Jackie is inspired by both landscape and seascape, enjoying the openness of the horizon and sky, but also enjoying the detail of the small things in our environment. Working in both oils and acrylics, the doing and making is all important. She enjoys the stimulation of being a member of Take 10 Artists and the chance to explore the wonderful local surroundings, considering herself lucky to have the freedom to do so.

Born in London, Jackie worked as a graphic artist for a television company for several years. On moving to Winchester she continued freelance work in this field, combining it with her interests in painting and drawing, starting a family and enjoying a life away from the city.

An interest in the needle and thread led to a second career in teaching at Fareham College in Hampshire, a Certificate of Education with Greenwich University and a late career degree in art based stitched textiles, gaining a first class hons degree with Middlesex University. This in turn has allowed her to develop as an artist in a wide variety of media and found object with interests in painting and drawing being consistent throughout.

She has exhibited widely including London, Birmingham, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Winchester, Salisbury, Whitstable, Romsey and the New Forest