Jacqueline Hird

My name is Jackie and I live and work in Perthshire Scotland. I began watercolour painting around 2 years ago to complement my poetry writing and to help me heal from trauma. Painting allows me to process without the need for words, although words now do often appear in my pieces. I love capturing the images of the Scottish countryside but also delve deeper into the emotional cartography and allow patterns and shapes to evolve when begin my ink creations.

I am self taught in my poetry and my painting but allowing myself to soak in as much information as I can. I read, observe and listen to others but also work intuitively allowing myself the freedom to learn as I go.