Artist Journal

Artist Journal Summer 2025
Artist Journal Summer 2025
I am opening my studio where I create my paintings on Salt Spring Island. By appointment jlcgallery@gmail.com I will open just for you if your interest is in original art... Read more...
Artist Journal May 2025
Artist Journal May 2025
It's been a whirl of activity since returning to Salt Spring Island from France in November. Read more...
Artist Journal November 2024
Artist Journal November 2024
Paris an inspiration for paintings while immersing in memories of living in its heart for a school year over 50 years ago. Artist Journal November 2024 Paris, a beloved city... Read more...
Living a Fairytale Life
Living a Fairytale Life
Have you ever felt like you live in a fairytale?Once Upon a time, on a little island, a small green jewel on a necklace of rocky dots just off a... Read more...
Selkies of Salt Spring Island
Selkies of Salt Spring Island
Foggy mystery days are lite up in my snug studio. My fire lit, new electric base heater cranked, stereo pumped I settle into choosing delicious colour to squeeze onto my... Read more...
Artist Journal
Artist Journal
Newest preview from my Artist Studio, it’s a whirl of energy immersed in playful fulfillment, happily I paint cheeky views of my three mischievous cats and iconic island vistas.  #RavenWillowFlower... Read more...
Feng Shui
Feng Shui
I am fascinated with,Feng Shui, the art of making whole, harmonious, pleasing, life enhancing. This is pure alignment with abundant loving energy its resonance and frequency. Each year I awaken... Read more...
The story of Canadian Artist Lauren Lindsay Campbell
The story of Canadian Artist Lauren Lindsay Campbell
Lauren Lindsay Campbell joined The Jill Louise Campbell Art Gallery in 2020. An accomplished artist Lauren’s paintings have been shown in Tofino where she lived for over ten years. Born... Read more...
Valentines Day upon us, I naturally surround myself....
Valentines Day upon us, I naturally surround myself....
Valentines Day upon us, I naturally surround myself with colour, cozy blankets, music, and interesting documentaries.  While in my studio, thoughts of painting flowers, garden scenes dance in my head... Read more...
And So My Garden Grows
And So My Garden Grows
As Mothers Day approaches I am reminded of a painting I created with my Mother in thought. My mother was an avid gardener. I fondly remember Mom joyfully picking wildflowers... Read more...
"Recording my Artist Life"
"Recording my Artist Life"
I have so much fun photographing our island while on my walks. Instagram and FaceBook posting nearly everyday, compositions inspired from nature, home, artist garden and even our newest family... Read more...
Peace Walk
Peace Walk
Spring approaches. Our west coastal land is verdant in wet greens saturated from our winter rains. Buds on my early flowering lilac trees, feed hope to their coming mauve purple... Read more...
‘A Light In The Land’
‘A Light In The Land’
The essence of light brings me joy A Light In The Land inspired this painting. It is of a secret valley in the heart of Provence, France. We lived here... Read more...
Support for the Ancient Forest Alliance
Support for the Ancient Forest Alliance
“Nootka Rose”, painting an essence distilled from many enchanting encounters while living an island life. A donation for ‘Ancient Forest Alliance’  artforancienttrees.ca/com Original painting framed to 8x10, image 5x7 mixed... Read more...
Painting an enchanting artists garden
Painting an enchanting artists garden
Painting an enchanting artist garden. Enchantment is a joyful feeling. It arises deep in my being when surrender to experience happens. Colour, fragrance, place, pattern, intention, memory, are only some... Read more...
My Artist Garden
My Artist Garden
Dreaming my Artist Garden.  Surrounding my world in beauty is as old as my age. Six years ago we acquired a hundred year old cottage in a seaside community on... Read more...
Painting is but a dream of the world
Painting is but a dream of the world
.....By far my sacred wanderings were most thrilling in discovering remote hamlets in the mountains separating France and Spain. Since 1971 Duart and I have explored the narrow roads through... Read more...
Painting Spaces
Painting Spaces
Artist Journal Winter 2021 Painting Spaces Creating space for my painting time becomes a sacred act. Today, as I deepen into making my environment special for painting time I notice... Read more...
Painting Russell Island
Painting Russell Island
It was such a honor to paint this family homestead. Journey with me to Russell Island as I document the progression of my painting.          ‘Russell Island... Read more...
Painting in places
Painting in places
Creating space for my painting time becomes a sacred act. Today, as I deepen into making my environment special for painting time I notice the little things I give attention... Read more...
Fall connection with my artist garden
Fall connection with my artist garden
Inspirations for many of my paintings come from my artist garden. Deeply I breath in the richness of this season. Fallen leaves, rotting garden plants ripen their scent, they create... Read more...
New artwork from my most recent trip to France
New artwork from my most recent trip to France
I am delighted to introduce you to my new artwork inspired from our most recent travels through France, from September to December 20I9.        ‘The Nut Farm House’... Read more...
Roses Blooming Today
Roses Blooming Today
Alchemical Rose properties is the aid I use in my meditations. The energy of The Rose used since The Essenes andTemplar times is a gift to assist in our rise... Read more...
Belief and caring for our community inspires a painting.
Belief and caring for our community inspires a painting.
Belief and caring for our community inspires a painting. ‘Village in an Island’. A community is many things. Family, neighbourhood, village or in my case island! During the world lockdown... Read more...
Video journal new beginnings
Video journal new beginnings
I launched a video blog of my artist life on YouTube. As I am learning the art of virtual conversation I include here unedited thoughts that are particularly timely over... Read more...
