A former resident of Annapolis, Jill moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 2003 where she is an active member of numerous art and plein air organizations including the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay, and a juried member of the Working Artists Forum. She is also an instructor at the Ocean City Center for the Arts, conducting monthly classes in pastel. Jill has competed in a number of plein air events including Plein Air Easton, Artists Paint OC, and Paint Berlin during which she was a featured in an article in The Courier newspaper in 2018. She has also exhibited in juried shows with the Working Artist Forum, the Maryland Pastel Society, the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, and the Ocean City Center for the Arts. Most recently, she was selected to participate in the 35th Annual Oxford Fine Arts exhibit in May of this year.Her awards include Best Nocturne 2018 Artists Paint OC, 2nd Place Worcester County Arts Council, 3rd Place Beverly Bassford Memorial Show, Artist Choice Ocean City Center for the Arts, and 3rd Place Holiday Show OCCA. Jill has studied at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis with artists John Ebersberger and Bonnie Anderson. She has also studied here on the shore with Kevin Fitzgerald, Tim Bell, and Nancy Tankersley.