Nature has provided me with a spiritual compass in life. For me, a painting should be evidence of a personal process of observation, exploration, dialogue, and acquired knowledge. This process, this ongoing ‘conversation’ with the land, is the closest I have come to living in its truest sense.
Originally from London, England, Jill Carver moved to the United States in 2002. Before becoming a full time professional artist, she was a curatorial research assistant at the National Portrait Gallery in London for twelve years. Jill currently divides her time between Austin, Texas, and Rico, Colorado. Recognition for her work has come quickly; in 2014, she won the Gold Medal (Artists' Choice) for Best in Show at Maynard Dixon Country. Previously she won Best in Show at the Laguna Beach Invitational and Telluride Plein Air, both in 2009, and Artists Choice at the Easton Plein Air Festival in 2008. Jill has been featured in Art of the West magazine, Plein Air Magazine, and Southwest Art Magazine.
Nature has provided me with a spiritual compass in life. For me, a painting should be evidence of a personal process of observation, exploration, dialogue, and acquired knowledge. This process, this ongoing ‘conversation’ with the land, is the closest I have come to living in its truest sense.
Originally from London, England, Jill Carver moved to the United States in 2002. Before becoming a full time professional artist, she was a curatorial research assistant at the National Portrait Gallery in London for twelve years. Jill currently divides her time between Austin, Texas, and Rico, Colorado. Recognition for her work has come quickly; in 2014, she won the Gold Medal (Artists' Choice) for Best in Show at Maynard Dixon Country. Previously she won Best in Show at the Laguna Beach Invitational and Telluride Plein Air, both in 2009, and Artists Choice at the Easton Plein Air Festival in 2008. Jill has been featured in Art of the West magazine, Plein Air Magazine, and Southwest Art Magazine.
http://www.jillcarver.com/