Jackie mainly paints in oils, but loves charcoal and pencil. As much as possible, she works from life, keeping brushwork and colour mixing skills fresh. Painting outdoors, plein air, has a major input in her diagnostic skills and using a dynamic symmetry grid, she is constantly fascinated by the order of Nature. Much of this enjoyment is based on many years of life drawing, which can teach so much about shape.
Jackie trained in Fashion and Textiles at Belfast Art College, followed by a postgraduate qualification in Art Education at Goldsmiths, London.
She is a former full member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and the United Society of Artists, and has exhibited and sold work with the Society of Women Artists (SWA).
2017 Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year, Rosemary & Co. Award
2020 Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year, Runner-up
These days, Jackie prefers to keep things local, allowing her paintings to speak for themselves. Her artistic career encompasses many more exhibitions, events and experiences than can be captured in a short biography.