Community Blues Perspective
Community Blues Perspective
                                         'Community Blues' Our world is changing rapidly. While naivety still resides in our hearts, with its quiet protection it gives us imagination, dream, belief of... Read more...
I want to celebrate what it is to be human. I want something to believe in.
I want to celebrate what it is to be human. I want something to believe in.
I write this while in self quarantine. It’s a view on my life over these past weeks. My escapist self heads to my garden as sun warms and encourages new... Read more...
My France visit from September to December 2019.
My France visit from September to December 2019.
My France wanderings take perspective as a broader written story fill-in detail of my visual interpretations. My France visit from September to December 2019. Deepening into this old land, travelling... Read more...
Farewell Carcassonne Southern France
Farewell Carcassonne Southern France
Carcassonne, the old encircled city of fairytale proportions is our final destination while here in The Languedoc. Souvenir shops and restaurants open for business yet few tourists about, we are... Read more...
Three months of wanderings in France
Three months of wanderings in France
 Months of wanderings in France, my blessings indeed. Stock taking allows satisfaction to seep into my pondering while reminiscing on highlights of a journey. Dozens of painting sketches, Facebook... Read more...
France continues to inspire.
France continues to inspire.
We settle into our new home for the next six weeks, Poilhes near Beziers, 25 minutes from the Mediterranean.     We chose a tiny village house by the Canal... Read more...
The south west of France, its countryside has been our wandering
The south west of France, its countryside has been our wandering
The south west of France its countryside has been our wondering since mid September. Our roots a tiny stone cottage in a small hamlet in The Department of Le Lot... Read more...
Market morning in Souillac
Market morning in Souillac
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A sketch becomes a Saturday afternoon
A sketch becomes a Saturday afternoon
A sketch becomes a Saturday afternoon while I get lost in thought. Painting France from my little centuries old farm house in Le Lot is a meandering remembering visual of... Read more...
An afternoon with sunflowers
An afternoon with sunflowers
Sunflowers in bloom and sunflowers spent. Fields fall away to fields as far as one can see. Thrilling to still see blooms the beginning of October! - Jill  Read more...
Monet Inspired a Pilgrimage to Giverny France
Monet Inspired a Pilgrimage to Giverny France
For two days, night was day as we slowly allowed our bodies to adjust. Giverny was the perfect place to wonder the back lanes anticipating yet another visit to one... Read more...
Painting Salt Spring Island is endlessly fascinating
Painting Salt Spring Island is endlessly fascinating
Painting Salt Spring Island is endlessly fascinating. Landscape, heritage buildings, farm life, seasons of colour all resource for my interpretations. My personal connection to SSI started over 30years ago with... Read more...
Driftwood Shaman Sticks
Driftwood Shaman Sticks
Driftwood shaman sticks come to life with paint, drum beat and powerful intention.  Collected from my beach each cedar and arbutus wood branch is gathered to dry in front of... Read more...
Enhancing Legacy and Ghost Moon
Enhancing Legacy and Ghost Moon
Enhancing Legacy and Ghost Moon : As an artist I enjoy revisiting my paintings and adding original elements, playing with colour and enhancing the gold lining.  Today I am enhancing... Read more...
Snow time in the studio
Snow time in the studio
The snow is falling on Salt Spring Island, it is magical to be covered in a blanket of snow. This is a perfect time to stoke the wood stove, and... Read more...
Valentine thoughts 2019
Valentine thoughts 2019
This winter, as I happily play in my studio, energy flows in - dancing, romancing surrender. I am drawn to lovely soft rose hues, graduated mauves, and deep crimson, all... Read more...
Mexico Musings
Mexico Musings
Read Jills earlier blog on visiting Mexico    click here Read more...
Living Life This Way Is a Blessing
Living Life This Way Is a Blessing
Surrender, Grace, Focus, Wonder Living life this way is a blessing A few years ago walking home from the beach I hear a loud voice tell me to stop, turn... Read more...
France Originals – Gallery Showing April 2015
France Originals – Gallery Showing April 2015
Painting in France to an art show on Salt Spring Island “Spring in France is a wayside blossoming. The southwest a burst of viridian green meadows feed ample cows and... Read more...
France: Toujour Amour
France: Toujour Amour
France; Toujour Amour Posted on November 9, 2014 France a love affair of countless journeys over decades I  surrender to its warm embrace and paint from my heart. A year... Read more...
France as if a Dream
France as if a Dream
With deeply held experiences while painting France, I surrender to my dreams captured from nocturnal, lucid and, the place between sleep and awake that Robert Louis Stevenson writes about in... Read more...
"Murano Glass" Original Watercolour
"Murano Glass" Original Watercolour
Daffodils stuffed in a blown glass vase. Leaf stalks poking each way softened with vines trailing about but, my concentration is on a hand blown exquisite vessel. A flattened orb... Read more...
God's Bidding
God's Bidding
“You are meant to be joyful and only embrace the truth of who you are……it is your Soul Quest, your essence.” I had been anxious about a host of concerns.... Read more...
Finding Contentment
Finding Contentment
  View Jill’s video talking about her painting “A Slice of Contentment” “Contentment”  is defined as a state of happiness and satisfaction. For me it can be a challenge!  How... Read more...
Bringing in The Light
Bringing in The Light
The first sunrise of the new year I witnessed the soft northern palette of dawn light shine down the Ganges Harbour. The stillness swallowed my thoughts of naming or even... Read more...