Jill lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where she is an active member of numerous art and plein air organizations. She has competed as a juried artist in a number of plein air events including Plein Air Easton, Paint Annapolis, and the North Carolina Plein Air Festival in New Bern.

Her most recent awards include Second Place 2022 Maryland Pastel Society National Exhibition, the 2021 Quick Draw Competition Plein Air New Bern, 2021 Plein Air Easton Juror’s Award, Third Place 2021 Artists’s Paint OC, Ardis Diaz Award 2021 Paint Annapolis.