Jill Tattersall was first taught to paint by an elderly great-grandson of John Constable, and was encouraged by her own grandmother who had been the first woman admitted to the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Jill attended Art School in Essex, England and later studied under David Lyle Millard, then President of the American Watercolor Society, and other well known artists such as Judi Betts, Jeanne Dobie, and Roger Burnett; also attending painting workshops in France and the USA, as well as in Tortola. Her paintings have sold in Europe, Australia, and the Americas. Jill also enjoys writing, and became a best selling novelist in both the U.K and the USA. She has lived in the B.V.I. since 1965 and draws her inspiration from the light and color of these beautiful islands, and from the warmth and industry of their inhabitants.