Jill Hackett’s one woman show, “Journeys in Pastel,” is now running and just extended to March 19, 2015 at the Canyon Theatre Guild at 24242 Main Street in Old Town Newhall.  Several pastel paintings of Pine Mountain Club and the Gorman area are on display, along with other prize winning work.

Jill will host a reception at the Canyon Theatre Guild on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 5PM to 7PM.  A complimentary selection of fine wines provided by NakedWines.com and Hors d’Oeuvres will be served.  Admission is free.  More information at www.pjhackett.com or call 661.755.6259 for reservations.

Jill Hackett at work in her Studio | Photo: Jim Hackett

About Jill Hackett

Jill is a graduate of Ball State University and until recently, her artistic endeavors were solely in music.   She is co-founder of the Santa Clarita Master Chorale and still assists the Artistic Director with programming for the group.

An Indiana native, she and her husband have lived in California for over 36 years and in Valencia for the last twenty-three.  They also maintain a home in Pine Mountain Club.

Jill turned to pastels to create her art because of its beautiful luminosity and also because it is so tactile and intimate – nothing comes between the artist and the working surface.

Jill Hackett has studied pastel with Loraine Veeck for the past four years and has also studied with internationally acclaimed pastelist, Stephanie Birdsall at her Tucson studio, as well as at the Scottsdale Artist’s School.  She has won gold and silver medals in Santa Clarita Art Association’s annual ‘Art Classic’ and was recently awarded a Masters status with the SCAA.  Private collectors nationwide own her work.