Artist Statement:
You know how there are moments when something about the landscape grabs your attention? It might be a fleeting moment, but it's long enough to make you aware you are connected to something bigger. It is these moments that I strive to put on canvas. By relying on simple compositions, multiple layers and a masterful selection of color, my landscape paintings capture the essence of these pure moments. I like to think of them as nature's embrace.
In my technique, I only work with one color at a time. I do not squeeze out multiple paints onto my palette. I mix and work with the one color I need, clean my palette, and mix a new color. This keeps my paints fresh. My finished piece needs to feel balanced to me. Balanced in the colors I’ve used; a balance in the dark, light and medium values; and a balance in the quiet areas versus the more detailed, noisy areas.
Biography:
Jacquie was born in Taunton, MA in 1966 and began drawing the Peanut characters at a young age.
Although her formal education was in Business, art has always been a big part of her life and in 2000 she focused on learning to paint. She spent years painting on her own and created smaller plein-air landscapes. This process and self-discipline gave her the best education on light and color. She built upon this knowledge and began creating abstract landscape paintings continuing her focus on color.
In 2016 she was invited to become an Artist member in the Art in Embassies program administered by the US State deptartment. Thru Art in Emabassies she has a painting included in an exhibition in Monrovia, Liberia. The exhibition is in the residence of Christine Elder, the US Ambassador to Liberia.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the Top 50 Emerging Artists by the editorial staff of the New York based magazine, Art Business News. Art Business News is the art industry's most requested magazine and has been the art industry’s news leader since 1977. In 2013 she was a featured artist with the retail store West Elm where her work was shown in their catalog and on their website. Also, in 2013 she was invited to display her work in the high-end marketplace, 1stdibs, in the New York Design Center in New York City. She was the first non-New York artist invited to sell her paintings thru this venue.
