Jill Birks’ artist bio
Jill Birks paints in her home studio in Ancaster, Ontario. Life drawing studio time at Artists’ 25, was followed by classes at the Ontario College of Art & Design. She apprenticed and then worked as a scenic painter at Bratton Designs, as a muralist with Brian Lorimer and Bill Wrigley’s Glow Studio. Having painted commissioned work for many years, her work resides in casinos, hotels, restaurants and event spaces ie: Cirque du Soleil & Roger’s Center. Her art also adorns the interiors of numerous homes.
Jill enjoys creating spontaneous abstracts on canvas, with grounded reflections of summers at Lake Huron, to a deeper inspiration of the earth’s natural power and wonder. Onto endless possibilities, while humankind continues our exploration and study of the universe…