30”x42.5” Acrylic on panel (2nd painting ever created by Jill Block) contact for shipping rates
This piece is available for purchase through the Duck Art Gallery
https://www.theduckgallery.com/product-page/jill-block-who-knew
Jill Blocks latest series of paintings draws on the layered interplay of memory, nature, and poetic imagination. Her daily walks ton the beach offer more than just scenery—they provide emotional texture and metaphors that shape her intuitive, un-sketched approach to painting. A thread runs throughout the series, where themes of love, longing, and quiet connection emerge in soft, restrained palettes and open compositions that invite contemplation and emotional stillness.
Block also looks to the expressive legacy of artist Cy Twombly & Willem DeKooning as inspiration for works in this latest release. Most are grounded in restraint—exposed canvas, minimal marks, gentle color—creating space for intimacy, imagination, and the kind of emotional resonance that lingers like memory.
Reflecting on the inevitability of change, this work considers the constants that remain throughout life's transitions. It is a meditation on gratitude, resilience, and the enduring connections that ground us.
30”x42.5” Acrylic on panel (2nd painting ever created by Jill Block) contact for shipping rates
This piece is available for purchase through the Duck Art Gallery
https://www.theduckgallery.com/product-page/jill-block-who-knew
Jill Blocks latest series of paintings draws on the layered interplay of memory, nature, and poetic imagination. Her daily walks ton the beach offer more than just scenery—they provide emotional texture and metaphors that shape her intuitive, un-sketched approach to painting. A thread runs throughout the series, where themes of love, longing, and quiet connection emerge in soft, restrained palettes and open compositions that invite contemplation and emotional stillness.
Block also looks to the expressive legacy of artist Cy Twombly & Willem DeKooning as inspiration for works in this latest release. Most are grounded in restraint—exposed canvas, minimal marks, gentle color—creating space for intimacy, imagination, and the kind of emotional resonance that lingers like memory.
Reflecting on the inevitability of change, this work considers the constants that remain throughout life's transitions. It is a meditation on gratitude, resilience, and the enduring connections that ground us.
