Artist Statement…
I’m deeply grateful for the day I followed the quiet whisper that invited me to paint.
What began as a leap of faith has become an ongoing conversation, one that continues to shape not only my work, but the way I move through life. As a self-taught artist, I work primarily with acrylic paint applied using a simple foam brush, creating large-scale abstract and abstract figurative works that explore the relationship between intuition, expression, and becoming.
The creative process has always felt less like making and more like listening.
Each painting begins in uncertainty. Layers emerge, dissolve, and re-form as I respond to what is unfolding on the canvas. I am continually drawn to the space between structure and surrender, where bold movement meets quiet attention, and where something unexpected begins to reveal itself.
Over time, I have come to recognize that what happens on the canvas often mirrors what happens in life. The places where we hesitate, hold back, trust, release, or step into the unknown all become part of the conversation. The work asks the same questions of me that life does: What am I willing to let go of? What wants to emerge? What becomes possible when I trust what I cannot yet fully see?
My paintings are an invitation to slow down and look beyond the surface.
They explore themes of remembrance, self-trust, transformation, and the quiet unfolding of identity. Rather than offering answers, the work creates space for reflection—allowing viewers to encounter something of their own experience within the layers, movement, and presence of each piece.
At its heart, my work is about returning: to intuition, to possibility, and to the deeper truth of who we are beneath everything we have learned to be.
Artist Bio
Jackie is a Canadian self-taught artist whose work explores themes of intuition, remembrance, transformation, and self-expression through large-scale abstract and abstract figurative painting.
Her creative journey began later in life when she followed a persistent inner calling to paint. What started as a leap of faith quickly became a profound personal practice, one that revealed creativity not simply as a form of artistic expression, but as a way of listening, exploring, and engaging more deeply with life itself.
Early in her development, Jackie studied intentional creativity with artists including Shiloh Sophia and Flora Bowley, exploring the relationship between creative process, intuition, and the sacred feminine. These experiences helped cultivate a deep trust in the wisdom that emerges through the act of creating and continue to influence her approach today.
Over time, her work evolved beyond representation and into a more expansive exploration of abstraction, movement, texture, and emotional resonance. Drawn to the tension between spontaneity and refinement, Jackie creates paintings that emerge through a process of layered discovery, allowing each piece to unfold organically rather than following a predetermined outcome.
Her work invites viewers into a space of reflection and possibility, exploring the landscapes that exist beneath the surface of everyday life. Through colour, gesture, and form, she creates visual experiences that encourage a deeper connection to intuition, self-trust, and the ongoing process of becoming.
Jackie currently works from her studio in Alberta, where she continues to develop several evolving bodies of work, including her abstract, abstract figurative, and landscape-inspired collections.
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