Jing Jia was born in China and has shown in China before immigrating to Canada.Jing now lives in Kelowna and paints in two distinct styles.One style is very impressionistic and is done in the manner of the French impressionists.With this style Jing paints Canadian scenes and experiences giving her a way to show her emotions and her love of nature.Her second style is more reminiscent of her homeland.She paints the costumes and customs of her homeland, China.This gives her a connection to her beginnings and lets her paint her motherland and familiar things.