HELLO!

Hi, I’m JoAnna. As an artist, my hope is to inspire others by sharing my daily creative practice. I love making quirky, colorful mixed media illustrations with simple shapes, organic patterns, and expressive marks using watercolor, ink, gouache, and anything else that’s handy. I find endless inspiration in nature and in the beauty of everyday objects.

Besides being an art enthusiast, I’m also an organization junkie. Nothing makes me happier than a tidy and efficient art space. I drink hot tea by the bucket, can spend hours lost in a mystery novel, and take countless online art classes from my happy place - my studioffice in northeastern Baltimore City.

Thanks for joining me. I hope you find something here that makes you smile.

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

ART SUPPLIES

ARTISTS

ART/INSPIRATION BOOKS

  • “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron

  • “Draw Every Day, Draw Every Way: Sketch, Paint, and Doodle through One Creative Year” by Jennifer Orkin Lewis

  • “Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun” by Carla Sonheim

STUDIO ORGANIZATION