Media Resources For Sydney Based Artist Dee Jackson

Kuring-gai Art Society members Madeleine Szymanski, Dee Jackson and Suzanne Lane have been commended in the 21st Art of Sydney Awards. The exhibition, run by the Combined Art Societies of Sydney, raises money for CareFlight. It runs from January 25-28 at the Australian National maritime Museum and admission is free.

“If a mass hanging of pollies – on April Fool’s Day, no less – sounds like your thing, get to State Parliament on Wednesday evening for the launch of Parliament Objects.
The exhibition shows more than a dozen state and federal MPs …painted with an item of significance. For NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell, painted by Dee Jackson….that item is a beautiful mahogany writing slope he bought at an antiques fair about 20 years ago.”

“Parliament house is lined with portraits. But none quite like Dee Jackson’s.
‘I’ve just always loved faces…’ said the Roseville artist, whose portrait of aged-care workers has been selected to hang in Parliament House in Canberra as part of a new exhibition of portraits of ‘unsung heroes’.
Ms Jackson’s watercolour portrait, RSL ANZAC Village – Heroes Indeed – was inspired by the people at the RSL Anzac aged-care village in Narrabeen…”

“An antique writing slope was the article of significance Barry O’Farrell chose to include in Roseville artist Dee Jackson’s Portrait. The watercolour joins others of MPs with nominated objects in the “Parliament Objects” exhibition, which opens at Parliament House today.
Jackson said that the first time she saw the State Liberal MP for Ku-ring-gai and Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell, he was sitting at a computer. ‘I transposed the writing slope for the computer’.
The portrait shows Mr O’Farrell in an open necked shirt, sleeves rolled up at this desk. ‘I wanted to paint him as if he has just looked up from his work, relaxed and approachable to reflect his character,’ she said.”

“Spontaneous Fluidity to Reflect On”
“Roseville Artist Dee Jackson sometimes has to remind herself to stop staring. ‘I know it’s rude to stare’, she said. ‘I just can’t help myself, it’s what I do’.
‘I like painting in watercolour because of its fluidity and spontaneity. Watercolour lends itself to the softness and curves of the human form and allows the artists great freedom.’
‘I like to capture a spontaneous moment in …life whether it is a moment of joy or reflection and I always hope to portray the character of the sitter’.”

"At Newcastle Art Space until tomorrow are artists with welcome links to water. On the hot day of my visit, Dee Jackson’s watercolours … coolly reinterpreted the coastline.
Jackson uses her classic medium with skillful economy, whether her subject is children playing on the riverbank or the traditional poses of the ballet. She also paints portraits.”