Hello, I'm Jacqueline Claire Smith.
Welcome to my studio.
Hello, I’m Jacqueline – a painter, dreamer and lover of the quiet beauty woven into the everyday.
For me, painting is a kind of meditation. A way to pause and reflect on the grace and intricacy of the living world. My work is rooted in the desire to offer others a moment of stillness—an invitation to feel more connected, more grounded, and more alive to nature’s splendour.
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I’ve always been a maker at heart. As a child, I spent hours on the living room floor, dreaming up creative worlds—editing imaginary magazines, designing clothes, writing stories, hosting a pretend radio show. But no matter what I was dreaming up, I always came back to my sketchbook.
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I grew up surrounded by the bushland and coast of Victoria, and those early days of wandering through nature continue to shape everything I do. That sense of wonder has stayed with me.
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Over the years, I’ve studied with artists, trained in design, and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (with Honours) at the Victorian College of the Arts. But more than anything, it’s been time spent in the studio, quietly observing and creating, that has taught me the most.
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These days, I paint from my home studio in Bass Coast, Victoria and send my work out into the world from there.
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Thank you for being here, and for walking alongside me on this creative journey.
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With love,
Jacqueline x