The recognizable segments of rural life: woods, snow, sky, lakes, and rivers permeate my work. I investigate brief sun and moon shadows and light cast through and onto these objects. Paths could indicate figures’ presence or absence. The idea that nature promises an idyllic life filled with beauty and peace influences the images, as does several of my favorite poets. Both local color and memory inform my palette. When not in my studio, I can be found hiking
and skiing in the northern New England woods. My current body of work examines moments of solitude in the surrounding environment.

Jill Madden is a Vermont-based painter who was born in Boston and raised in Rhode Island by a large creative family. Jill has a M.F.A. from Boston University and a B.A. from Middlebury College. She has been awarded the Winsor and Newton Emerging Artists award, a Basin Harbor Fellowship, and a Custom House Fellowship. Jill is an adjunct professor of printmaking, painting and drawing at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She appreciates her loving, supportive husband Eben, and her creative children Dorothy and Harlow. Her current body of work examines moments of solitude in the surrounding
environment.