Jackie Gallagher
Watercolour
Coloured Pencil
Graphite
Pen & Ink
Silverpoint
Jackie has had a lifelong interest in drawing and painting. After a midlife career change, she set a goal to pursue her art passion with more formal studies in drawing, watercolour and botanical art through the former Springbank Visual Art Centre and former Spillane Studio of Fine Arts in Mississauga, Ontario.
Most of Jackie’s compositions are botanical or floral and are quite detailed involving many layers. Although watercolour was her initial medium of choice, Jackie now prefers to work in coloured pencil for better precision and colour depth. She also works in pen & ink, graphite and silverpoint and will mix various media to obtain a desired effect.
Jackie is a member of the Mississauga Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga, Lakeshore Art Trail (Mississauga), Colored Pencil Society of America and The Thursday Artists. Jackie is a past president of the former Botanical Artists of Canada (2015-2018).
Jackie has exhibited within the GTA and south-central Ontario both as an individual artist and a member of The Thursday Artists. Her works can be found in private collections within Canada and the United States.
Website: jackiegallagher-artwork.com
Coloured Pencil
Graphite
Pen & Ink
Silverpoint
Jackie has had a lifelong interest in drawing and painting. After a midlife career change, she set a goal to pursue her art passion with more formal studies in drawing, watercolour and botanical art through the former Springbank Visual Art Centre and former Spillane Studio of Fine Arts in Mississauga, Ontario.
Most of Jackie’s compositions are botanical or floral and are quite detailed involving many layers. Although watercolour was her initial medium of choice, Jackie now prefers to work in coloured pencil for better precision and colour depth. She also works in pen & ink, graphite and silverpoint and will mix various media to obtain a desired effect.
Jackie is a member of the Mississauga Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga, Lakeshore Art Trail (Mississauga), Colored Pencil Society of America and The Thursday Artists. Jackie is a past president of the former Botanical Artists of Canada (2015-2018).
Jackie has exhibited within the GTA and south-central Ontario both as an individual artist and a member of The Thursday Artists. Her works can be found in private collections within Canada and the United States.
Website: jackiegallagher-artwork.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
The beauty of nature and my love of the outdoors stirs my emotions and inspires me. I draw a lot of my inspiration on my walks through various urban and rural settings. I choose subjects to paint by what speaks to me – their simplicity, contours, flow - as well as their imagery and architectural shapes.
Each painting is a creative journey which at times may take me outside my comfort zone yet always provides an enriching experience that leads me inevitably to its intended destination.
The beauty of nature and my love of the outdoors stirs my emotions and inspires me. I draw a lot of my inspiration on my walks through various urban and rural settings. I choose subjects to paint by what speaks to me – their simplicity, contours, flow - as well as their imagery and architectural shapes.
Each painting is a creative journey which at times may take me outside my comfort zone yet always provides an enriching experience that leads me inevitably to its intended destination.