About Jackie Conradi-Robertson
I am an artist who is attracted by colours and patterns found in nature. I love to paint rows of grapevines and olive trees. I am not interested in expressing my innermost feelings on canvas but rather to share the joy of colour which I see in every bouquet of flowers.
I began my formal art training at Ecole de Beaux Arts in Montreal and continued in Vancouver receiving a B.Ed. with a double major in painting and ceramics. I have learned a lot about art during workshops in France, Greece and Italy. However, I have found that most of my learning comes from painting experiences from real life observation and painting what I see.
I have enjoyed painting en plein air in the enchanting Van Dusen Gardens. Recently I had the pleasure of studying sculpture with Nigel Konstam at the Verrocchio Art Centre in Tuscany. It was a wonderful voyage of discovery and growth as I experimented with a more free approach to painting village scenes and the seemingly never ending beautiful Tuscan hills as well as learning new sculpture techniques with stone and papier mache.
I began my formal art training at Ecole de Beaux Arts in Montreal and continued in Vancouver receiving a B.Ed. with a double major in painting and ceramics. I have learned a lot about art during workshops in France, Greece and Italy. However, I have found that most of my learning comes from painting experiences from real life observation and painting what I see.
I have enjoyed painting en plein air in the enchanting Van Dusen Gardens. Recently I had the pleasure of studying sculpture with Nigel Konstam at the Verrocchio Art Centre in Tuscany. It was a wonderful voyage of discovery and growth as I experimented with a more free approach to painting village scenes and the seemingly never ending beautiful Tuscan hills as well as learning new sculpture techniques with stone and papier mache.
