Jill Quinn Babcock CSPWC

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  Though art is a part of me that I can't live without, so too is my family. My husband Andy, sons, Rick, Jordan, Matthew & Jarod and two adorable grandsons. A lot of the time, they are the inspiration for what I do. 

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  I have always drawn, I don't remember anything else. I posted a picture of Holly Hobbie. This was the first picture I drew looking at something with the intent to duplicate it. I don't know why I tried, or why this was what I wanted to draw. I was maybe 9 or 10. (younger people may need to look that up!) It was the start of a whole new world for me. I drew everything I saw, everything I remembered that I saw, and I've never stopped. 

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  I began illustrating children's books in 1997 which was an interesting new adventure. Though I'm a closet writer and working on some projects of my own. 

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  A great highlight of my career so far has been to travel to France in 2018 as one of the juried CSPWC artists to take part in the France/Canada exchange. Visiting the ochre fields and being inspired by the art and landscape will always be a treasured memory.

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  I starting painting initially with oils, then acrylics and started a portrait business with chalk pastel as my medium. I picked up watercolour about 25 or so years ago and never looked back. It's by far my favourite medium. I love that it can be loose or tight and detailed.  I dabble in bits of everything. If it's something you can create from I do it, this is where the glass started. It began as one piece for a Christmas gift, then snowballed. 

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  I hope you enjoy seeing what I do and share. Please leave comments or feel free to contact me with any questions.

  Thank you, Jill