Jill was just inducted into Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists as a Signature Member. PSG has a 90 year history with a reputation for Northwest art excellence. It is a great honor.
"Sunlight" has just been selected by the Kent Arts Commission as a winner of the Kent Creates "Awakening" exhibit.
July 2019
It is now rotating for six months in the featured carousel on the Kent Creates site www.kentcreates.com
"Nancy's Back Porch" was selected to be the cover banner for the Northwest Watercolor Society Facebook group page for the month of June, 2019.
The Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS) is an internationally known and respected watercolor artist organization with over 800 members. It is a wonderful honor!
Jill Erickson's "Purple Velvet"-2nd Place Winner at NW Watercolor Society Contest
“Purple Velvet” just won 2nd place in the 2019 Northwest Watercolor Society “Hot Press” Spring Flowers contest.
"Note the velvety texture of the petals. Beautiful wet into wet technique.”
Poet K.S. Lapham's Poem about Jill Erickson's Orange Lily Painting
The
Waves of animation
The
Truth in colors
In
Streams of shadows
Your spiritual splendour
The
Burning brightness
Of
Firelike tenderness
The
Rainbows of your spirit
Subliminal Poetics 7614
K. S. Lapham
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"Colorado Canopy"
Jill 's "Colorado Canopy" watercolor was a winner at the "Fall Colors" competition juried by the Kent Arts Commission. Her painting will be displayed on their website for four months.
"Backyard Blueberry"
Jill Erickson’s “Backyard Blueberry” greets travelers with watercolor foliage on Willis Street at the north-bound Highway 167 on-ramp in Kent, WA
"Backyard Blueberry" Dedication Ceremony
The Kent Arts Commission and Mayor Dana Ralph dedicated the city's art on traffic control boxes during a ceremony on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. What began a year ago as a partnership between several city departments resulted in Jill's commission sponsored by Kent's Public Art Program