackie will again be the "artist in residence" aboard "The Spirit of Adventure" teaching on board on several of it's cruises.
Jackie is a regular
contributor to the specialist art magazine - 'The Artist' and has
also written for "Leisure Painter". She appears with several other
contemporary artists in "Watercolour Innovations" published by Harper
Collins in April 2005.
Patrons and Private Collections
Jackie's work is widely held by private
collectors and has also been purchased by the following corporations:
· Esso, London
· Allen and Overy, London
· BP Sanders & Company Ltd, Berkhamsted
· BRL Hardy Wines of Adelaide, Australia
· College Paul Bert, Beziers, France
· Oriel House Hotel, St Asaph, N.Wales
Most recent exhibitions:
2009
2010
2011
The Menier Gallery, Southwark, London with the Society of Graphic Fine Art
The Menier Gallery, Southwark, London,with the SGFA
Solo show at Galerie Expo Gare, Lamalou-les-Bains, Languedoc, France