"Soli Deo Gloria"

“Art is gift God has given us, to touch the heart of man, with His hand, allowing us to share in His glory.“

”And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.” Roms. 8:30

I am an artist living in Auburn, Alabama.

 In 1977, I came to Auburn University to study art and received a BA degree in Fine Art. Studying under renown masters like Daniel Greene and John Howard Sanden helped me produce fifteen years of portraits by commission. This allowed me to be a stay home mom and taxi mom. When my children moved on to college I began to work in the family business.

In 2009 I jumped into plein air painting in a workshop with Roger Dale Brown.  I  also traveled to the Northern Coast of California to take a workshop with Gil Dillenger that year.

 After working in the family business for twelve years, I returned to life as an artist in Auburn, Alabama.

 On retirement in April of 2021, my husband bought me a C class RV and I traveled to plein air events. In those travels I took a workshop from Mark Boedges in New Iberia, Louisiana, at Shadows On The Teche Paintout. In the fall of 2021 I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to the Dolomites and Venice, Italy with a group of 12 artist to paint in plein air with Craig Nelson. These instructors gave me the bones that have framed my plein air experience and molded my plein air painting style.

 I truly enjoy learning from other artist and collaborating in the artistic journey together. 

Painting is how, we, as artist, evolve, grow, and share our personal story.

There is another chapter in the Artistic Journey of Jill. In April of 2023, I was diagnosed with UPSC, a rare form of endometrial cancer. I have been through chemo and am currently on immunotherapy. When faced with such life altering news, I think, most people will agree, we are not prepared to accept the challenge. "But God"...has another plan for us. One that we can not anticipate but is a beautiful chapter to the journey of revelation of His love for each of us. I am so grateful for the journey and the blessings from God. This venture has peeled back a layer or three that have gotten crusty and given me a new set of eyes to see. 

"Soli Deo Gloria"

(To God Alone Be The Glory)

Painting in oil on canvas is my origin. Lately I have enjoyed linen on panel for my surface. 

I do not have a limited palette. I love all of the pretty colors but lately I am working with more primary efforts of mixing to create interesting combinations.  

I nail down the color key of the painting, color schemes, transparent vs opaque, temperature vs value. I am growing and loving it.

"Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world,

and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy." 

_Albert Einstein_

"Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." _Ps. 61:2b_

Intentional Intuitive Art:

"Somewhere between a plethora of rules and complete abstract chaos lives 

Intentional Intuitive Art. 

This is the creation and representation of our world knowing the rules to break and instinctively working your way through it.

 The product of such art reveals a suggestion so real it can not be denied but so full of color and movement and depth and variety with definition against ambiguity that it moves you. 

This is my goal.

 This is my journey."