Jillian believes she was born to be an artist, self taught, her art has had to take a back-burner for most of her life. It has only been recently that she has been able to work on the art she has always wanted to produce, and much of it features beloved animals.

Jillian worked as a veterinary technician for several years, as well as showing and breeding dogs when young. She also had her own TV show for 2 years 'Pets and People'.

She is Australian, but has lived in Europe and USA. Her work is award-winning, and is in worldwide corporate and private collections.