Over the years I have worked with a variety of mediums but cold wax medium (“CWM”) quickly became one of my favorites. 

CWM is an oil painting medium. It is composed mainly of beeswax, with a small amount of solvent to soften it and other ingredients to aid in drying time. It has a soft, paste-like consistency at room temperature and dries to a hard matte like finish.

Typically cold wax paintings feature lots of texture as the medium allows you to build up layers, scrape back colour and create glazes. Unlike encaustic, another type of wax painting, cold wax painting does not require the use of heat.

CWM is suitable for both rigid and flexible surfaces, so you can paint on paper, canvas or panel. It’s difficult for me to pick a favorite, but the works you will find on this end of the studio are on Ampersand Gessobord and paper.  As CWM can be used as a final 'varnish', I often buff it onto my my acrylic paper creations or journal pages giving the final piece a leathery texture.

These works on archival paper are filled with bold, contrasting splashes of colors & linear elements infuse the pieces with energy and spontaneity. The colors in this collection are meant to evoke both emotion & curiosity, engaging viewers to explore their own interpretations and feelings.

This colorful and inspirational art was created and designed to elevate and bring joy the viewer, by weaving bright thread of ideals and convictions through color and form.  My art is offered with humble intention as a guide for navigating life.  These are prints that were created from original artwork for your home, yoga studio or meditation space.

Making concertina books has become an integral part of my art practice because it can lead to beautiful and unexpected results.
This folded style of art is named after the accordian. Not all concertina books are created using the same method. Many artists cut and bind or tape the paper, but in general, the premise is to provide an expanded view rather than the limited spread available in traditional sketchbooks. Two, four, six, or more pages can be visible at any particular time using this method.The drawings or paintings within the book can be a discrete statements, a journal of sorts, or a series of connected visual observations. The landscape is regarded as a whole, yet, at the same time, it is a journey through motifs—an unfolding.

I discovered my love for making Concertina's in 2020, when I ran across a vlog by artist Debbie Mackinnon, where she demonstrated how to easily create a square concertina book from one sheet of paper. She had me at "easy!"  I already had a vague curiosity about concertina books, a term I heard thrown about in the art community. Her video drew me in because I saw a way to make use of some of the discarded, half-hearted attempts of work on paper scattered about my studio. 

I immediately dug out an old piece of paper, used to offload paint from a brayer while Gelli printing, which I was never able to toss. It fell easily into the category of “this will come in handy one day”, the reason so many random scraps of paper, bits and bobs, old books, and ephemera take up residence in any art studio.  Following Mackinnon's instructions, I folded, cut, folded again, and was immediately awed by the transformation of scrap paper or abandoned art.  Since then, making concertina books has become an integral part of my art practice.

Fine Art Marketplace ("FAM") is a direct sales outlet established by Digital Arts Studio in Atlanta.  Their meticulous digitizing of artwork creates finely color-matched, archival quality prints on canvas ad cotton rag papers.  The prints that I have available through FAM can be found here:
https://www.fineartmarketplace.com/jackie-begue

Mixed media is a term used to describe artworks composed from a combination of different media or materials.  The use of mixed media began around 1912 with the cubist collages and constructions of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, and has become widespread as artists developed increasingly open attitudes to the media of art. Essentially art can be made of anything or any combination of things.

The Muddy Water series draws its inspiration from the muddy, meandering waters of Louisiana—where movement is constant, subtle, and deeply rooted in memory. These abstract works are my visual response to that landscape, where water is both life-giver and storyteller, carving through soil with grace and power. 

Using layered applications of pigment, gestural linework, and fluid washes, I sought to echo the rhythm of the river: how it pulses through bayous and backwaters, how it stains and softens, how it never truly stops moving. Earth tones reference the dense sediment and red clay, while the sharp contrast of blue and black evoke sky, shadow, and the depth beneath the surface. 

"Meadow Stories" is a series of acrylic ink originals that have been made available as prints on my website. This series explores the quiet, often overlooked poetry of the natural world.  Each piece captures a delicate moment where wildness meets stillness — a celebration of the untamed elegance found in fields and meadows.  Through fluid brushwork and vibrant hues, the paintings evoke the fleeting forms of flowers, leaves, and organic silhouettes as they sway in the tall grass, half-hidden and wholly alive.  This collection invites you to pause, lean in, and find wonder in the subtle, intricate details of nature’s quieter places.