Thursday, December 14, 2017

Just Jackie rocks Tulsa art scene

By: Kayleigh Thesenvitz




The punk rock scene has never had more elegance and precision then when crafted by Just Jackie.

Just Jackie is the brain child of local artist and writer Jackie Eddy.

Her art is often a vibrant take on emotionally loaded scenes. Often the subject is experiencing pain, pleasure or both simultaneously.
The Fish depicts being so caught up in vice that
you are blind to it's consequences.
Occasionally it seeps into NSFW realism.

The motivation for her neo-traditional art usually comes from her mood, spurred by bursts of creativity or inspiration from a fellow artist.

Paintings and drawings like these reflect her own pain from a life of physical and emotional trauma.
This picture was drawn as Jackie was
recovering from the first in an
ongoing series of hip surgeries.



Drawings like the one of the small child in the video are not her norm.

"I get asked for commissions a lot, but I don't like being told what to do," Jackie said. "The stuff that actually sells is the stuff that comes out of my own head."

Jackie has made up to $200 for a single painting, and has been producing art professionally for nine years.

When it comes to the process of creating Jackie said, "it involves a lot of rage."

She said she often ends up screaming at her artwork as she struggles to perfect the details.

When it comes to the mediums, "I hate them all," Jackie said, going into the specific downsides of each.

Her go-to when she isn't sure what she wants to do yet is Prisma Color Markers and pencils. In some ways the use of markers is a throwback to her origins.

"I started out using Sharpies because that was all I could afford," she said.

Now Jackie has an in-home studio with plenty of space and supplies for all of her on-going projects.

As she often struggles to see her own achievements, giving future artists encouragement is not her strong suit.

She concluded our interview saying, "you can get a lot further on spite than most people want you to believe," as she carefully shaded the lips onto a pink haired woman with arrow pierced hands.

To see and purchase her art you can follow her on Facebook @JustJackiesArt or on Instagram at xxjustjackiexx.

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