Portrait Artist
The texture of fieldstone in a barn wall, sunlight on a child’s little hand, an errant wisp of silk in a milkweed pod… details portray the skill in Jill’s work and the intimacy she feels with her portraits. In pencil or with chalk pastels, Jill (S.J. Pringle) captures a moment in life and shares it.
Her two young children are, of course, favorite subjects as they interact with the world around them. They share Jill’s love of nature, of animals and Jill expresses their innocence, intrigue and curiosity in the expressions and movements she captures.
Jill is self taught and has honed her abilities since high school and through college where she studied Veterinarian Technology. Her love of nature, farm and country life was nourished on her Uncle Danny’s farm when she was young and during much farm living since then. Perhaps it’s no surprise that her husband grew up on a farm. Now, they live in Grand Valley, Ontario, next to the Grand River, the countryside and farmland that surround it… the inspiration and backdrop for a great many of her works.
Jill’s Country Children print series is now available in gift shops and galleries throughout North America and she is beginning to realize her dream of becoming a full-time artist.“ By painting the next generation enjoying country life, I am rekindling my own happy memories. I wanted to make this series warm and authentic - to preserve a true moment in time.”
In her public studio at Dragonfly Arts on Broadway in Orangeville, Ontario, Jill takes portrait commissions; capturing moments in loved-one’s lives to keep… and the evocative details that make them most memorable.
Home-226.780.1023
Studio-519.941.5249
Email-contact@sjpringle.net
Jill's public studio is located in downtown Orangeville Ontario at the Dragonfly, Arts on Broadway, and is open six days of the week. Please click here for map.
The texture of fieldstone in a barn wall, sunlight on a child’s little hand, an errant wisp of silk in a milkweed pod… details portray the skill in Jill’s work and the intimacy she feels with her portraits. In pencil or with chalk pastels, Jill (S.J. Pringle) captures a moment in life and shares it.
Her two young children are, of course, favorite subjects as they interact with the world around them. They share Jill’s love of nature, of animals and Jill expresses their innocence, intrigue and curiosity in the expressions and movements she captures.
Jill is self taught and has honed her abilities since high school and through college where she studied Veterinarian Technology. Her love of nature, farm and country life was nourished on her Uncle Danny’s farm when she was young and during much farm living since then. Perhaps it’s no surprise that her husband grew up on a farm. Now, they live in Grand Valley, Ontario, next to the Grand River, the countryside and farmland that surround it… the inspiration and backdrop for a great many of her works.
Jill’s Country Children print series is now available in gift shops and galleries throughout North America and she is beginning to realize her dream of becoming a full-time artist.“ By painting the next generation enjoying country life, I am rekindling my own happy memories. I wanted to make this series warm and authentic - to preserve a true moment in time.”
In her public studio at Dragonfly Arts on Broadway in Orangeville, Ontario, Jill takes portrait commissions; capturing moments in loved-one’s lives to keep… and the evocative details that make them most memorable.
Home-226.780.1023
Studio-519.941.5249
Email-contact@sjpringle.net
Jill's public studio is located in downtown Orangeville Ontario at the Dragonfly, Arts on Broadway, and is open six days of the week. Please click here for map.