Emotional States

'Emotional States' was the second painting in a series of eleven, inspired simply by enjoying a bunch of poppies sitting on my kitchen bench early in 2023.
I had bought them from the market - just a handful of buds and stems. Over the following days I watched and observed how they transformed and 'came alive', somehow very expressive of human nature in their gestural habit

So delightfully vivid and happy one minute, but then so exquisitely limp and sad the next.
I felt connected and emotional watching them unfold daily - then hourly! From bold and bright to sorrowful and beaten. That same feeling of listening to a sad song when each word is speaking to you.
The Poppies are so incredibly beautiful and fragile. Expressing sadness, joy, melancholy and everything in between. I loved the challenge of capturing this complex 'bunch' throughout the year - and now I notice them everywhere.

I worked in oils on this beautiful stretched Linen, specifically noticing each poppies distinct gesture and the colours within the reflective glass.

This painting was a great impetus for me to keep going with the Poppies and continue with the series in different sizes.

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Oil painter Jackie Moss is inspired by capturing and connecting others with 'Extraordinary' perspectives of ordinary moments - Drawing attention to the beauty she sees in the world.
Finding herself absorbed in something as simple as the fleeting shift between light and shadow or the graceful gesture of a leaf; She captures a unique perspective of her surroundings which resonates with others. Inspired by surprising 'joys' observed within her interior and exterior worlds.

Jackie feels deeply gratified when others respond to these smaller and unnoticed perspectives within her work, providing her with the motivation to paint a diverse range of subject matter ranging from still life, geology, nature and botanical themes observed within her suburban and coastal environments.

Forever engaged by the unique structures and colours of our Australian flora species, Jackie intuitively explores themes of nature and solitude through her personal photography which, along with her love of travel, often become reference and inspiration for her work.

Jackie finds painting in oils allows the time she takes to infuse her art with the colours, textures subtle details and she has been drawn to and inspired by.

A recent series of work explored the Nylex clock and silos - an iconic Melbourne landmark located in her neighbourhood, a series not typical of her genre but which evolved during the Covid 19 Pandemic whilst spending prolonged time ‘locked-down’ at home with the clock and silos in direct view.

Jackie undertook formal art studies as a mature aged student complimenting her previous employment in visual merchandising and Graphic design.
Until the Pandemic in 2020 she also created and presented art workshops for primary school aged children.
As a freelance designer and illustrator her work included logo design, textile designs, placement prints and branding concepts for company mascots.
She has also illustrated many books for children - most recently 'Our Dad is Fun!' 2024.

Jackie enjoys sharing her creative time between inner city Melbourne and Inverloch, a seaside town on the Bass coast of Victoria