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News highlights about Jill’s artwork are listed below.
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‘Elation and disbelief:’ Shelton artist’s work earns prominent placement in Rome, Washington D.C.
Jill Nichols poses in front of her painting ‘Phi’ (top photo) and ‘Juno’ (below) in her home studio in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 22, 2021. A print of the painting currently hangs in the Vatican Observatory Museum Photo: Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media.
Read PDF of article written by Brian Gioiele
Published in Hearst Publications:
CTINSIDER, CT POST, NEW HAVEN REGISTER,
SHELTON HERALD, and Shelton Life
“Phi” full scale metallic canvas print installed in Vatican Observatory Museum. The museum is mainly dedicated to historical astronomical instruments and other artifacts. However, one special room directly below the Schmidt telescope is being dedicated to astronomical art. Read More about “Phi”.
A print of Jill’s painting “Juno” is also in the Vatican Observatory… Read more about “Juno”.
Jill Nichols’s painting “Washington D.C.” served as backdrop for former FBI Director’s “Face the Nation” interview. Jill only became aware of the August 23, 2020 airing when she first read messages from viewers.
One viewer’s comment, “Saw Mr. Comey on Face the Nation. The painting struck me like a thunderbolt. Found it and you! Magnificent! Sarah U. Read More.
Jill Nichols’s painting, “Grand Canyon” appears in “The Comey Rule” in the former FBI Director’s office. This is the story of how Jill’s painting of the Grand Canyon found its way into former FBI Director James Comey’s Office and the CBS/Showtime TV show “The Comey Rule”. Read More.
Jill’s painting, “Weir Farm Summer’s Day” exhibited in the Weir Farm National Park’s website received an honorable mention award from U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. View her painting, in the Advanced Artist Category, at the Online Exhibit through April 30, 2021. Read more about Weir farm on Jill’s blog the America the Beautiful. To purchase a print please visit the Art Shop.
Upcoming Events
Italy Painting Workshop & Retreat
Travel to Italy! All-Inclusive
September 24th – October 1, 2021 or July 8 – 15, 2022
Ready to travel? Have your vaccination? Optimistic that it will be safe to travel by September of this year Jill is offering her Italy painting and photography workshop and retreat. Make your reservation for harvest season in the Tuscan countryside. Find Out More.
Painting Lessons with Jill – Online
1st Thursday Critiques – Find out more
Find your creative place while enhancing your painting practice with Jill’s Online Painting Lessons – participate in live instruction and/or follow her videos. Private lessons and group critiques. Find out more here.
Noteworthy Blog
Jill’s blog highlights and videos. You’ll find more of Jill’s insights on her art and life in her blog in the navigation bar. You’ll find separate pages for each topic.
Take a 3 minute video tour of Jill’s Gallery – Accompanied by the Puccini’s Nessun Dorma sung by tenor Stephen Miller, courtesy classiccat.net. Video Link
You’re welcome to schedule an appointment with Jill.
Flow – A Study of Moving Water on Steel
“Flow” is a series of paintings that are a study of moving water. The paintings speak to flow and boundaries and how they relate to our Covid-19 realty. At first, Jill was fascinated by the play of light; translucent jewels of blues and greens, edges setting off sparks and undulations…then became interested in the boundaries that were defined by obstacles. Read More in Jill’s blog.
Oil on Steel, 24” x 36” (lithography plates from former artist)
Wonderful to view your accomplishments and to let you know that your original ‘Monhegan Boats’ painting graces a prominent place in our Belfast Maine home. We totally renovated a small house and made it known to our architect that one wall needed to be built for our special and favorite painting.
Linda H
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John and I love choosing those works that please our senses and our souls. You have become a big hit in our home, and it is a pleasure to be one of your “patrons”.
Leslie P
Learn more about painting & color with these free videos
Come explore the magic of color from the comfort of your living room. Ever wonder how we see color? How colors interact and affect one another? The meaning of color? How to use color in designing, decorating or painting? Noted artist, Jill Nichols will answer all those questions and more when she joins us for this recorded Zoom program. Link to video
Studio Landscape: Painting the Italian countryside from plein air studies and photo reference. colors, value, composition and capturing light with hands-on demonstration.
Plein air (outdoor): Monet’s Water Lilies in Connecticut with a surprise visit from a snapping turtle
Studio Still Life: This video is Part One of two. In part one we learn how to start a painting. Color and form, capturing light, value are just a few of the things that Jill touches upon.
Jill Harrington Nichols in Hearst Publications, January 2021
I look forward to hearing from you! Jill
Jill, old friend, I am crazy about your new piece, Cuprous Luna, and would love to own it. I commented on Facebook but hope you see this before it gets snatched away. Please let me know details.
Thank you!
Dear Jill,
We Wish you BEST WISHES For your Birthday and very day!
Love, Shirley and Fred
Thank you Iva
Working on my submission now. Hope to see you at the reception.
Dear Jill,
Sending a reminder to submit via Slideroom three artworks for Fall MFA exhibition at VPAC gallery space. I am beginning to contact all past MFA graduates. My class was 2002. Lori Ribeau is collecting the submissions and Eileen Coladarci. I joined the Western Alumni Board last year – and hope to generate grant opportunities for MFA graduates of WCSU in the future. Very impressive work – seascapes make me want to run to Massachusetts now – I moved home to Connecticut eight years ago. Miss the coastline.
Thank you Erika, So happy to have you as one of my collectors!
Hi Sue,
So glad to have you and your daughter in my weekly class in Derby and the occasional private lessons and workshops at my home studio.
Jill, your work is beautiful. I am happy to own a few of your pieces.
Thank you Kim!
These are fun filled pictures along with being gorgeous
Hi Jill,
I had painting lessons that you instructed several years ago at the Shelton community center in Huntington. I also did a workshop with you. Do you have any classes that my daughter and I could attend? If so what times and the cost… I would like to give some classes to my 25 daughter for a Christmas gift.
Thank you
Sue