ARTIST STATEMENT

My subjects are often found in dreams; topics and issues that our soul seems to unearth after our eyes close and we stop thinking: Animals fused with human elements, characters in flight, and symbols representing journeys, movement, perseverance and the passionate spirit. I am also influenced by travels to California and Colorado, relationships, sound, memory, losses, gains and how my mind processes through and makes sense of it all. The main threads running through are about relationships, the relationships be­tween animals and their environment...and the emotional state of these characters.

The pieces are dreamlike, ethereal and whim­sical. There is a quiet feeling for contentment and peace, contemplation and reflection. They are about broader expansive moments, rather than raw, sharp, single moments.

I push the boundaries of color, always testing new methods of layering, new pigments, and new combinations of tones and textures that best communicate the message of each piece. I love colors that you can get lost in.

BIOGRAPHY

Jill was formally schooled at St. Olaf College in Northfield MN, MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design), and finished her BFA at Creighton University with an emphasis in Printmaking (with John Thein as her mentor), a minor in Art History and concentrations in Philosophy and Graphic Design. She completed a J.Doe for Westside Schools/District 66 in the first series of J.Doe’s, was one of the founders of the Bemis Undergound, and is an active artist/painter in the community. She has art hanging in the Starbucks Headquarters (Seattle, WA), and has shown her work in the Dundee Gallery, 13th Street Gallery, Avenue Gallery, Heller Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Bemis Underground, DarkRoom Gallery, Jackson Artworks, the Antiquarium, Creighton University, and more. She currently resides in Omaha.