Jaki's thoughts on her work...
My father's footsteps... this painting is one of my granddaughter Spire (Teal's daughter) when she was just 3 and trying on her father's boots.
Blomidon...
I love the stepped landscape on this one... reminds me of a patchwork
quilt, one square added to the other...
Two
Crows Joy... I love that local poem about the crows. 'One crow sadness,
two crows joy, three crows a girl, four crows a boy, five crows silver,
six crows gold, seven crows a secret never to be told.'
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| These two young artists are students that I have been teaching for some time now; you can see the focus on their work in their faces... | |
Title
“Tory”
Size: 20” h x 18” w
Medium: Oil, Portraiture
Commissioned piece: $300
Title
“Adam”
Size: 20” h x 16”w
Medium: Oil
Jaki's stepson (18 at the time portrait was pained, now 28), price
would be $400.
Title
“Three Hours Old”
Size: 26” h x 32” wide
Medium: Oil
Portraiture
I now have 7 children, 10 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. This
portrait is my oldest son Jaret
and my youngest grandchild Callum who was 3 hours old at the time. Born in July
2007.
Title
“Grapes of Wrath”
Size: 38" h x 50" w
Medium: Oil
Landscape
This painting is for sale for $1200. Working in layers of
glazes, this painting is in oils but has similar qualities to
watercolours with each layer showing through to the next. There are
about 8 layers of paint on this painting which provides luminosity
and depth to the piece. I have also introduced texture to this work,
creating interest.
Title:
“ I am the Light and the Dark”
Size: 18” h x 24” wide
Medium: Oil
Figurative
This figurative painting sold for $800 at one of the Art Gallery of
NS’s themed events. It sold in 2007 for $800 to a company located in
Purdy’s Wharf. This painting is of Isabel Barbet. One summer
my husband Phil and I were visiting my daughter Teal in Vancouver.
She gifted us with an overnight at a B&B on one of the islands just
off Vancouver. During our stay there, we heard what I thought was a
radio, only to learn the next morning that it was Isabel singing,
accompanied by the owner of the B&B playing the piano. Isabel is
from Paris, France and was performing at a Fringe Festival in
Vancouver. She preferred the solitude of the B&B over Vancouver’s
busy-ness. We travelled back to Vancouver together on the ferry,
where we really hit it off. She explained in her broken English that
her performances were about the Jewish Holocaust, her own personal
abuse and the abilities to rise above the atrocities. She invited us
to attend her performance that evening. I can describe her singing
and dance with one word “powerful”. Since that time we have
connected by emails and she has sent me images of her that I could
paint, this painting being one of them. She explained to me that she
felt like she was both: “The Light and the Dark”.
Title
"Back Shift"
Size: 24"w x 44" h
Medium: Oil
Figurative
This portrait is of my father, who died in his sleep several years ago Aug.
15 at the age of 83. He worked 39 years as a welder at the CN
Railway. This painting depicts a typical day of welding at the Round
House located at the rail yards in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Title
“Potted”
Size: 20” h x 18” w
Medium:
Oil
Floral
First prize in floral at the Elmsdale Art show in 2007
Sold
Title
“One Egg or Two”
Still Life: Always one to take the obvious and force us to really
look at it, this still life makes us study form, texture, and color
of something as mundane as breakfast. This piece is sold.
Title
“What Big Eyes You Have”
Size: 25" w x 26" H
Medium: Oil
Animal Portraiture
As one can tell, I love animal portraiture. I try to capture the
true essence of the animal, his soul. Often I will depict the animal
playing or in full figure.
Jaki's Exhibitions...
- HERSTORY duo exhibition with Dawn Josey, Archival Gallery, Halifax, NS, April 1-30, 2011
- Fort Edward Gallery, Windsor, solo 2010
- Paint Windsor: 2009, 2010
- Utata, Windsor: 2008, 2009
- Great Little Art Show, Avondale: 2008, 2010
- East Hants Fine Arts, Elmsdale: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Argyle Art Gallery, various shows: 2006-2009
- Ross Creek Black Tie Exhibitions – Ross Creek, NS, 2007
- Gallery 215, Selma, NS: 2007, 2008
- Ethnicity – Solo Exhibition, Pier 21, Multicultural Assoc. of NS Gallery, 2002
Education...
- Diploma/Silver Medal_ School of Crafts & Design, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
- Certificate_ Self employment program, Henson College, Halifax, NS
- Certificate – Marketing and Sales, Confederation College, Thunder Bay, ON
PUBLICATIONS...
- HANTS JOURNAL: editorial and photo building the town float
- EAST LINK TV: video on process of building the town float
- THE WEEKLY PRESS, May 11, 2007 East Hants Fine Arts write up on award
- THE DAILY NEWS, July 4, 2002: Ethnicity, Pier 21 Gallery Show review
- CHRONICLE JOURNAL, Aug. 15, 2002, “Former City Artist Gains National Attention”
- THE SUNDAY HERALD, May 6, 2001 “Sex, Blood & Magic”
- CHRONICLE JOURNAL, Aug 28, 2001 review of solo exhibition
- “INFORM”: Selected works, Book: Sheridan Crafts & Design, 1999
AWARDS...
- Best in Show, East Hants Fine Arts Juried Show, 2007
- First Place –still life, and animal portraiture: East Hants Fine Arts Juried Show, 2007
- People’s Choice – East Hants Fine Arts Juried Show, 2006
- First Choice – floral and animal portraiture: – East Hants Fine Arts Juried Show, 2006
- Board of Governors - Silver medal for academic excellence, 1999 Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
- Citizenship Award: Textile Studio, Oakville, ON 1999
- Volunteer Award for Outstanding Achievement, Oakville Galleries, ON 1999
WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL STUDIES
- Les Drysdale, Burlington, ON – rubber mold making and clay modeling
- Norm Dobbins, Duluth, Minnesota, USA – sandblasting
- Norm Dobbins, Santé Fe, New Mexico, USA, advanced sandblasting, airbrushing, and gilding
- Kai Chan, Oakville, ON – proposal project for Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
EMPLOYMENT...
- Christian Montessori School, Windsor, Instructor 2009-2010
- Utata Art Gallery, Windsor, Gallery Manager 2008-2009
- Windsor Forks Elementary School, Windsor Forks, Instructor 2009
Professional Affiliations...
- INSPIRE: Art School, Windsor, NS, director, instructor current
- Founding member Hants County Arts Council
Past: - Executive Board Member Visual Arts Nova Scotia
- Board Director Kennetcook Project
- Board Member Old Fort William